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Louisiana Enterprise Zone Program - Baton Rouge

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Louisiana Small Business Grants 2026

Funding is hiding in plain sight.

High-intent funding opportunities

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Louisiana Enterprise Zone Program - Baton Rouge

City-Parish SEDBE Business Enterprise Program

BRF Entrepreneurial Accelerator Program

Louisiana Small and Emerging Business Development Program at SUSLA

Louisiana Restoration Tax Abatement - Shreveport

Louisiana Motion Picture Production Tax Credit

Louisiana Quality Jobs Program - Shreveport

Louisiana Research and Development Tax Credit - Baton Rouge

Louisiana Growing Louisiana Imports Tax Credit

City-Parish Economic Development Incentives

Louisiana Economic Development Award Program

Louisiana Enterprise Zone Program - Shreveport

MOVEBR Small Business Outreach Initiative

Louisiana Quality Jobs Program - Baton Rouge

Louisiana Digital Interactive Media and Software Program - Shreveport

Louisiana Enterprise Zone Program

SUSLA Small Business Development Center and Incubator

Louisiana High Impact Jobs Program

Louisiana Ports of Louisiana Tax Credit

Louisiana Digital Interactive Media and Software Program - Baton Rouge

Louisiana Sales & Use Tax Exemption – Manufacturing Machinery and Equipment

Louisiana Major Events Incentive Program – Sports Events

Louisiana DBE Certification – Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DOTD)

Louisiana High Impact Jobs Program – Manufacturing

SBA WOSB Federal Contracting Program – Women-Owned Small Business Certification

Propeller Impact Accelerator – Minority Entrepreneurs of Color (New Orleans)

Veteran Initiative — Professional Services Procurement Certification

SBA Boots to Business (B2B) – Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana

Small and Emerging Business Development (SEBD) Program — Professional Services

Louisiana Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) Grant

Fort Johnson Employment Readiness Program (ERP) – Entrepreneurship Track

Small and Emerging Business Development (SEBD) Program

Small and Emerging Business Development (SEBD) Program — Health

New Orleans Open for Business Grants Layer

Small and Emerging Business Development (SEBD) Program — Transportation

Louisiana 4-H Tiger Tank Entrepreneurship Contest

Urban League of Louisiana – Women's Business Resource Center (WBRC)

Louisiana STEP Grant — State Trade Expansion Program (Tech)

Shreveport Small Business and Corridor Layer

SBA Boots to Business (B2B) – Fort Johnson (formerly Fort Polk) & Barksdale AFB

Small and Emerging Business Development (SEBD) Program — Restaurants

Veteran Initiative — Small Business Procurement Certification

Louisiana Hudson Initiative – Small Entrepreneurship Certification (Native American Track)

Louisiana 4-H Entrepreneurship Program – Statewide Parish-Based Programming

Small and Emerging Business Development (SEBD) Program — Agriculture

Louisiana Industrial Revenue Bonds (IRBs) – Manufacturing Facility Financing

Louisiana STEP Grant — Agricultural Exporters

Louisiana State Commercial Rehabilitation Tax Credit — Creative/Cultural Buildings

Louisiana Veteran Initiative (LAVETBIZ) – Veteran-Owned Small Business Certification

SBA Boots to Business (B2B) – Fort Johnson (formerly Fort Polk), Louisiana

Louisiana Workforce Commission (LWC) – Incumbent Worker Training Program (IWTP)

Louisiana H.E.R.O. Fund — Healthcare Employment Reinvestment Opportunity

Manufacturing Extension Partnership of Louisiana (MEPOL) – Technical Assistance

Louisiana Cultural District Sales Tax Exemption — Nonprofit Arts Organizations

Louisiana Early Childhood Matching Fund Program

Digital Interactive Media and Software Development Tax Credit

Louisiana Angel Investor Tax Credit — Professional Services

Hudson Initiative — Transportation Business Procurement Certification

Digital Interactive Media and Software Development Tax Credit — Creative/Arts

Louisiana Federal and State Technology Partnership (FAST) Program

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