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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SBA Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOSB) Contracting – Utah

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Disability-Owned Business Grants 2026

Funding is hiding in plain sight.

High-intent funding opportunities

Where to focus first

SBA Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Business (SDVOSB) Contracting – Utah

Granite State Independent Living Employment and Benefits Support

AFES Self-Employment Services

Wyoming SBDC — Business Counseling for Disability-Owned Businesses

Disability:IN DOBE Certification

South Dakota Division of Rehabilitation Services Vocational Rehabilitation

ACCES-VR Readers Aid Program

Connecticut Bureau of Rehabilitation Services Self-Employment Support

Tennessee Vocational Rehabilitation – Self-Employment Program

Rhode Island Disability Business Enterprise Certification

Oklahoma DRS Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired Employment Services

Northwest Access Fund – Assistive Technology Loans

RI's ABLE Savings Program

Tennessee GoDBE Disabled Business Enterprise (DSBE) Certification

Port Authority of New York and New Jersey MWSDBE Certification

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

DOL Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) — Technical Assistance & Resources

SSA Plan to Achieve Self-Support (PASS) — Self-Employment Funding for SSI Recipients

Iowa Targeted Small Business (TSB) Certification – Disability Track

Business Enterprise Program (BEP) Certification — Food Service Businesses

Ocean State Center for Independent Living Equipment Loan Program

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

MassAbility (formerly MRC) – Vocational Rehabilitation Self-Employment Track

Mississippi SBDC — Business Advising for Entrepreneurs with Disabilities

Delta Dental of New Jersey Foundation Major Grants

South Dakota Vocational Rehabilitation Self Employment Program

Alaska DVR Self-Employment Questionnaire and Business Plan Process

New Jersey State Council on the Arts Project Support

Kentucky SDVOSB Certification – Service-Disabled Veteran (Disability Track)

Utah Small Business Credit Initiative (USBCI) – Disability-Owned SEDI Entrepreneurs

Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act Training Grants - CDL and Logistics

Illinois Business Enterprise Program Certification for Businesses Owned by Persons with Disabilities

Rhode Island Assistive Technology Access Partnership

Disability:IN Supplier Diversity Matchmaking

National AgrAbility Project Assistance for Farmers and Ranchers with Disabilities

Illinois Assistive Technology Program Device Loan Program

Incight Scholarship

Indiana Business Enterprise Program

Lime Connect Fellowship Program for Students with Disabilities

Job Accommodation Network Small Business Accommodation Guidance

Lime Connect Scholarships and Awards

Indiana Vocational Rehabilitation Self-Employment Support

Nebraska Vocational Rehabilitation Employment Services

Maine Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR) – Self-Employment Track

North Carolina EIPD Self-Employment Vocational Rehabilitation Services

Easterseals Nebraska Ticket to Work

Assistive Technology in New Hampshire Device Loans and Demonstrations

Florida Vocational Rehabilitation Self-Employment

Synergies Work Business Accelerator Programs

Georgia Vocational Rehabilitation Services

Maryland DORS RISE Program – Reach Independence through Self-Employment

Kessler Foundation — Grants for Employment & Business Development for People with Disabilities

Disability:IN Disability-Owned Businesses Registry

Wisconsin DVR — Self-Employment Resource Guide & Business Startup Support

SCORE — Free Mentoring for Entrepreneurs with Disabilities

Ohio Business Enterprise Program

Northwest Access Fund – Opportunity Loans for Disability-Owned Businesses

Texas VetHUB – Disabled Veteran-Owned Business Certification

NJ Human Services Inclusive Healthy Communities Grant

Montana Vocational Rehabilitation Self-Employment Services

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