Seated Together Small Business Microgrant
Seated Together, LLC
Up to $750 ($1,000 veteran-owned)
Up to $750, or $1,000 for veteran-owned businesses, for US small businesses. Rolling applications, quarterly review, $5 non-refundable fee.
The Seated Together Small Business Microgrant gives eligible businesses anywhere in the United States up to $750, and qualifying veteran-owned businesses up to $1,000. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and reviewed in quarterly cycles. Startup, pre-revenue, home-based and online businesses can apply; the applicant must be 18 or older. A non-refundable $5 fee applies to each application. Seated Together calls itself veteran-owned and community-driven, and gives a preference to Volusia County, Florida when applications are otherwise comparable. The form asks four written questions of up to 300 words each.
- Funding type
- Grant
- Level
- Private
- Amount range
- $1,000
- Realistic amount
- Up to $750, or up to $1,000 for qualifying veteran-owned businesses.
- Deadline
- Rolling; reviewed in quarterly cycles
- Status
- active
- States
- Nationwide
Who qualifies
- Businesses operating anywhere within the United States
- Existing, startup, pre-revenue, home-based and online businesses
- Applicant at least 18 years old
- For-profit business
- Volusia County, Florida preferred when otherwise comparable; veteran-owned (51%) businesses get extra consideration
What the Seated Together Small Business Microgrant application asks
The Seated Together Small Business Microgrant application asks four written questions, alongside your contact and business details. The entry fee is $5. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and reviewed in quarterly cycles, and you submit on the funder’s own form at seatedtogether.com. These are the questions as they appear on the form:
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1
Describe your business in 300 words maximum.
Form limit: 300 words
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2
How would you use the grant? (300 words maximum)
Form limit: 300 words
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3
What impact would this grant have on your business? (300 words maximum)
Form limit: 300 words
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4
Why should your business receive this grant? (300 words maximum)
Form limit: 300 words
What the judges look for
- Demonstrated business need
- A specific, feasible use of the funds
- Potential for business growth
- Community impact or jobs
- Fit with the program's purpose
GrantCompass drafts the Seated Together Small Business Microgrant application from your own answers. You answer five short questions about your business and we write all four 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 Seated Together. Start a free draft on this page (grantcompass.co/grants/seated-together-small-business-microgrant), or read how the drafting works.
What it covers
Eligible expenses
- Business use of grant funds (the Official Rules govern details)
Ineligible expenses
- See official program guidance
How to apply
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1
Fill in the online form
Business details, products and services list, funding requested and an operational-need dropdown.
~0.5 hrs
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2
Write four short answers
Describe your business; how you would use the grant; the impact on your business; why you should receive it (300 words each).
~2 hrs
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3
Pay the $5 fee
Non-refundable application fee.
~0.1 hrs
The four essays are public on the form, so draft them in advance; reviewers judge need, use of funds and feasibility.
Deadline & timing
Rules 4.1: "Applications are accepted on a rolling basis through the Program website." A Quarterly Cycle is a review period set by the sponsor; dates are not published. A non-refundable $5 application fee applies. Veteran-owned (51%) businesses get extra consideration. No AI policy found.
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Required documents
- Online form with four written answers
- $5 non-refundable fee
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