Construction and Trades Grants funding

Construction and Trades Grants 2026

Browse open grant programs for contractors, builders, and skilled-trades businesses in 2026, sorted by award size, with deadlines and eligibility at a glance.

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Workforce, apprenticeship, equipment, and disadvantaged-business grants for the building trades.

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Open grants

666

Average award

$509,533

Top eligibility tags

redevelopmentcommercial_propertyinfrastructuresmall_business

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Browse open grant programs for contractors, builders, and skilled-trades businesses in 2026, sorted by award size, with deadlines and eligibility at a glance. Use this page as your shortlist, then jump into the intake wizard so Forrest can narrow the list to the programs you are most likely to win.

NJRolling

Lowe's Foundation Gable Grants

Grantor

Lowe's Foundation

Award Amount

$1,000,000

nonprofittraining_providers
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MTRolling

City of Bozeman Tax Increment Financing Assistance

Grantor

City of Bozeman

Award Amount

$1,000,000

redevelopmentinfrastructure
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MNRolling

Duluth Housing Trust Fund

Grantor

City of Duluth, Minnesota

Award Amount

$1,000,000

developerbuilder
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GARolling

Georgia Workforce Housing Construction Loan Program

Grantor

OneGeorgia Authority / Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA)

Award Amount

$1,000,000

Georgia constructionworkforce housing
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NVRolling

Las Vegas Redevelopment Agency Tax Increment Financing Assistance

Grantor

City of Las Vegas Redevelopment Agency

Award Amount

$1,000,000

redevelopmenttif
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NERolling

Nebraska Middle Income Workforce Housing Investment Fund

Grantor

Nebraska Department of Economic Development

Award Amount

$1,000,000

workforce_housingnonprofit_developer
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NVRolling

Henderson Redevelopment Tax Increment Financing Assistance

Grantor

City of Henderson Redevelopment Agency

Award Amount

$1,000,000

redevelopmenttif
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NERolling

City of Lincoln Tax Increment Financing Redevelopment Assistance

Grantor

City of Lincoln

Award Amount

$1,000,000

redevelopmenttif
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NHRolling

Manchester Tax Increment Financing District Assistance

Grantor

City of Manchester

Award Amount

$1,000,000

redevelopmenttif
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NJRolling

NJ Cool Building Retrofit Grant Program

Grantor

New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA)

Award Amount

$1,000,000

energy efficiencyretrofit
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NYRolling

NYSERDA Clean Energy Training for Pre-Apprentices and Journey Workers

Grantor

New York State Energy Research and Development Authority

Award Amount

$750,000

trainingworkforce_development
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KSRolling

Kansas CDBG Economic Development Grant

Grantor

Kansas Department of Commerce

Award Amount

$750,000

Kansas basedfor profit business
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NVRolling

Women's Access to Skilled Trades Apprenticeship Grant - Southern Nevada Building Trades

Grantor

U.S. Department of Labor (via Senators Cortez Masto and Rosen / Southern Nevada Building Trades Union)

Award Amount

$700,000

womenapprenticeship
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KSRolling

Kansas Small Cities Community Development Block Grant - Commercial Rehabilitation

Grantor

State of Kansas

Award Amount

$650,000

commercial_rehabilitationcommunity_development
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WARolling

WSDOT Pre-Apprenticeship and Supportive Services (PASS) Grant Program

Grantor

Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), Office of Equal Opportunity

Award Amount

$575,000

Washington statepre apprenticeship
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NYRolling

East Side Building Fund

Grantor

Empire State Development

Award Amount

$500,000

east_buffalocommercial_property
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NCRolling

Mecklenburg County GRADE Grants to Replace Aging Diesel Engines

Grantor

Mecklenburg County Air Quality

Award Amount

$500,000

small_businessnonprofit
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TXRolling

Texas Skills Development Fund

Grantor

Texas Workforce Commission (TWC)

Award Amount

$500,000

Texas employercommunity college partnership
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MARolling

Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation (MGCC) β€” Contract Financing Program

Grantor

Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation (MGCC)

Award Amount

$500,000

Massachusetts basedcontractor
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OKRolling

Oklahoma Office of Workforce Development Sector Partnership Grant

Grantor

Oklahoma Department of Commerce / Oklahoma Office of Workforce Development

Award Amount

$500,000

sector partnershipworkforce development
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FLRolling

Florida Job Growth Grant Fund - Workforce Training for Construction Trades

Grantor

FloridaCommerce (Department of Commerce)

Award Amount

$500,000

Florida organizationworkforce training
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GARolling

Historic Savannah Foundation Revolving Fund

Grantor

Historic Savannah Foundation

Award Amount

$500,000

historic_propertypreservation
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MTRolling

Downtown Bozeman TIF Public Infrastructure Assistance Program

Grantor

Downtown Bozeman Partnership

Award Amount

$500,000

downtowninfrastructure
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FLRolling

BBIF Florida Small Business Loans

Grantor

BBIF Florida

Award Amount

$500,000

small_businessminority_owned
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FLRolling

BBIF Florida Small Business Loans

Grantor

BBIF Florida

Award Amount

$500,000

small_businessminority_owned
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FLRolling

Tampa Bay Black Business Investment Corporation Loans

Grantor

Tampa Bay Black Business Investment Corporation

Award Amount

$500,000

small_businesscdfi
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MTRolling

Midtown Bozeman TIF Assistance Program

Grantor

City of Bozeman

Award Amount

$500,000

midtownredevelopment
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KSRolling

Unified Government Brownfields Assessment Grant

Grantor

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Award Amount

$500,000

brownfieldredevelopment
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NMRolling

Las Cruces Metropolitan Redevelopment Area Incentives

Grantor

City of Las Cruces

Award Amount

$500,000

redevelopmentcommercial_property
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CARolling

Employment Training Panel Contract Funding

Grantor

California Employment Training Panel

Award Amount

$500,000

workforce_trainingemployer_training
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MTRolling

Missoula Redevelopment Agency Brownfields Revolving Loan Fund

Grantor

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Award Amount

$500,000

brownfieldredevelopment
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CTRolling

Connecticut Small Business Express Program (EXP)

Grantor

Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD)

Award Amount

$500,000

Connecticut businesssmall business
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GARolling

Laney Walker and Bethlehem Revitalization Project

Grantor

Augusta-Richmond County

Award Amount

$500,000

redevelopmentaffordable_housing
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MTRolling

Downtown Great Falls Tax Increment Financing Assistance

Grantor

City of Great Falls

Award Amount

$500,000

downtownredevelopment
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WIRolling

Wisconsin Fast Forward (WFF) β€” Construction and Trades Worker Training Grants

Grantor

Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD)

Award Amount

$400,000

Wisconsin employercustomized training
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GARolling

Georgia Small Business Credit Guaranty (SBCG) - SSBCI

Grantor

Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA)

Award Amount

$400,000

Georgia business500 or fewer employees
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WYRolling

Wind River Development Fund Small Business Loans

Grantor

Wind River Development Fund

Award Amount

$400,000

small_businessnative_owned
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ARRolling

Little Rock CDBG-DR New Affordable Housing Construction Program

Grantor

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Award Amount

$400,000

developernonprofit
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CORolling

Colorado Innovative Housing Incentive Program (IHIP)

Grantor

Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT)

Award Amount

$350,000

Colorado businessinnovative housing
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ARRolling

Little Rock CDBG-DR Homeowner Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Program

Grantor

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Award Amount

$350,000

homeownerdisaster_recovery
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KSRolling

Kansas Small Cities CDBG Commercial Rehabilitation - Johnson County Region

Grantor

State of Kansas

Award Amount

$300,000

commercial_rehabilitationcommunity_development
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MDRolling

Maryland Facade Improvement Program - Frederick

Grantor

State of Maryland

Award Amount

$300,000

facadesustainable_community
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AKRolling

Alaska Rural Development Initiative Fund

Grantor

State of Alaska

Award Amount

$300,000

small_businessrural_business
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IDRolling

City of Meridian CDBG Public Facilities and Infrastructure Funding

Grantor

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Award Amount

$300,000

nonprofitinfrastructure
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MDRolling

Maryland Facade Improvement Program - Rockville

Grantor

State of Maryland

Award Amount

$300,000

facadesustainable_community
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KSRolling

Kansas CDBG Commercial Rehabilitation

Grantor

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and State of Kansas

Award Amount

$300,000

local_governmentdowntown
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PARolling

Pennsylvania Construction Apprentice Preparatory Program (CAPP)

Grantor

Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED)

Award Amount

$297,000

pre apprenticeshipconstruction
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NMRolling

DreamSpring Small Business Loans

Grantor

DreamSpring

Award Amount

$250,000

small_businesscdfi
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FLRolling

Hillsborough County Historic Preservation Challenge Grant

Grantor

Hillsborough County

Award Amount

$250,000

historic_propertymatching_grant
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LARolling

NORA Commercial Revitalization Gap Financing Program

Grantor

New Orleans Redevelopment Authority

Award Amount

$250,000

commercial_corridorgap_financing
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NVRolling

Access Community Capital Small Business Loans

Grantor

Access Community Capital

Award Amount

$250,000

small_businesscdfi
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IDRolling

Altura Capital Revolving Loan Fund β€” Idaho

Grantor

Altura Capital (State-partnered CDFI β€” Idaho)

Award Amount

$250,000

Idaho basedsmall business
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WIRolling

Wisconsin Brownfields Grant Program

Grantor

Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation

Award Amount

$250,000

small_businessmunicipality
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NMRolling

LiftFund New Mexico Small Business Loans

Grantor

LiftFund

Award Amount

$250,000

small_businesscdfi
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NMRolling

New Mexico State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI)

Grantor

New Mexico Finance Authority (NMFA)

Award Amount

$250,000

small businessconstruction
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NVRolling

Nevada State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI)

Grantor

Nevada Governor's Office of Economic Development (GOED)

Award Amount

$250,000

small businessconstruction
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OHRolling

Ohio Industry Sector Partnership Grant

Grantor

Ohio Department of Job and Family Services

Award Amount

$250,000

workforce developmentsector partnership
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IARolling

Iowa Small Business Collateral Support Program (SSBCI)

Grantor

Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA)

Award Amount

$250,000

Iowa basedsmall business
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WIRolling

Community Development Investment Grant

Grantor

Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation

Award Amount

$250,000

municipalitydeveloper
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WIRolling

Idle Sites Redevelopment Program

Grantor

Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation

Award Amount

$250,000

municipalitytribal_government
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