Small Business Grants Open Now — July 2026

By Khalid Hamadeh, founder of GrantCompass · Updated July 16, 2026

132grant programs open right now

16closing within 60 days

105rolling — no deadline at all

$50Kmedian maximum award

Updated July 16, 2026 — every amount, deadline, and status below was computed against the live GrantCompass catalog this update. Monthly refresh ≥20% content change, permanent URL.

Find grants open in your state and industry

Filter the 100 highest-priority open programs by state, industry, and funding type — sorted by closing date, soonest first. This covers the top 100 of the 132 open programs by urgency and award size; every one of the full 132 is in your free GrantCompass report.

State Industry Program type

Showing 100 of 100 pinned programs

Program	Amount	Deadline	Level

+32 more open programs beyond this pinned 100 — every one is in your free GrantCompass match report, ranked by fit.

Program	Amount	Deadline	Level
DOE AMMTO Critical Minerals and Materials Accelerator (DE-FOA-0003589)	$1M–$3M per award	Jul 23, 2026	Federal
FEMA BRIC — Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities	Up to $20,000,000	Jul 23, 2026	Federal
Virginia Tourism Corporation Microbusiness Marketing Leverage Program (MMLP)	Up to $5,000 (1:1 match)	Jul 30, 2026	State
AT&T Small Business Contest	$50,000 (1 winner)	Jul 31, 2026	Private
Breva Thrive Grant	$5,000 per quarter	Jul 31, 2026	Private
FHLBank New York — Small Business Recovery Grant	Up to $10,000	Jul 31, 2026	Private
Galaxy Grant for Women and Minority Business Owners	$4,250	Jul 31, 2026	Private
America's Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI) — Food Access and Retail Expansion (FARE) Fund	$20,000–$250,000	Jul 31, 2026	Federal
USDA Local Meat Capacity Grant (Local MCap)	$10,000–$5,000,000	Aug 7, 2026	Federal
USDA Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program — Phase 4	$10K–$2,000,000	Aug 7, 2026	Federal
FuzeHub Commercialization Competition (Jeff Lawrence Innovation Fund)	Up to $150,000	Aug 10, 2026	State
RISE PA — Small Award Track (SAT) for Small Manufacturers	Up to $500,000 (50% cost-share)	Aug 17, 2026	State
NC IDEA SEED Grant	$50,000	Aug 24, 2026	Private
NC IDEA MICRO Grant	$10,000	Aug 24, 2026	Private
CDC/NIOSH Commercial Fishing Occupational Safety Research Cooperative Agreement	$150K–$975K	Aug 28, 2026	Federal
Global NY STEP — New York State Trade Expansion Program	$2,000–$5,000 per activity	Aug 31, 2026	State
DOE Office of Science — FY2026 Continuation of Solicitation for the Financial Assistance Program	$50K–$5,000,000/year	Sep 30, 2026	Federal
NOAA Fisheries Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) FY 2024–2026	Up to $1.6M est. total	Sep 30, 2026	Federal
FHLBank Indianapolis Elevate — Small Business Grant	Up to $20,000	Oct 1, 2026	Private
Montana Indian Equity Fund Small Business Grant	Up to $14,000	Oct 31, 2026	State
Montana Tribal Tourism Small Business Grant	Up to $10,000	Nov 30, 2026	State
Massachusetts Manufacturing Accelerate Program (MMAP)	Up to $300,000	Dec 2, 2026	State
LPS Qubit Collaboratory (LQC)	Up to $800K/yr	Apr 30, 2027	Federal
Colorado Rural Jump-Start Grant and Tax Credit Program	Up to $20K + $2,500/new hire	Jun 30, 2028	State
NIST CHIPS R&D Office — Broad Agency Announcement (CRDO BAA)	$10M minimum, no ceiling	Sep 30, 2029	Federal
ARPA-H Innovative Solution Openings (ISOs) — Health Technology OT Agreements	Varies — typically $1M–$50M	Rolling	Federal
DOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Funding Opportunity Announcements	$500K–$20M+ per award	Rolling	Federal
North Carolina Film and Entertainment Grant	25% of qualifying NC spend	Rolling	State
EDA Public Works & Economic Adjustment Assistance (PWEDA)	$100K–$10,000,000+	Rolling	Federal
OSD ManTech Advanced Manufacturing Technology Program	$150,000–$8,800,000	Rolling	Federal
One North Carolina Fund	Varies — typically $100K–$5M	Rolling	State
Tennessee FastTrack Economic Development Fund	Negotiated; $250K–$5M typical	Rolling	State
Wyoming Business Ready Community Grant & Loan Program	Up to $5,000,000	Rolling	State
Minnesota Job Creation Fund	Varies — typically $500K–$3M	Rolling	State
SBIR Phase II — Department of Defense	Up to $2M (Phase II)	Rolling	Federal
EDA Economic Adjustment Assistance — Revolving Loan Fund (RLF) Program	$800K–$1.4M (to RLF operator)	Rolling	Federal
NYSERDA FlexTech — Flexible Technical Assistance Program (Energy Studies)	50-75% cost-share, up to $1M	Rolling	State
SBIR Phase II — NSF (America's Seed Fund)	Up to $1M (Phase II)	Rolling	Federal
Arizona Job Training Program	Up to 75% of training costs	Rolling	State
Ben Franklin Technology Partners — Seed Investment Program	$50,000–$500,000	Rolling	State
Texas Enterprise Fund	Negotiated; $500K–$50M+	Rolling	State
Texas Skills Development Fund	Up to $500,000	Rolling	State
City of Dallas Small Business Assistance Program (SBAP)	Up to $400,000	Rolling	Local
Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation — Impact Funding	Up to $300K over 3 yrs	Rolling	Private
Alabama Innovation Grant (SBIR/STTR State Match)	Up to $250,000	Rolling	State
Chicago INVEST South/West Small Business Grant	Up to $250,000	Rolling	Local
SBIR Phase I — U.S. Air Force / AFWERX	Up to $250K (Phase I)	Rolling	Federal
Chicago Neighborhood Opportunity Fund (NOF)	Up to $250,000	Rolling	Local
Minnesota Job Skills Partnership (MJSP)	Up to 50% of training costs	Rolling	State
Minnesota Job Training Incentive Program (JTIP)	$5,000–$9,000 per new job	Rolling	State
Wyoming SBIR/STTR Match Grant	Up to $100K (Ph I) / $200K (Ph II)	Rolling	State
Chicago Small Business Improvement Fund (SBIF)	Up to $150,000	Rolling	Local
Colorado Existing Industry Customized Training Program	Up to $1,500/employee; $150K max	Rolling	State
Connecticut Innovations Pre-Seed Investment Program	Up to $150K pre-seed	Rolling	State
Nebraska Innovation Fund Prototype Grant	Up to $150,000	Rolling	State
Connecticut Innovations Proof-of-Concept Fund	$50K–$100K convertible note	Rolling	State
Connecticut Manufacturing Innovation Fund Voucher Program (MVP)	$6,250–$100,000	Rolling	State
IFundWomen Universal Grant Application	$10,000–$25,000 (varies by sponsor)	Rolling	Private
WorkInvestNH (New Hampshire Job Training Fund)	$750–$100,000 (50% match)	Rolling	State
Indiana FAST Program — SBIR/STTR Matching Grant	Up to $75,000 per Phase II award	Rolling	State
Wyoming Workforce Development Training Fund — Business Training Grants	Up to $4,000/trainee/year	Rolling	State
Illinois Innovation Voucher Program	Up to $75,000	Rolling	State
Arizona Advanced Manufacturing Facilities (AMF) Grant	Up to $75,000 (1:1 match)	Rolling	State
Amber Grant for Women	$10K/mo + $50K year-end	Rolling	Private
Indiana Skills Enhancement Fund (SEF)	Up to $50,000/biennium	Rolling	State
Maine Technology Institute (MTI) Business Innovation Seed Grant	$5,000–$50,000	Rolling	State
Philadelphia COVID-19 Small Business Relief Grant / Commerce Department Small Business Grant	Up to $50,000	Rolling	Local
SCRA Technology Startup and Acceleration Grants	$25K–$50K non-dilutive	Rolling	State
Elevate Vermont — SBIR/STTR Matching Grant	Up to $50,000	Rolling	State
VIPC Launch Program (Commonwealth Commercialization Fund)	$50,000	Rolling	State
Connecticut Manufacturing Innovation Fund — Incumbent Worker Training (IWT) Program	$2,500–$50,000/yr (50% match)	Rolling	State
California Underserved and Small Producer Program (CUSP)	Up to $20K each (drought + extreme weather)	Rolling	State
Montana SBIR/STTR Matching Funds Program	Up to $30,000/phase	Rolling	State
Patagonia Environmental Grants	$5K–$30K	Rolling	Private
Kentucky Bluegrass State Skills Corporation (BSSC) — Skills Training Investment Credit & Grant	Up to $25,000/company/yr	Rolling	State
Michigan Industry 4.0 Technology Implementation Grant	Up to $25,000 (50% match)	Rolling	State
NYC Small Business Services — Small Business Opportunity Fund	Up to $25,000	Rolling	Local
Oklahoma Quality Jobs Program	5% of new OK payroll, 10 years	Rolling	State
Phoenix Business Grant Program — Office of Economic Development	Up to $25,000	Rolling	Local
San Antonio Economic Development Foundation — Small Business Grant	Up to $25,000	Rolling	Local
Maryland TEDCO Rural Business Innovation Initiative (RBII)	$25,000	Rolling	State
South Dakota Proof of Concept Program	Up to $25,000	Rolling	State
Portland Small Business Repair / Restore Grant	Up to $25,000	Rolling	Local
Global NY Fund Grant Program	Up to $25,000 (companies)	Rolling	State
Arkansas CREATE Rebate Program	3.9%-5% of AR payroll, 10 yrs	Rolling	State
San Diego Regional Economic Development Corporation — Small Business Grant	Up to $20,000	Rolling	Local
Antares REACH Grant Program & Boost Camp	Up to $20,000	Rolling	Private
Connecticut Manufacturing Innovation Fund — Additive Manufacturing Voucher Program	Up to $20,000 (matching)	Rolling	State
Alaska STEP — State Trade Expansion Program	Up to $15,000/yr	Rolling	State
Kansas City Outdoor Dining Enhancement Grant Program	Up to $15,000	Rolling	Local
Philadelphia Storefront Improvement Program (SIP)	Up to $15,000	Rolling	Local
Florida STEP — State Trade Expansion Program	Up to $15,000	Rolling	State
Connecticut Manufacturing Innovation Fund — Apprenticeship Program	Up to $15,000 per apprentice	Rolling	State
Los Angeles BusinessSource Small Business Grant	Up to $10,000	Rolling	Local
Michigan Business Development Program (MBDP)	$10,000–$10M+ (negotiated)	Rolling	State
New Mexico Job Training Incentive Program (JTIP)	50%-90% of wages, up to 6 mo	Rolling	State
USDA Community Facilities Direct Loan & Grant Program	Grants up to 75% of costs	Rolling	Federal
SF Shines Storefront Improvement Grant	Up to $10,000	Rolling	Local
MassCEC Clean Energy Internship Program for Employers	$4,320–$8,640 per intern	Rolling	State
Oregon Export Promotion Program (OTPP)	Up to $7,500	Rolling	State

Plus 32 more open programs not listed here — see your full personalized match list at grantcompass.co/match.

Short answer

132 US small business grant programs are verifiably open today, July 16, 2026. That breaks into two groups: 105 rolling programs that accept applications year-round with no fixed cutoff (the Amber Grant for Women, HerRise MicroGrant, and dozens of state training-and-innovation funds), and 27 programs with a published deadline that hasn't passed yet — of which 16 close within the next 60 days. “Open” here means the program's status is active in our catalog and its deadline is either rolling or dated on or after today; it does not guarantee funds remain available, since some first-come programs close early when their budget runs out.

Closing in the next 60 days

These 16 programs have a firm deadline between now and September 14, 2026, sorted soonest first. Apply to the two closing this month before anything else on this page.

7 days

DOE AMMTO Critical Minerals and Materials Accelerator

$1M–$3M per award · closes Jul 23, 2026 · Federal

7 days

FEMA BRIC

Up to $20,000,000 · closes Jul 23, 2026 · Federal

14 days

VA Tourism Microbusiness Marketing Leverage

Up to $5,000 (1:1 match) · closes Jul 30, 2026 · State

15 days

AT&T Small Business Contest

$50,000 (1 winner) · closes Jul 31, 2026 · Private

15 days

Breva Thrive Grant

$5,000 per quarter · closes Jul 31, 2026 · Private

15 days

FHLBank New York Recovery Grant

Up to $10,000 · closes Jul 31, 2026 · Private (NY/NJ)

15 days

Galaxy Grant for Women and Minority Business Owners

$4,250 · closes Jul 31, 2026 · Private

15 days

HFFI FARE Fund

$20,000–$250,000 · closes Jul 31, 2026 · Federal

22 days

USDA Local Meat Capacity Grant

$10,000–$5,000,000 · closes Aug 7, 2026 · Federal

22 days

USDA Meat & Poultry Processing Expansion, Phase 4

$10K–$2,000,000 · closes Aug 7, 2026 · Federal

25 days

FuzeHub Commercialization Competition

Up to $150,000 · closes Aug 10, 2026 · State (NY)

32 days

RISE PA Small Award Track

Up to $500,000 (50% cost-share) · closes Aug 17, 2026 · State (PA)

39 days

NC IDEA SEED Grant

$50,000 · closes Aug 24, 2026 · State (NC)

39 days

NC IDEA MICRO Grant

$10,000 · closes Aug 24, 2026 · State (NC)

43 days

CDC/NIOSH Fishing Safety Research

$150K–$975K · closes Aug 28, 2026 · Federal

46 days

Global NY STEP Export Grant

$2,000–$5,000 per activity · closes Aug 31, 2026 · State (NY)

How we built this. Days-until-close is measured from July 16, 2026. A program counts as “closing soon” only if it has a specific published deadlineDate in our catalog within the next 60 days — cyclical programs with a described-but-undated future round (e.g. “opens again in fall”) are excluded from this list until a specific date is published, even though they may reopen sooner.

How “open now” is defined, and what it isn't

A program counts as open on this page only if its GrantCompass catalog status is active and one of two things is true: it accepts applications on a rolling, year-round, or continuous basis (105 programs), or it has a published deadline on or after July 16, 2026 (27 programs). We excluded 44 active grant-type programs whose next intake is described only in general terms (“opens spring 2027,” “quarterly, dates vary”) without a specific tracked date — they may well be reachable, but we won't claim “open now” for a program without a concrete open window. We also excluded 9 open programs whose award amount is not expressed in dollars or a clear formula (e.g. “negotiated” with no range) from the pinned table, though they remain part of the 132 total and are visible in your full match report.

The numbers behind “open now”

Of the 665 US funding programs in the GrantCompass catalog, 342 are structured as grants (as opposed to loans, tax credits, or other program types). 205 of those 342 grant programs are currently active, and 132 of the 205 are verifiably open today by the definition above.

Open-now grants by level of government

132open

Federal 24
State 73
Local / municipal 15
Private / foundation 20

Open-now grants by application window

Rolling / no deadline

105 programs

Closes in 60–120 days

11 programs

Closes within 60 days

16 programs

Methodology. Computed from the GrantCompass catalog of 665 US small business funding programs (342 grant-type) as of July 16, 2026. “Open now” = programStatus:"active" AND (deadline text matches rolling/year-round/continuous OR deadlineDate ≥ 2026-07-16). Median award uses each program's amountMax (or amountMin where no max is published), n=115 of the 132 open programs that publish a numeric ceiling. This page recomputes and republishes monthly; the underlying query is reproducible against the same catalog fields on any given day.

Key takeaways

132 of 665 catalog programs are open today. “No deadline listed” on a search engine doesn't mean nothing is open — it means you need a source that tracks status, not just dates.
Rolling beats deadline-chasing. 105 of the 132 open programs have no fixed cutoff at all — apply on your schedule, not a countdown.
Two federal programs close this week (DOE AMMTO and FEMA BRIC, both July 23, 2026) — if either fits your business, that's today's priority, not this page.
State programs dominate the open list (73 of 132) — check your state's economic development agency even if you've already ruled out federal grants.
This page refreshes monthly. Bookmark grantcompass.co/small-business-grants-open-now rather than a dated search result — the URL stays the same, the data doesn't.

Frequently asked questions

Are any small business grants open right now?

Yes. As of July 16, 2026, 132 of the 342 grant-type programs in the GrantCompass catalog are verifiably open — meaning their status is active and they either accept applications on a rolling, year-round basis (105 programs) or have a published deadline that has not yet passed (27 programs). Examples you can apply to today include the Amber Grant for Women ($10,000 monthly plus a $50,000 year-end award, rolling), the FEMA BRIC program (up to $20,000,000, closes July 23, 2026), and the NC IDEA SEED Grant ($50,000, closes August 24, 2026). This list updates monthly; always confirm the current deadline on the program's own page before applying, since a small number of cyclical programs reopen on dates GrantCompass cannot predict.

What grants close this month?

Two federal programs on this list close within the next two weeks: the DOE AMMTO Critical Minerals and Materials Accelerator ($1M–$3M per award) and FEMA BRIC ($20,000,000 cap), both closing July 23, 2026. Six more close by July 31, 2026, including the AT&T Small Business Contest ($50,000), the Breva Thrive Grant ($5,000 per quarter), and the HFFI FARE Fund ($20,000–$250,000). See the “closing in the next 60 days” list above for all 16 programs with a near-term deadline, sorted soonest first.