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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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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Delaware Office of Supplier Diversity Disability Owned Business Enterprise Certification

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Disability-Owned Business Grants 2026

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Delaware Office of Supplier Diversity Disability Owned Business Enterprise Certification

New Jersey Statewide Respite Care Program

SBA 8(a) Business Development — Disability-Owned Business Pathway

Option C Foundation Entrepreneurship Support

New Jersey Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired Vocational Rehabilitation

Kansas Rehabilitation Services (KRS) Vocational Rehabilitation – Self-Employment Track

Indianapolis OMWBD DOBE Certification

Nevada Vocational Rehabilitation Self-Employment Services

NY ABLE Savings Program

Illinois Vocational Rehabilitation Services

Oklahoma DRS Small Business and Self-Employment Service

Wisconsin SBDC — Free Counseling for Disability-Owned Businesses

MaineDOT DBE Certification – Disability Track (Disadvantaged Business Enterprise)

SBA 8(a) Business Development — Disability-Owned Business Pathway in MN

New Jersey Inclusive Healthy Communities Grant Program

Idaho Assistive Technology Finance Program

VEDA SSBCI Loan Participation – Vermont Disability-Owned SEDI Entrepreneurs

WV ABLE Savings Program — Tax-Advantaged Business Savings for People with Disabilities

Synergies SEED Fund

CBVI Assistive Technology for Employment

Pennsylvania Small Diverse Business Verification for Disability-Owned Businesses

DakotaLink Assistive Technology Loan Fund

2Gether-International Disabled Founder Accelerator Programs

Massachusetts SDO DOBE Recognition – Disability-Owned Business Enterprise State Procurement Benchmark

AbilityOne / SourceAmerica — Federal Procurement for Disability-Owned Businesses

Kessler Foundation Employment Grants

Kentucky Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (OVR) – Self-Employment Track

Maryland DORS Office for Blindness & Vision Services – Business Enterprise Program

Nebraska AgrAbility

Wyoming ABLE Program — Tax-Advantaged Savings for Disability Entrepreneurs

SSA Ticket to Work

Lime Connect Pathways Scholarship

Iowa Small Business Collateral Support Program (SSBCI / SEDI – Disability Track)

Illinois Assistive Technology Program State Financing

SBA 8(a) Business Development — Disability-Owned Business Social Disadvantage Pathway

Craig H. Neilsen Foundation Creating Opportunity & Independence Grants

Montgomery County Supported Business Ownership Initiative

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

Wisconsin Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) — Self-Employment Plan

AgrAbility

Social Security Ticket to Work Program

Horizon Foundation for New Jersey Health Grants

JAN Entrepreneurship and Self-Employment Technical Assistance

Vermont Division of Vocational Rehabilitation – Self-Employment Program

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

SBA 8(a) Business Development — Disability-Owned Business Pathway in MO

Appalachian Assistive Technology Loan Fund

Colorado Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Self-Employment Services

New Jersey State Council on the Arts Project Grants

National Arts and Disability Center Arts and Accessibility Grant Opportunities

New Jersey Council on Developmental Disabilities Grant Funding

Maryland Small Business Development Financing Authority (MSBDFA) – Loans for Disability-Owned Businesses

VA Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment (VR&E) — Self-Employment Track

North Dakota Vocational Rehabilitation Self-Employment Program

Justine PETERSEN — CDFI Micro-Loans for Disability-Owned Businesses in MO

Delaware Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Self-Employment Support

Alaska Micro Enterprise Fund for Mental Health Trust Beneficiaries

Nevada Assistive Technology for Independent Living

SBA 8(a) Business Development — Disabled-Owned Business Pathway

Florida CBTAC Self-Employment Support

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