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Maryland Small Business Grants 2026

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Maryland Veteran-Owned Small Business Enterprise (VSBE) Certification & Procurement Program

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Governor's Office of Small, Minority & Women Business Affairs (GOSBA) / Maryland Department of Veterans & Military Families

Award Amount

Varies

veteran_owned51_percent_owned
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Veterans Institute for Procurement (VIP) – Federal Contracting Training for Veteran Businesses

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Veterans Institute for Procurement / Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce / U.S. Small Business Administration

Award Amount

Varies

veteran_ownedservice_disabled_veteran
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Baltimore City MWBOO – Women's Business Enterprise (WBE) Certification

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Baltimore City Minority and Women's Business Opportunity Office (MWBOO)

Award Amount

Varies

woman_owned51_percent_owned
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Maryland Capital Enterprises Small Business Loans

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Maryland Capital Enterprises

Award Amount

Varies

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Maryland Clean Energy for Local Governments (CELG) Grant Program

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Maryland Energy Administration

Award Amount

Varies

local governmentrenewable energy
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Maryland DECA – Entrepreneurship Competitive Events

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Maryland DECA / DECA Inc.

Award Amount

Varies

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Maryland MBE Certification for Health Businesses

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Maryland Department of Transportation / Governor Office of Small, Minority and Women Business Affairs

Award Amount

Varies

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

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Maryland Department of Commerce / MSBDFA / Meridian Management Group

Award Amount

Varies

disability_ownedsmall_business
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Maryland MBE Certification Program

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Maryland Department of Transportation / Governor's Office of Small, Minority and Women Business Affairs

Award Amount

Varies

minority ownedwomen owned
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Maryland Commission on Indian Affairs – Tribal Business Resource Navigation

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Maryland Commission on Indian Affairs (MCIA) / Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development

Award Amount

Varies

native_americanmaryland_resident
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Child Care Quality Incentive Grant (CCQIG)

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Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE)

Award Amount

Varies

childcare providermaryland credential program
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Maryland State Arts Council Grants for Nonprofit Arts Organizations

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Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC)

Award Amount

Varies

nonprofitarts organization
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SCSEP Maryland – MD Department of Labor, Division of Workforce Development & Adult Learning (Statewide)

Grantor

Maryland Department of Labor (MD Labor), Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning / U.S. Department of Labor

Award Amount

Varies

age_55_pluslow_income
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Maryland FBLA – Entrepreneurship Competitive Events (High School & Middle Level)

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Maryland FBLA / National FBLA

Award Amount

Varies

maryland_studenthigh_school
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Maryland APEX Accelerator (Procurement Technical Assistance)

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Maryland APEX Accelerator / University of Maryland

Award Amount

Varies

small businessmaryland based
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Maryland MDOT MBE/DBE Certification Program

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Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) / Department of Social and Economic Mobility (DoSEM)

Award Amount

Varies

Maryland basedMBE certified
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SBA Boots to Business (B2B) – Maryland Military Installations (Mid-Atlantic VBOC / UMD)

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U.S. Small Business Administration / Mid-Atlantic Veterans Business Outreach Center (UMD)

Award Amount

Varies

active_dutytransitioning_service_member
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Maryland Community Health Facilities Grant Program (CHFGP)

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Maryland Department of Health

Award Amount

Varies

healthcare facilitycommunity health center
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Maryland Small Business Development Financing Authority (MSBDFA) – Loans & Equity for Minority-Owned Businesses

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Maryland Department of Commerce / Maryland Small Business Development Financing Authority (MSBDFA) / Meridian Management Group

Award Amount

Varies

minority_ownedsmall_business
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Maryland CHRC Behavioral Health Grants

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Maryland Community Health Resources Commission (CHRC)

Award Amount

Varies

behavioral health providernonprofit
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Maryland Small Business Development Financing Authority (MSBDFA) – Loans for LGBTQ-Owned Businesses

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Maryland Department of Commerce / MSBDFA / Meridian Management Group

Award Amount

Varies

lgbtq_ownedsmall_business
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Maryland DHCD Community Development State Revitalization Programs

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Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development

Award Amount

Varies

nonprofitcommunity development organization
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Maryland Equitech Growth Fund

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Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO)

Award Amount

Varies

technology companymaryland based
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Maryland EmPOWER Maryland Commercial Rebate Programs

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Maryland Energy Administration / Maryland Utilities

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commercial businessmaryland utility customer
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Maryland LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC Affiliate) – LGBTBE Certification with Fee Waiver

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Maryland LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce / National LGBT Chamber of Commerce (NGLCC)

Award Amount

Varies

lgbtq_owned51_percent_owned
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MARBIDCO Southern Maryland Revolving Loan Fund for Agriculture

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Maryland Agricultural and Resource-Based Industry Development Corporation (MARBIDCO)

Award Amount

Varies

farmerSouthern Maryland
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Maryland MDOT MBE Certification – Minority Business Enterprise (State Procurement)

Grantor

Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT), Office of Minority Business Enterprise / Governor's Office of Small, Minority & Women Business Affairs (GOSBA)

Award Amount

Varies

minority_owned51_percent_owned
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SCORE Maryland/DC – Encore (50+) Entrepreneur Mentoring (DC Metro / Montgomery & Prince George's Counties)

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SCORE Maryland/DC / U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA cooperative agreement)

Award Amount

Varies

age_50_plusentrepreneur
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Maryland VLT Small, Minority & Women-Owned Business Fund

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Maryland Department of Commerce / Video Lottery Terminal (VLT) Fund

Award Amount

Varies

minority_ownedsmall_business
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Governor Moore Small and Minority-Owned Business Growth Initiative — MSBDFA DECADE Act

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Maryland Small Business Development Financing Authority / Maryland Department of Commerce

Award Amount

Varies

Maryland basedsmall business
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SBA VetCert – VOSB & SDVOSB Federal Certification (Maryland)

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U.S. Small Business Administration

Award Amount

Varies

veteran_ownedservice_disabled_veteran
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Maryland Clean Energy Capital Program (MCEC) Bond Financing

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Maryland Clean Energy Center (MCEC)

Award Amount

From $5,000,000

clean energy projectmaryland based
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Maryland MDOT MBE Certification – Native American Track (State Contracts)

Grantor

Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT), Office of Minority Business Enterprise / GOSBA

Award Amount

Varies

native_american_ownedsocially_economically_disadvantaged
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TEDCO Seed / Venture Funding Layer

Grantor

TEDCO

Award Amount

Varies

direct to businessstartup
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Partnership for Workforce Quality (PWQ) – Incumbent Worker Training for Manufacturers

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Maryland Department of Commerce

Award Amount

Varies

manufacturermaryland_employer
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WBENC WBE Certification – Maryland (via Capital Region / National WBENC)

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Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC)

Award Amount

Varies

woman_owned51_percent_owned
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Maryland Small Business Development Financing Authority (MSBDFA) – Loans for Women-Owned Businesses

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Maryland Department of Commerce / MSBDFA / Meridian Management Group

Award Amount

Varies

woman_ownedsmall_business
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Maryland Community Health Resources Commission Grants for Nonprofit Health Organizations

Grantor

Maryland Community Health Resources Commission (CHRC)

Award Amount

Varies

nonprofithealthcare organization
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Maryland APEX Accelerator Transportation Procurement Assistance

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Maryland APEX Accelerator / University of Maryland

Award Amount

Varies

small businessmaryland based
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Maryland APEX Accelerator Government Contracting for Tech

Grantor

Maryland APEX Accelerator / University of Maryland

Award Amount

Varies

small businessmaryland based
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Maryland Small Business Development Financing Authority (MSBDFA)

Grantor

Maryland Department of Commerce

Award Amount

Varies

direct to businesssmall_business
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Maryland Jane E. Lawton Conservation Loan Program for Nonprofits

Grantor

Maryland Energy Administration

Award Amount

Varies

nonprofitenergy efficiency
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Maryland MBE Certification for Education Businesses

Grantor

Maryland Department of Transportation / Governor Office of Small, Minority and Women Business Affairs

Award Amount

Varies

minority ownedwomen owned
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Maryland MBE Certification for Restaurants and Food Service

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Maryland Department of Transportation / Governor Office of Small, Minority and Women Business Affairs

Award Amount

Varies

minority ownedwomen owned
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MEP Catalyst Equipment Match – Maryland Manufacturers

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Maryland MEP / NIST MEP National Network (Catalyst Program)

Award Amount

Varies

manufacturermaryland_business
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Mid-Atlantic VBOC at University of Maryland – Veteran Entrepreneur Counseling & Training

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Mid-Atlantic Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC) / University of Maryland / U.S. Small Business Administration

Award Amount

Varies

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

Grantor

Disability:IN

Award Amount

Varies

disability_ownedfor_profit
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Maryland Department of Agriculture Conservation Financial Assistance Programs

Grantor

Maryland Department of Agriculture

Award Amount

Varies

farmerconservation practices
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Maryland Energy Administration Commercial, Industrial and Agricultural (CIA) Grant Program

Grantor

Maryland Energy Administration

Award Amount

Varies

commercial businessindustrial facility
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Maryland MBE Certification for Transportation Businesses

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Maryland Department of Transportation / Governor Office of Small, Minority and Women Business Affairs

Award Amount

Varies

minority ownedwomen owned
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Maryland Cannabis Business Assistance Fund (CBAF) – Social Equity Conditional Licensee Grant

Grantor

Maryland Department of Commerce

Award Amount

Varies

mca_social_equity_conditional_licenselottery_winner
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Maryland Small Business Development Financing Authority (MSBDFA) Education Business Loans

Grantor

Maryland Department of Commerce

Award Amount

Varies

small businessminority owned
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Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) – Maryland Programs

Grantor

Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) / National NFTE

Award Amount

Varies

maryland_youthhigh_school
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Maryland Small Business Development Financing Authority (MSBDFA) Professional Services Loans

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Maryland Department of Commerce

Award Amount

Varies

small businessminority owned
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Maryland State Arts Council Grants for Organizations

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Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC)

Award Amount

Varies

arts organizationnonprofit
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Maryland State Arts Council Arts Capital Grant

Grantor

Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC)

Award Amount

Varies

arts organizationnonprofit
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NMSDC MBE Certification – Native American Track (Maryland, via Capital Region MSDC / NMSDC Hub)

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National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC) / Capital Region MSDC (CRMSDC)

Award Amount

Varies

native_american_owned51_percent_owned
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More Jobs for Marylanders (MJM) Tax Credit – Manufacturing Job Creation

Grantor

Maryland Department of Commerce

Award Amount

Varies

manufacturermaryland_business
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Maryland SSBCI NBW Participating CDFIs

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Maryland DHCD

Award Amount

Varies

small_business
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Baltimore County Financing and Tax Credits Layer

Grantor

Baltimore County Department of Economic and Workforce Development

Award Amount

Varies

direct to businesssmall_business
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