Hello Alice × Verizon Digital Ready Small Business Grant
Hello Alice / Verizon
$10,000 per recipient
Researched for this program: 4 rejection traps · 3 required documentsWhat decides this award ↓
$10K grants — free to apply after 2 free courses
Same programme as the LISC-administered Verizon Small Business Digital Ready grant (GrantCompass record: lisc-verizon-small-business-digital-ready-grant). Hello Alice's offer page lists the Verizon-funded $10,000 grant as ongoing: complete two free Digital Ready courses or events, then apply once to stay eligible all year. Hello Alice administered earlier cycles; the 2026 round's rules, award count and dates are LISC's.
- Funding type
- Grant
- Level
- Private
- Amount
- $10,000
- Realistic amount
- $10,000 (fixed award for all 50 recipients)
- Deadline
- Open now — complete 2 Digital Ready courses/events between Jan 1 and Dec 7, 2026 to unlock the application; 10 grants awarded monthly June-December 2026, final decisions by Jan 12, 2027.
- Status
- active
- States
- Nationwide
- Payment model
- lump sum
Who qualifies
- US-based small business
- Free enrollment in Verizon Digital Ready required
- Must complete 2 Verizon Digital Ready courses OR attend 2 events (all free)
- Any industry or business stage
- No revenue or employee minimums publicly stated
What it covers
Eligible expenses
- Working capital and general operations
- Equipment and technology
- Marketing and advertising
- Inventory
- Hiring and payroll
- Professional services
Ineligible expenses
- Personal expenses
- Debt repayment (not explicitly stated but typically excluded)
How to apply
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1
Create free Verizon Digital Ready account
Enroll at no cost at the Verizon Digital Ready portal via Hello Alice. This is a prerequisite to applying for the grant.
~30 min
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2
Complete 2 courses or 2 events
Complete any 2 free online courses (financial management, digital marketing, customer retention, operations) or attend 2 virtual events. Typically takes 2–4 weeks.
~4 hrs
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3
Submit grant application
Fill out the Hello Alice grant application during the open window. Describe your business and specifically how you would use the $10,000.
~1.5 hrs
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4
Await review and notification
Applications reviewed on specificity of fund usage and demonstrated business impact. LISC selects 10 businesses a month, June through December 2026 (70 in all).
The educational prerequisite filters out casual applicants — completing the 2 courses before the cycle opens puts you ahead. Specificity wins: state exactly what $10K buys (e.g. '3 months of inventory for holiday season').
Deadline & timing
The December 2025 cycle closed at 11:59 PM PT on December 10, 2025. Verizon Digital Ready has run multiple grant cycles annually since 2021. Next 2026 cycle expected but not yet announced as of May 2026.
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Looking for more grants to enter?
We don't draft Verizon Digital Ready grant applications: its application sits behind an account and two required courses. We do draft these seventeen. Answer a few short questions once and we draft your application from what you tell us: only your facts, with a blank wherever the judges want a detail only you know. You submit it yourself. Six are for women-owned businesses; eleven are open more widely.
You see a free preview first and pay only if you want the full draft: $9 per grant. You can add the other month-end grants you qualify for at $5 each (never more than $15 extra).
For women-owned businesses
- Hey Helen Grant$10,000 monthlyWomen-owned · US · under $1M revenueCloses the last day of every month, 11:59pm ETDraft my applicationit →
- Amber Grant$15,000 monthlyWomen-owned (50%+)Closes the last day of every monthDraft my applicationit →
- HerRise MicroGrant$1,000 monthly51%+ women-owned · US · under $1M revenueCloses the last day of every monthDraft my applicationit →
- Big Idea Grant (YippityDoo)$1,000 monthlyWomen-owned and run · ideas welcomeCloses the last day of every month, 11:59pm PTDraft my applicationit →
- The Hustle Grant$1,000 monthlyWomen-owned · USMonthly; winner named on the 15thDraft my applicationit →
- Tory Burch Foundation Fellows$2,000 + a year's fellowshipWomen-owned · $75K+ revenue · no entry feeFinal deadline November 17, 2026Draft my applicationit →
Open more widely
- Business Freedom Grant$1,000Idea stage welcome · no entry feeReview rounds until the final deadline, December 31, 2026Draft my applicationit →
- IFW Startup Accelerator Grant$5,000Any US owner (50%+) · idea stage welcome · $5 entry feeFinal deadline November 30, 2026Draft my applicationit →
- Seated Together Microgrant$750 ($1,000 veteran-owned)Any US for-profit · startups welcome · $5 entry feeRolling; reviewed each quarterDraft my applicationit →
- Hustler's MicroGrant$1,000 monthlyAny US small-business owner · $15 entry feeMonthly; no published closing dateDraft my applicationit →
- Freed Fellowship$500 monthlyAny US for-profit businessCloses the last day of every monthDraft my applicationit →
- SecretSoS Small Business Grant$2,500 quarterlyWomen-, veteran- or minority-owned, or turned down for a bank loan · USCloses the last day of each quarterDraft my applicationit →
- Hiring Our Heroes Small Business Grant$10,000–$25,000Veteran or military-spouse owned · 3–20 people · no entry feeFinal deadline December 15, 2026Draft my applicationit →
- Sephora Beauty Grant$100,000Beauty brands · $100K+ revenue · 51%+ underrepresented-owned · no entry feeFinal deadline November 6, 2026Draft my applicationit →
- Awesome Foundation Micro-Grant$1,000 monthlyAnyone with a community project · no entry feeRolling; most chapters choose monthlyDraft my applicationit →
- Outta Excuses Grant$3,000 quarterlyRegistered LLC · under $500K revenue · $15 entry feeFinal deadline December 31, 2026Draft my applicationit →
- Thiel Fellowship$250,000 over 2 yearsAge 22 or under · no university degree · no entry feeRolling; open all yearDraft my applicationit →
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