Small Businesses & REAP Startup Guide: Funding

Foundation Directory provides descriptions of grant makers, including private grant-making foundations, community foundations, operating foundations, and corporate grant makers. Records include entries from the following Foundation Center print publications: The Foundation Directory, The Foundation Directory, part 2, New York State Foundations, Guide to U.S. Foundations, and National Directory of Corporate Giving. Principal sources of information are voluntary reports by many grant makers directly to the Foundation Center and information obtained from public information returns filed each year with the Internal Revenue Service by private foundations. Updated monthly, the directory contains information about the largest public and private foundations in the U.S. and links to foundation web sites.

Provides all funding opportunities from the federal government from agencies such as the National Science Foundation, National Institutes for Health, Department of Defense and NASA

Offers a variety of loans to small business through commerical lenders. SBA's Lender Match tool businesses to find financing that best fits their business.

A curated database designed to help entrepreneurs learn about sources of funding, including equity, debt and grant capital, with a special focus on CDFIs supported by Bank of America and organizations supporting underserved entrepreneurs.

The Bank of America Access to Capital Connector program is designed to help small business owners find capital, coaching, and support to run a strong and resilient business.

Opportunity Finance Network is a national network of community development finance institutions (CDFI). CDFI finances, microenterprises, small businesses, nonprofit organizations,and more.

Fedex Small Business Grant Program has awarded more than $230000 to 10 small businesses.

Awards up to $4000 to members through its growth grant.

75 Women of color are selected through an application process to receive $10,000 and $20,000 grants.

A 10 week program that supports a cohort of 8 BIPOC beauty brands in retail. Selected brands will be awarded $50,000 toward their success.

Grants between $5,000-$25,000 AAPI owned restaurants.

$25,000 grant open to black owned small businesses.

Twenty grant awards to small businesses in the food and beverage industry.

The program helps early-stage entrepreneurs build and sustain businesses in the food industry, with a focus on woman-, immigrant-, and BIPOC-owned businesses in low-to-moderate income neighborhoods. It is free for eligible entrepreneurs and includes a 12-week food-focused curriculum, mentorship, and capital grant.

An NAACP initiative in collaboration with Barcardi, who are working together to provide support for under-represented groups in the beverage alcohol service, sales and hospitality industry. They are rewarding over $100,000 in acceleration grants, education, support and entrepreneurship solutions for minority-owned bars, restaurants, nightclubs, lounges, liquor stores and small businesses in the process of applying for a liquor license.