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Hawaii Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Program
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Hawaii Department of Transportation
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minority_ownedsocially_economically_disadvantaged
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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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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.
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IDOT DBE Supportive Services Program
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Illinois Department of Transportation
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womendbe
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DEED Job Training Incentive Program (JTIP)
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Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED)
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Minnesota employernew or expanding business
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SSBCI Technical Assistance Program - Contractor and Bonding Support
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Empire State Development
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Veterans Electrical Entry Program
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Electrical Training Alliance
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active_militaryveteran_owned
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Mississippi Apprenticeship Accelerator Program
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Accelerate Mississippi
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Mississippi employerworkforce development partner
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Rebuild Florida Business Loan Fund
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Florida First Capital Finance Corporation (FFCFC) / FloridaCommerce
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Florida small businessworking capital need
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NYC Pathways to Industrial and Construction Careers
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New York City Mayor's Office of Talent and Workforce Development
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trainingworkforce_development
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South Dakota Registered Apprenticeship — Construction Trades
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South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation (DLR)
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South Dakota employerapprenticeship sponsor
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ApprenticeshipTN — Construction Trades Employer Program
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Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development
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Tennessee employerapprenticeship sponsor
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VEDP Education to Workforce Grants — Construction and Trades
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Virginia Economic Development Partnership (VEDP)
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Virginia employereducation workforce partnership
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Illinois Works Apprenticeship Initiative
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Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO)
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Illinois basedcontractor
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Pathways to Apprenticeship Construction Pre-Apprenticeship Program
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Pathways to Apprenticeship
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trainingworkforce_development
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California Capital Access Program for Small Business
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California Pollution Control Financing Authority
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california_businesssmall_business
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Apprenticeship Oklahoma - Construction Trades
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Oklahoma Department of Career and Technology Education
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apprenticeshiptrades
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Missouri Works Program – Employee Withholding Tax Retention Incentive
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Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED)
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Missouri employerexpanding business
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Tennessee On-the-Job Training (OJT) Grants
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Tennessee Department of Labor and Workforce Development
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Tennessee employernew hire training
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United Association Veterans in Piping Program
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United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry
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active_militaryindividual
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Idaho Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Certification
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Idaho Transportation Department
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dbewomen_owned
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Manufacturing PA Training-to-Career (MTTC) Grant
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Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED)
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manufacturingtrades
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Community Hiring Career Discovery NYC Pre-Apprenticeship Referrals
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NYC Workforce1 and Community Hiring
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trainingworkforce_development
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Illinois Tollway Partnering for Growth
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Illinois State Toll Highway Authority
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womenillinois_tollway
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MaineDOT DBE Certification – Disability Track (Disadvantaged Business Enterprise)
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Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) / U.S. Department of Transportation
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disability_ownedsocially_economically_disadvantaged
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NYS Office of General Services MWBE Participation on Construction Contracts
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New York State Office of General Services
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certification_supporttechnical_assistance
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BLOC Foundation Comprehensive Construction Training Program for Veterans
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BLOC Foundation
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woman_ownedminority_owned
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NY Helmets to Hardhats
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New York State Building and Construction Trades Council
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South Dakota Works Flexible Loan Program
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South Dakota Governor's Office of Economic Development (GOED)
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for profitSouth Dakota business
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Nevada State Contractors Board Free Business Assistance Program
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Nevada State Contractors Board (NSCB)
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contractor licenselicensing
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South Bend Small Business Assistance Suite
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City of South Bend Office of Diversity and Inclusion
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south_bendprocurement_readiness
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Dual Training Grant Program
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Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED)
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Minnesota employerdual training pipeline participant
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Illinois Works Pre-Apprenticeship Program
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Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO)
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Illinois basednonprofit
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SupplyRI - Supplier Readiness and Procurement Program
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Rhode Island Commerce Corporation
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supplier diversityprocurement
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LatinoBuilt Technical Assistance and Contractor Programs
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LatinoBuilt
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latino_contractororegon_business
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AltCap — Kansas Small Business Loan Fund
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AltCap (CDFI — Kansas/Missouri)
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Kansas basedsmall business
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Plumbers Local 24 Apprenticeship Program
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Plumbers Local 24 Education Fund
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individualjob_seekers
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MaineDOT DBE Certification – Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (Minority & Women-Owned)
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Maine Department of Transportation (MaineDOT) / U.S. Department of Transportation
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minority_ownedsocially_economically_disadvantaged
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Connecticut Apprenticeship Training Tax Credit - Construction Trades
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Connecticut Department of Revenue Services / Connecticut Department of Labor
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Connecticut employerregistered apprenticeship sponsor
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New Jersey Office of Apprenticeship - Registered Apprenticeship Support
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New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
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apprenticeshiptrades
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Utah Small Business Credit Initiative (USBCI)
Grantor
Utah Governor's Office of Economic Opportunity (GOEO)
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Utah small businesscapital access
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Delaware Office of Supplier Diversity (OSD) Statewide Bonding Pilot Program
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Delaware Office of Supplier Diversity (OSD) / Division of Small Business
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Delaware businesssmall contractor
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Vermont Department of Labor Employer Apprenticeship Fund
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Vermont Department of Labor
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Vermont employerregistered apprenticeship
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ApprenticeshipNC – Registered Apprenticeship for Construction Trades
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North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS) / NC Commerce
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North Carolina employerregistered apprenticeship sponsor
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California Apprenticeship Initiative (CAI) Training Funds - Building Trades
Grantor
California Department of Industrial Relations, Division of Apprenticeship Standards (DAS)
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California apprenticeship programbuilding trades
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West Virginia Economic Development Authority Direct Loan Program
Grantor
West Virginia Economic Development Authority (WVEDA)
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West Virginia businessfixed asset financing
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Build360 Carpentry Pre-Apprenticeship
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New Ways of Networking and Partnering for Advancement
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minority_ownedyouth_owned
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Alabama Office of Apprenticeship - Registered Apprenticeship Program Support
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Alabama Department of Commerce
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Alabama employerconstruction trades
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GoGreen Home Contractor Network
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California Alternative Energy and Advanced Transportation Financing Authority
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energy_efficiencycontractor_network
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WSDOT Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program
Grantor
Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) / OMWBE
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minority owneddisadvantaged
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Wyoming Pre-Hire Economic Development Grants
Grantor
Wyoming Department of Workforce Services (DWS)
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Wyoming employerpre hire training
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New York State Registered Apprenticeship Program
Grantor
New York State Department of Labor
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trainingworkforce_development
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NJBUILD Women and Minority Veterans in Construction Trades Program
Grantor
New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
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woman_ownedminority_owned
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San Francisco Contractor Development Program
Grantor
City and County of San Francisco
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lbebonding_support
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Apprentice Florida - Construction Trades Apprenticeship Program
Grantor
FloridaCommerce / Florida Department of Education
Award Amount
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Florida employerregistered apprenticeship
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Growing Apprenticeship in Nontraditional Sectors Grant Program
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New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
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businessnonprofit
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Nebraska Customized Job Training (CJT) Grant
Grantor
Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED)
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Nebraska employerfor profit
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California IBank Small Business Loan Guarantee Program
Grantor
California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank (IBank)
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California businesssmall business
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Arizona SSBCI Technical Assistance Grant Program
Grantor
Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA)
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Arizona businessSEDI business
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Growing the Clean Energy Workforce - Electric Vehicles RFA
Grantor
New York State Department of Labor Office of Just Energy Transition
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trainingworkforce_development
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Hawaii Statewide DBE Workshops
Grantor
Hawaii Department of Transportation and U.S. Small Business Administration
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dbesmall_business
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WSDOT Highway Construction Trades Scholarships
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Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT)
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Washington stateregistered apprenticeship
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