Disability-Owned Business Grants funding

Disability-Owned Business Grants 2026

Browse open grant programs for entrepreneurs with disabilities and disability-owned businesses in 2026, sorted by award size, with deadlines and eligibility at a glance.

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Accessibility, assistive technology, and business-formation grants for founders with disabilities, sorted by award size.

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Open grants

323

Average award

$500

Top eligibility tags

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Browse open grant programs for entrepreneurs with disabilities and disability-owned 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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Rhode Island Small Business Accessibility Tax Credit

Grantor

Rhode Island Division of Taxation

Award Amount

$1,000

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Disability-Owned Business Grants 2026

Funding is hiding in plain sight.

High-intent funding opportunities

Where to focus first

Rhode Island Small Business Accessibility Tax Credit

Plan to Achieve Self-Support (PASS)

VA VR&E Self-Employment Track

National Disability Institute – Small Business Hub

Tennessee Small Business Development Center (TSBDC) – Business Counseling

Social Security Plan to Achieve Self-Support

Hawaii Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services

National Disability Institute Small Business Resources

Delaware Office of Supplier Diversity Certified Business Directory

Business Enterprise Program (BEP) Certification

Social Security Plan to Achieve Self-Support for Self-Employment

Synergies SEED Fund Microloans

Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation Transition Self-Employment Planning

New Jersey Business Certification Program

Advancing Workforce Skills for All Abilities Grants

Disability:IN Disability-Owned Business Enterprise Certification

Chugachmiut Tribal Vocational Rehabilitation Self-Employment Support

Disability-Owned Business Enterprise Certification

New Jersey Social Isolation Grants for Older Adults and Individuals with Disabilities

Hawaii Work Incentives Planning and Assistance

New York State Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Certification

Job Accommodation Network Entrepreneurship Resources

Idaho Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services

New Jersey Council on Developmental Disabilities Grants

Pennsylvania Assistive Technology Foundation Financial Loans

2Gether-International Accelerator

Idaho AT4ALL Assistive Technology Lending and Exchange

NY SWTCIE Customized Employment Demonstration Project

Ohio STABLE Account Enrollment Incentive

Job Accommodation Network Entrepreneurship Assistance

Synergies Work EDDIE Awards

Hawaii DVR Self-Employment Support

VA Veteran Readiness and Employment Self-Employment Track

New Jersey Veteran-Owned and Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Certification

MnDOT Targeted Group Business (TGB) — Disability-Owned Contracting Preference

Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services (MDRS) — Self-Employment Program

Job Accommodation Network Self-Employment Consulting

ACCES-VR Vocational Rehabilitation Services

OPWDD Vocational Training Grants for People With Developmental Disabilities

Disability:IN DOBE® Certification (Disability-Owned Business Enterprise)

WV Vocational Rehabilitation — Entrepreneurship & Small Business Startup Funding

SSA Ticket to Work Program

WV Division of Rehabilitation Services (DRS) — Self-Employment Support

Advantage Illinois Participation Loan Program for MWVD-Owned Businesses

Disability:IN Supplier Diversity Program

Illinois Workforce Success Program for Individuals with Disabilities

SBA Veteran Small Business Certification for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Firms

National Disability Institute (NDI) — ABLE & Financial Capability for Disability Entrepreneurs

Massachusetts Commission for the Blind (MCB) – Vocational Rehabilitation Self-Employment & Business Enterprise

2Gether-International Startup Accelerator

Ohio Self-Empowered Life Funding Waiver Self-Employment Supports

Patient Advocate Foundation Scholarships for Survivors

Nevada Vocational Rehabilitation Employment Services

VA Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment (VR&E) — Self-Employment for Veterans with Disabilities

New Jersey APEX Accelerator

Synergies Work i2i Incubator

Ohio Bureau of Services for the Visually Impaired Employment Services

Social Security PASS Plan for Self-Employment

Social Security Plan to Achieve Self-Support for Starting a Business

Florida Vocational Rehabilitation Programs

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