The Hustle Grant
The Hustle Grant
$1,000 (monthly)
$1,000 monthly micro-grant for U.S. women-owned businesses; short application; no revenue minimum.
The Hustle Grant awards $1,000 monthly micro-grants to U.S.-based women-owned businesses. The application is intentionally short, and winners are announced via the program's newsletter. There is no published revenue minimum or business-stage requirement beyond being 50% women-owned and operating in the United States.
- Funding type
- Grant
- Level
- Private
- Amount range
- $1,000 – $1,000
- Realistic amount
- $1,000 fixed monthly award
- Deadline
- Rolling monthly — next winner announced October 15, 2026
- Status
- active
- States
- Nationwide
Who qualifies
- Woman 18 years or older
- Business is 50% women-owned
- Business operates in the United States
- All types of women-owned businesses are eligible
Who is not eligible
- Businesses not at least 50% women-owned
- Non-US businesses
What it covers
Eligible expenses
- General business expenses
- Marketing and customer acquisition
- Technology or software
- Inventory or supplies
- Professional development
Ineligible expenses
- Personal expenses
- Activities unrelated to the business
How to apply
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1
Confirm eligibility
Confirm the business is 50% women-owned and based in the United States.
~0.25 hrs
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2
Complete the short application
Fill out the brief online form on thehustlegrant.com describing yourself and your business.
~0.5 hrs
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3
Submit and wait for the monthly announcement
Submit once. Winners are announced via the program newsletter; the next winner will be announced on October 15, 2026.
~0.25 hrs
Because the application is short and there is no fee, the pool is large — lead with a specific, memorable use-of-funds sentence rather than a general mission statement.
Deadline & timing
No fixed application deadline; one application is considered for ongoing monthly rounds. The next winner announcement is October 15, 2026.
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Required documents
- Short business and founder description (no formal documents required)
The Hustle Grant compared with 11 other microgrants women founders apply to
Business Freedom Grant, Coach K Legacy Grant, Galaxy Grant and IFundWomen grants cost $0 to enter. Amber Grant, HerRise MicroGrant, Hey Helen Grant, SecretSoS Grant, The Hustle Grant and YippityDoo Big Idea Grant each charge $15, Freed Fellowship charges $19 and Women Founders Grant charges $25 per entry. Amber Grant and Hey Helen Grant pay the largest monthly award, $10,000; Coach K Legacy Grant is the only monthly award in this table with no entry fee.
| Program | Award | Entry fee | Cadence | Next close | Who it is for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach K Legacy Grant · review | $1,000 | $0 | Monthly | Aspiring and existing business owners | |
| Amber Grant · review | $10,000 (3 a month) + $50,000 year-end | $15 | Monthly | Women-owned businesses, US and Canada | |
| Freed Fellowship · review | $500 + $2,500 year-end | $19 | Monthly | Any US small business; women encouraged | |
| Galaxy Grant · review | $2,500 | $0 | About quarterly | Women and minority business owners | |
| HerRise MicroGrant · review | $1,000 | $15 | Monthly | Women-owned, under $1M revenue | |
| Hey Helen Grant | $10,000 | $15 | Monthly | Women-owned, under $1M revenue | |
| Women Founders Grant · review | $5,000 | $25 | Rolling, posted deadlines | Women founders, any stage | |
| YippityDoo Big Idea Grant | $1,000 | $15 | Monthly | Women-owned, idea stage welcome | |
| Business Freedom Grant | $1,000 | $0 | Review rounds | Any founder, any stage | |
| SecretSoS Grant | $2,500 | $15 | Quarterly | Operating US businesses; underserved preferred | |
| IFundWomen grants · review | $10,000–$25,000 (by sponsor) | $0 | Rolling | Rolling, by sponsor | Women-owned for-profit businesses |
| The Hustle Grant (this page) | $1,000 | $15 | Monthly | Monthly; cutoff by newsletter | Women-owned businesses and ideas |
Table updated October 7, 2026 from the GrantCompass catalog. Entry fees are verified against each funder’s published rules; confirm the date on the funder’s own page before you apply.
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