YippityDoo Big Idea Grant
YippityDoo
$1,000 (monthly)
Monthly $1,000 no-strings-attached grant for U.S. women-owned for-profit businesses; idea-stage eligible. $15 fee.
YippityDoo awards a monthly $1,000 grant to a for-profit women-owned small business in the United States. The Big Idea Grant is designed for women entrepreneurs aged 18 or older with businesses that are at least 50% owned and run by a woman, whether the business is already operating or still at the idea/startup stage. The $1,000 award is no-strings-attached and can be used for any aspect of the business. Recipients also receive free success mindset coaching and an optional discounted SheBiz Directory listing. A $15 non-refundable application fee applies.
- Funding type
- Grant
- Level
- Private
- Amount range
- $1,000 – $1,000
- Realistic amount
- $1,000 (one for-profit winner per month)
- Deadline
- Monthly; notifications around the 15th of the following month
- Status
- active
- States
- Nationwide
Who qualifies
- For-profit women entrepreneurs/small business owners in the United States
- Business must be at least 50% owned and run by a woman
- Applicant must be 18 or older
- Business may be already started or in idea/startup stage
Who is not eligible
- Nonprofit organizations (separate nonprofit track exists)
- Businesses not at least 50% woman-owned
- Applicants under 18
- Businesses outside the United States
What the YippityDoo Big Idea Grant application asks
The YippityDoo Big Idea Grant application asks four written questions, alongside your contact and business details. The entry fee is $15. The deadline is the last day of each month, 11:59pm PT, and you submit on the funder’s own form at yippitydoo.com. These are the questions as they appear on the form:
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What is your Big Idea/Vision?
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Why is this Big Idea important to you?
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Tell us about you
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How will you use the money?
What the judges look for
- Vision: your big idea (40%)
- Passion: why it matters to you (40%)
- Use: where the $1,000 goes (20%)
- Voice: an authentic story in your own words
GrantCompass drafts the YippityDoo Big Idea Grant 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 Yippity Doo. Start a free draft on this page (grantcompass.co/grants/yippitydoo-big-idea-grant), or read how the drafting works.
What it covers
Eligible expenses
- Startup costs
- Marketing and advertising
- Inventory
- Equipment
- Operations
- Any other business need
Ineligible expenses
- Personal expenses unrelated to the business
How to apply
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Click Apply Now and provide your name and email
Fill in your name and email to access the brief application form.
~0.1 hrs
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Complete the Big Idea application
Answer questions about your vision, passion, and how you will use the grant. The application takes about 5 minutes.
~0.25 hrs
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Pay the $15 application fee
Submit the non-refundable $15 application fee to complete your entry.
~0.1 hrs
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Await notification
Winners are notified on or around the 15th of the following month.
The scoring weights vision and passion at 40% each and use of funds at 20%. Spend most of your application words on a compelling 'why' story and a concrete, specific plan for the $1,000.
Deadline & timing
One $1,000 for-profit grant awarded each month. Applications reviewed monthly and winners notified on or around the 15th of the following month.
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Required documents
- Name and email
- Description of your business or idea
- Explanation of how the grant will be used
- Payment of $15 application fee
YippityDoo Big Idea 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 (this page) | $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 | Women/veteran/minority-owned or loan-denied, 21+ | |
| IFundWomen grants · review | $10,000–$25,000 (by sponsor) | $0 | Rolling | Rolling, by sponsor | Women-owned for-profit businesses |
| The Hustle Grant | $1,000 | $15 | Monthly | Monthly; cutoff by newsletter | Women-owned businesses and ideas |
Table updated October 11, 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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