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Arkansas Small Business Grants 2026

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Where to focus first

Arkansas Community Assistance Grant Program

Arkansas Customized Training Grants (AEDC)

Arkansas Manufacturing Solutions

Arkansas C-PACE Commercial Property Clean Energy Financing

AEDC Advanced Energy Technology Loan

Equity Investment Tax Credit (EITC) – Tech-Based Businesses

NSITE Entrepreneurial Initiatives

Arkansas C-PACE Revolving Loan Fund

Arkansas Community Foundation – Access to Local Foods Grants

Create Rebate – Nonprofit Organization Payroll Rebate

Arkansas Future Fit Workforce Training Program

Office of Skills Development – Transportation Workforce Training Grant

Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) – Restaurant Business Consulting

EforAll Northwest Arkansas Business Accelerator

Move United Grant Opportunities

NaVOBA Certified Veteran's Business Enterprise Certification

Arkansas Port, Intermodal, and Waterway Development Grant Program

MidSouth LGBT Chamber Membership and Business Network

Young Makers Market

Black Diamond Community Foundation Youth Sports Grants

ACC Capital Governor's Cup Collegiate Business Plan Competition

EMPOWER Accelerator

Arkansas Community Assistance Grant Program (CAGP) – Food and Community Services

Arkansas Community and Economic Development Program

Tax Back Program

Arkansas Farm Bureau Foundation – Community Grant Program

Arkansas Development Finance Authority – State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI)

Office of Skills Development – Professional Development Training Grant

Replacement and Repair of Manufacturing Machinery and Equipment Sales and Use Tax Refund

Arkansas Waterways Commission – Port, Intermodal, and Waterway Development Grant

Arkansas State Trade Expansion Program

Arkansas Community Assistance Grant Program (CAGP) – Business/Nonprofit Projects

Arkansas Community Foundation – Giving Tree Competitive Grants

Arkansas Development Finance Authority – SSBCI for Food and Restaurant Businesses

Native Women Lead Matriarch Funds

Arkansas SSBCI

75Strong – Small Business Technical Assistance Program

Office of Skills Development – Grow Our Own Training Grant

Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center Funding Layer

Arkansas Federal Surplus Property Access for Veteran-Owned Small Businesses

Office of Skills Development – Healthcare Workforce Training Grant

Quick Action Closing Fund

Advantage Arkansas - Job Creation Tax Credit for Construction Employers

Arkansas Community Assistance Grant Program (CAGP) – Health and Community Services

StartOut Founder Community and Entrepreneur Programs

Arkansas Women's Business Center

Arkansas Rehabilitation Services Small Business Program

Arkansas DEQ Recycling Equipment Tax Credit

Arkansas Unified Certification Program Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Certification

Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) – No-Cost Business Consulting for Education Businesses

Arkansas CDFI / Community Lending Layer

T-Mobile Little League Call Up Grant

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