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Louisiana Small Business Grants 2026

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239

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$58,827

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Louisiana SSBCI Collateral Support Program — Health

Grantor

Louisiana Economic Development Corporation (LEDC)

Award Amount

$250,000

small businessLouisiana based

Louisiana Small Business Grants 2026

Funding is hiding in plain sight.

High-intent funding opportunities

Where to focus first

Louisiana SSBCI Collateral Support Program — Health

HOPE Credit Union Small Business Loans - New Orleans

Louisiana Events Incentive Program – Sports and Recreational Events (LED)

Baton Rouge CDBG Public Services Grants

Shreveport CDBG Public Services Grants

New Orleans CDBG Public Services Grants

Louisiana SSBCI Micro Lending Program

Louisiana SSBCI Micro Lending Program — Transportation

Office of Social Services Community Services Block Grant

Louisiana Innovation Retention Grant — Clean Energy Startups

Louisiana SSBCI Micro Lending Program — Agriculture

NewCorp Louisiana SSBCI Micro Lending Program - Baton Rouge

Greater New Orleans Foundation Impact 100 Grant

NewCorp Louisiana SSBCI Micro Lending Program

Louisiana Innovation Retention Grant (IRG) Program

Louisiana Innovation Retention Grant Program

NewCorp Louisiana SSBCI Micro Lending Program - Shreveport

Louisiana SSBCI Micro Lending Program — Health

New Orleans Recreation and Culture Fund – Sports & Recreation Nonprofits

Louisiana SSBCI Micro Lending Program — Restaurants

Louisiana SSBCI Micro Lending Program

Entergy New Orleans Energy Smart Business Incentives

Downtown Shreveport Development Corporation Low-Interest Building Improvement Loan

Community Foundation of North Louisiana Grants

Louisiana SSBCI Micro Lending Program — Education

Noel Foundation Community Grants

Louisiana Small Scale Agriculture Coalition On-Farm Grant

New Orleans Facade RENEW

J Terrell Brown Venture Challenge – LSU Student Business Plan Competition

NORA Façade RENEW Program

Shreveport Regional Arts Council Grants and Artist Support

Second Service Foundation Military Entrepreneur Challenge (MEC)

Louisiana Office of Tourism Competitive Grant Program (CGP) – Sports Events

Arts Council of Greater Baton Rouge Decentralized Arts Funding

Baton Rouge North Façade and Signage Improvement Program

Shreveport Downtown Development Authority Facade Improvement Grants

Louisiana Work Opportunity Tax Credit

Louisiana STEP Grant

New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Community Partnership Grants

Louisiana Division of the Arts — Individual Artist Mini-Grants

Louisiana Project Grants — Nonprofit Arts and Cultural Organizations

New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival Community Partnership Grants — Nonprofits

Louisiana Project Grants (LPG) — Division of the Arts

Junior League of Baton Rouge Community Assistance Fund

Downtown Shreveport Development Authority Mini-Grant

Baton Rouge North Facade and Signage Improvement Program

NORA Small Business Marketing Assistance Program

Louisiana Enterprise Zone Program

Downtown New Orleans Exterior Lighting Grant

Downtown Shreveport Lighting Improvement Micro Grant

Caddo Parish Small and Emerging Business Program

Louisiana SSBCI Technical Assistance Program

BREC Small Business Opportunity Program

Louisiana Quality Jobs Program

Louisiana Digital Interactive Media and Software Program

Louisiana Restoration Tax Abatement

Louisiana Industrial Tax Exemption Program

Louisiana Restoration Tax Abatement - Baton Rouge

Louisiana Digital Interactive Media and Software Tax Credit

Louisiana LED FastStart

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