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Southern Opportunity and Resilience Fund (SOAR) - Louisiana Layer

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Hope Enterprise Corporation / partners

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Louisiana Small Business Grants 2026

Funding is hiding in plain sight.

High-intent funding opportunities

Where to focus first

Southern Opportunity and Resilience Fund (SOAR) - Louisiana Layer

Louisiana Hudson Initiative – Small Entrepreneurship Certification (State Procurement)

Louisiana FAST Program

WBEC South – WBE & WOSB Certification (WBENC Regional Partner for Louisiana)

Louisiana Early Childhood Education (ECE) Fund — Publicly-Funded Provider Grants

Small and Emerging Business Development (SEBD) Program — Education

Louisiana Enterprise Zone Program — Green Business

Louisiana DNR Energy Efficiency Loan Program

Louisiana STEP Grant — Professional Services Exporters

Louisiana STEP Grant — Transportation and Logistics Exporters

Louisiana DECA – Entrepreneurship Competitive Events

Louisiana Sound Recording Investor Tax Credit

New Orleans LGBTQ+ & Allied Chamber of Commerce (NOLAC) – Membership & LGBTBE Certification Access

Louisiana Small and Emerging Business Development (SEBD) Program

Louisiana Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP)

Louisiana H.E.R.O. Fund — Healthcare Workforce Training Nonprofits

Louisiana Technology Transfer Office (LTTO)

Louisiana Angel Investor Tax Credit — Clean Energy Startups

Louisiana CDFI / Community Lending Layer

WBEC South – Women's Business Center (WBC) South (SBA-Funded)

SBA 8(a) Business Development Program – Native American Track (Louisiana)

Hudson Initiative — Professional Services Procurement Certification

Southern Region Minority Supplier Development Council (SRMSDC) – MBE Certification

Louisiana State Commercial Rehabilitation Tax Credit — Restaurant and Food Venue Historic Buildings

LED FastStart – No-Cost Workforce Training for New & Expanding Manufacturers

Louisiana State Commercial Rehabilitation Tax Credit (Historic Tax Credit)

Louisiana FBLA – Entrepreneurship Competitive Events (High School & Middle Level)

Louisiana 8(g) Student Enhancement Block Grant — Pre-K

LiftFund Louisiana Small Business Loans

Louisiana Bonding Assistance Program (BAP)

Hudson Initiative — Small Business Procurement Certification

KEDFA-Equivalent: LED Diversification Incentive – Enterprise Zone Program (Manufacturing)

Louisiana Enterprise Zone Program — Tax Credit

Louisiana Cultural District Sales Tax Exemption

SRMSDC MBE Certification – Native American Track (Louisiana)

Baton Rouge Small Business Assistance Layer

Louisiana Enterprise Zone Program — Restaurants

Louisiana DNR Energy Programs — Financial Resources

Louisiana Office of Indian Affairs – Economic Development Referral & Technical Assistance

Louisiana Industrial Tax Exemption Program (ITEP) – Manufacturing

LGBTBE Certification via NOLAC (NGLCC) – Louisiana

VBOC at Mississippi State University – Veterans Business Outreach Center (Covering Louisiana)

Louisiana Enterprise Zone Program — Health

Louisiana SSBCI

Fort Johnson MWR Home Based Business (HBB) Program

Louisiana STEP Grant — State Trade Expansion Program

Louisiana LCAI Business & Law Seminar

Louisiana Contractors Accreditation Institute (LCAI) — General Contractors Seminar

Louisiana Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) Grant — Food Businesses

TruFund Financial Services – Small Business Lending for Women-Owned Businesses (Louisiana)

Louisiana Research and Development Tax Credit — Clean Energy

Small and Emerging Business Development (SEBD) Program — Tech

VBOC at Mississippi State University – Active-Duty & Transitioning Service Member Counseling (Louisiana)

MEP Catalyst Equipment Match – Louisiana Manufacturers

Louisiana SSBCI Venture Capital Program

Louisiana Quality Jobs (QJ) Program – Manufacturing

Veteran Initiative — Transportation Business Procurement Certification

Louisiana Contractors Accreditation Institute (LCAI) — Residential Contractors Seminar

Louisiana Veterans First Business Initiative – Veteran Business Directory & Promotion

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