Hustler's MicroGrant
HerSuiteSpot / Deja Vu Parker of WBLS / Yva Jourdan Foundation
$1,000 (monthly)
Monthly $1,000 microgrant for U.S. small business owners; $15 administrative fee.
Hustler's MicroGrant awards a $1,000 grant each month to small business owners across the United States. Created by Deja Vu Parker of WBLS in partnership with HerSuiteSpot and the Yva Jourdan Foundation, the program is designed to help close the early-stage capital gap for founders building without traditional financing. Applications open monthly and finalists are selected based on vision, impact, and how the funding will move the business forward. A non-refundable $15 administrative fee is required to apply.
- Funding type
- Grant
- Level
- Private
- Amount range
- $1,000 – $1,000
- Realistic amount
- $1,000 (one winner per month)
- Deadline
- Applications open monthly; no fixed deadline
- Status
- active
- States
- Nationwide
Who qualifies
- Small business owners across the United States
- Business must be building, growing, or stabilizing
- Applicant must have a clear plan for how the grant will accelerate the business
Who is not eligible
- Businesses located outside the United States
- Applicants without a U.S. small business
- Pre-idea applicants with no business concept
What the Hustler's MicroGrant application asks
The Hustler's MicroGrant application asks two written questions, alongside your contact and business details. The entry fee is $15. Applications open every month (the funder publishes no closing date), and you submit on the funder’s own form at hersuitespot.com. These are the questions as they appear on the form:
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1
Tell us about your business.
Form limit: 250 characters
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2
How will you use the money if awarded a grant?
Form limit: 250 characters
What the judges look for
- Vision
- Impact
- How the funding moves the business forward
GrantCompass drafts the Hustler's MicroGrant application from your own answers. You answer five short questions about your business and we write both answers around what the judges look for, to fit the form. We use only what you tell us: nothing is invented, and anything a stronger answer needs is left as a marked blank for you to fill. The preview is free with no card. The full draft is $9, refunded in full within 7 days if it doesn’t make your application stronger. You review it and submit it yourself; GrantCompass is independent and not affiliated with HerSuiteSpot. Start a free draft on this page (grantcompass.co/grants/hustlers-microgrant), or read how the drafting works.
What it covers
Eligible expenses
- Marketing
- Equipment
- Inventory
- Operations
- Working capital
- Other business needs
Ineligible expenses
- Personal expenses unrelated to the business
How to apply
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Complete the Hustler's MicroGrant application
Provide your full name, title, phone, email, business name, logo, website or social media account, revenue range, business description, and how you will use the money. Upload a headshot.
~0.5 hrs
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Pay the $15 administrative fee
Submit the non-refundable $15 administrative fee via secure checkout.
~0.1 hrs
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Await selection
Only selected grant recipients are notified due to high application volume.
The application asks for a headshot and social presence, so have a simple business website or active social media account ready. Be specific about the impact of $1,000 on your business.
Deadline & timing
Applications open monthly. Only selected grant recipients are notified due to high volume.
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Required documents
- Full name and contact information
- Business name and logo
- Business website or social media account
- Headshot
- Business revenue range
- Description of business and use of funds
- $15 application fee payment
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