New small business grants this week

This week's pick

The new grants most small businesses can actually enter: open nationwide, a deadline far enough out to apply, and a reasonable amount of work.

• Rice Veterans Business Battle$30,000 in prizes (2026 cycle) · Applications to compete are open; 2027 deadline not yet published

  A veteran-founder pitch battle in Houston

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All 10 new this week, by who it's for

For veteran-owned businesses (1)

• Rice Veterans Business Battle$30,000 in prizes (2026 cycle) · Applications to compete are open; 2027 deadline not yet publishedRice Business

Local: one state or city (7)

• Restaurant Strong 2026 Grant (Wonder and The Greg Hill Foundation)$5,000 per restaurant · Deadline November 11, 2026Wonder and The Greg Hill Foundation
• Missouri Value-Added Agriculture Grant Program (MASBDA)Up to $200,000 · Deadline December 15, 2026Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority
• JobsOhio Small Business GrantUp to $50,000 per project · Rolling. No closing date is posted; funding is capped at $8 million a year.JobsOhio
• Kansas Global Business Expansion Program (K-GLOBE)50% reimbursement, up to $5,000 per application and $10,000 · Rolling: apply at least 45 days before the start of the eligible activityKansas Department of Commerce, International Division
• STEP Financial Assistance Awards 2026-27 (Maine International Trade Center)$3,000 to $8,000 (reimbursed, 25% match) · Applications open November 16, 2026; reviewed first-come, first-served while funding lastsMaine International Trade Center
• Ohio Third Frontier Technology Validation and Start-up Fund (TVSF)Up to $200,000 (Phase 2) · Deadline November 5, 2026Ohio Department of Development — Third Frontier Program
• New Mexico SBIR/STTR Matching GrantUp to $50K (Ph I) / $100K (Ph II) · Deadline November 17, 2026New Mexico Economic Development Department — Technology and Innovation

Tech and R&D companies (2)

• SBIR Phase I — U.S. Air Force / AFWERXUp to $323K (Phase I) · Deadline November 25, 2026U.S. Air Force — AFWERX
• SBIR Phase I — U.S. Navy / ONRUp to $140K + $100K option (Phase I) · Deadline November 25, 2026U.S. Navy — Office of Naval Research

Monthly grants you can apply to now (13)

These run a new round every month, so there is always one open. Check each funder's page for this month's cut-off.

• Amber Grant for WomenThree $15,000 grants monthly + three $75,000 year-end · Rolling — monthly, last day of each calendar monthWomensNet
• Coach K Legacy Grant$1,000 (monthly) · Deadline November 28, 2026Coach K LLC
• Etsy Seller Relief Fund$2,000 Disaster Relief Grant · Rolling — applications are reviewed monthly by CERF+, subject to funding.Etsy, Inc.
• Freed Fellowship Grant$500/mo + $2,500 year-end · Rolling — submit by midnight ET on the last day of each month to be considered in that monFreed Studio
• Hello Alice × Verizon Digital Ready Small Business Grant$10,000 per recipient · Deadline December 7, 2026Hello Alice / Verizon
• HerRise MicroGrant$1,000 per month · Rolling monthly — applications due 11:59 PM on the last day of each monthHerSuiteSpot / Yva Jourdan Foundation
• Hey Helen Grant$10,000 (monthly) · Deadline November 30, 2026Visionaries
• Hustler's MicroGrant$1,000 (monthly) · Applications open monthly; no fixed deadlineHerSuiteSpot / Deja Vu Parker of WBLS / Yva Jourdan Foundation
• LISC Verizon Small Business Digital Ready Grant$10,000 · Deadline December 7, 2026Local Initiatives Support Corporation
• NASE Growth GrantUp to $4,000 · Rolling — apply any time; applications are reviewed quarterly (April, July, October, JanuaNational Association for the Self-Employed
• The Awesome Foundation Micro-Grant$1,000 monthly · Rolling — monthly; most chapters review applications and award once per monthThe Awesome Foundation
• The Hustle Grant$1,000 (monthly) · Rolling monthly — next winner announced November 15, 2026The Hustle Grant
• YippityDoo Big Idea Grant$1,000 (monthly) · Rolling: applications are open and one $1,000 grant is awarded each month; applicants are YippityDoo

Earlier issues

Issue of Nov 2, 2026 · 10 added or reopened

• Restaurant Strong 2026 Grant (Wonder and The Greg Hill Foundation)
• Missouri Value-Added Agriculture Grant Program (MASBDA)
• JobsOhio Small Business Grant
• Kansas Global Business Expansion Program (K-GLOBE)
• STEP Financial Assistance Awards 2026-27 (Maine International Trade Center)
• Ohio Third Frontier Technology Validation and Start-up Fund (TVSF)
• New Mexico SBIR/STTR Matching Grant
• SBIR Phase I — U.S. Air Force / AFWERX
• SBIR Phase I — U.S. Navy / ONR
• Rice Veterans Business Battle

Issue of Nov 1, 2026 · 11 added or reopened

• Restaurant Strong 2026 Grant (Wonder and The Greg Hill Foundation)
• Missouri Value-Added Agriculture Grant Program (MASBDA)
• JobsOhio Small Business Grant
• Kansas Global Business Expansion Program (K-GLOBE)
• STEP Financial Assistance Awards 2026-27 (Maine International Trade Center)
• Ohio Third Frontier Technology Validation and Start-up Fund (TVSF)
• New Mexico SBIR/STTR Matching Grant
• SBIR Phase I — U.S. Air Force / AFWERX
• SBIR Phase I — U.S. Navy / ONR
• Hawaiʻi Small Business Innovation Research (HSBIR) Matching Grant
• Rice Veterans Business Battle

Issue of Oct 31, 2026 · 13 added or reopened

• Restaurant Strong 2026 Grant (Wonder and The Greg Hill Foundation)
• Missouri Value-Added Agriculture Grant Program (MASBDA)
• JobsOhio Small Business Grant
• Kansas Global Business Expansion Program (K-GLOBE)
• MN PROMISE Act Grant, Round 2 (Minneapolis and Saint Paul)
• Pennsylvania First Program (PA First)
• STEP Financial Assistance Awards 2026-27 (Maine International Trade Center)
• Ohio Third Frontier Technology Validation and Start-up Fund (TVSF)
• New Mexico SBIR/STTR Matching Grant
• SBIR Phase I — U.S. Air Force / AFWERX
• SBIR Phase I — U.S. Navy / ONR
• Hawaiʻi Small Business Innovation Research (HSBIR) Matching Grant
• Rice Veterans Business Battle

Issue of Oct 30, 2026 · 1 added or reopened

• Hawaiʻi Small Business Innovation Research (HSBIR) Matching Grant

Issue of Oct 29, 2026 · 1 added or reopened

• Hawaiʻi Small Business Innovation Research (HSBIR) Matching Grant

Issue of Oct 26, 2026 · 2 added or reopened

• Rhode Island Innovation Voucher Program
• West Virginia State Trade Expansion Program (STEP) Export Grant

How this list is made

A grant appears here the week it enters the GrantCompass catalog or its status changes back to open. Both happen only after we read the program on the funder's own site. The list compares our catalog with its state seven days earlier, so nothing is copied from other grant lists. For everything open right now, use the full database or small business grants open now.

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