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SBA Boots to Business (B2B) – Fort Johnson (formerly Fort Polk) & Barksdale AFB
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U.S. Small Business Administration / VBOC at Mississippi State University
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Grants for Active Military and Military Spouses 2026
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Browse open grant programs for active-duty service members and military spouses 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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United Association Veterans in Piping Program
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United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry
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Georgia Veterans Business Outreach Center
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Georgia VECTR Center
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Delaware Professional License Portability for Military Spouses
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Delaware Division of Professional Regulation
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South Carolina Veterans Business Guild Military-Connected Entrepreneur Support
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South Carolina Veterans Business Guild
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Military Spouse Employment and Career Opportunities Entrepreneur Resources
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U.S. Department of Defense Military OneSource
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military_spousecareer_support
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STRIVE at Kauai Community College
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D'Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families / Kauai Community College
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IVMF Boots to Business Reboot
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Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University
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New York National Guard Family Programs and Military Family Assistance Centers
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New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs
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national_guardmilitary_family
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Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC) — WV Entrepreneurship Support
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U.S. Small Business Administration via VBOC network
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veteran_ownedactive_military
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Veterans Business Outreach Center of the Dakotas
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U.S. Small Business Administration
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veteranservice_member
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Veterans Business Outreach Center of New England (VBOC of NE) – Massachusetts Coverage
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Veterans Business Outreach Center of New England / Center for Women & Enterprise (CWE) / U.S. Small Business Administration
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veterantransitioning_service_member
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Mission43 Entrepreneurship Programs
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Mission43
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veteranmilitary_spouse
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Grand Forks Air Force Base Boots to Business Classes
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U.S. Small Business Administration
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Mid-Atlantic VBOC at UMD – Active-Duty & Transitioning Service Member Counseling (Maryland)
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Mid-Atlantic Veterans Business Outreach Center / University of Maryland / U.S. Small Business Administration
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active_dutytransitioning_service_member
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WV Jobs Investment Trust (WVJIT) SSBCI — Active Military Business Capital
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WV Jobs Investment Trust / WV Department of Economic Development (SSBCI)
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active_militarysmall_business
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Rosie Network — Military Spouse Entrepreneurship Training & Grants
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The Rosie Network
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active_military
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SBA Veterans Advantage — Fee Reduction on 7(a) Loans for Active Military
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U.S. Small Business Administration
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active_militaryveteran_owned
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VetBiz Central Veterans Business Outreach Center
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U.S. Small Business Administration / VetBiz Central
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active_militarymilitary_spouse
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SBTDC Taking the Leap for Military Entrepreneurs
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North Carolina Small Business and Technology Development Center
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north_carolina_businessactive_military
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Military Spouse Employment Partnership (MSEP) — Federal Business Pathway
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U.S. Department of Defense / Spouse Education and Career Opportunities (SECO)
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active_military
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Alaska Office of Veterans Affairs Veteran Business Owners Resources
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Alaska Office of Veterans Affairs
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veteranservice_member
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STRIVE South Carolina Military-Connected Entrepreneur Training
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Syracuse University Institute for Veterans and Military Families
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Association of Military Spouse Entrepreneurs
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Association of Military Spouse Entrepreneurs
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MySECO Military Spouse Entrepreneur Resources
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U.S. Department of Defense Military OneSource
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military_spouseactive_duty_family
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Veterans Business Outreach Center at Mississippi State University
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Mississippi State University Veterans Business Outreach Center
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veteranservice_disabled_veteran
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SBA Boots to Business (B2B) – Fort Johnson (formerly Fort Polk), Louisiana
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U.S. Small Business Administration / VBOC at Mississippi State University
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active_dutytransitioning_service_member
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AMSE Alliance Microgrants for Military Spouse Business Owners
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Association of Military Spouse Entrepreneurs
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military_spouseactive_military_family
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Gulf States VBOC — Business Consulting for Active Military in Mississippi
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SBA / Gulf States Veteran Business Outreach Center
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active_military
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ACP Village for Veteran Entrepreneurs
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American Corporate Partners
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active_militarymilitary_spouse
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IVMF Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans
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D'Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families at Syracuse University
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active_dutyguard_reserve
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Bunker Labs Nashville – Veterans in Residence Program
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Bunker Labs
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SBA Military Spouse Entrepreneurship Resources
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U.S. Small Business Administration
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military_spouseactive_duty_family
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Big Sky VBOC – Active Duty Entrepreneurship Support (Utah Coverage)
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Big Sky Economic Development Authority / U.S. Small Business Administration
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active_militaryutah_eligible
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Military Spouse Employment Partnership
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U.S. Department of Defense Military OneSource
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military_spouseindividual
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Boots to Business Revenue Readiness
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U.S. Small Business Administration
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veteranservice_member
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VEDA SSBCI Loan Participation – Vermont Active Military Business Loans
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Vermont Economic Development Authority (VEDA)
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active_militaryvermont_based
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Military Spouse Foundation Free Business Training
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Military Spouse Foundation
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military_spousebusiness_training
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Semper Fi & America's Fund Service Member and Family Support Program
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Semper Fi & America's Fund
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active_militarymilitary_family
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Idaho Veterans Chamber Military Connected Business Community
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Idaho Veterans Chamber of Commerce
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veteranmilitary_spouse
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Vermont SBDC – Active Duty & Guard/Reserve Entrepreneur Advising
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Vermont Small Business Development Center / SBA
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active_militaryvermont_based
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Veterans Business Outreach Center of Florida
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Veterans Business Outreach Center at Gulf Coast State College
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transitioning_service_membersguard_reserve
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Veterans Business Outreach Center at Penn State
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U.S. Small Business Administration
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small_businessstartup
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IVMF Veteran Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship
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D'Aniello Institute for Veterans and Military Families
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veteran_ownednew_hampshire_eligible
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Hanscom AFB Airman & Family Readiness Center – Transition, Spouse Employment & Entrepreneur Support
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U.S. Air Force, Hanscom AFB 66th Force Support Squadron / Air Force Personnel Center
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active_dutymilitary_family
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Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC) — Active Duty & Transitioning Military
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U.S. Small Business Administration via VBOC network
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active_militaryveteran_owned
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Association of Military Spouse Entrepreneurs Membership
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Association of Military Spouse Entrepreneurs
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military_spouseactive_military
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SBA Boots to Business (B2B) – Fort Campbell & Fort Knox
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U.S. Small Business Administration / Pathway Lending VBOC
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active_dutytransitioning_service_member
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Alaska Office of Veterans Affairs Military-Connected Business Owner Resources
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Alaska Office of Veterans Affairs
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service_membermilitary_spouse
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Military OneSource Education, Employment and Family Support
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U.S. Department of Defense Military OneSource
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active_militaryreservist
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Minnesota National Guard — Business Support & Yellow Ribbon Resources
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Minnesota National Guard / Minnesota Department of Military Affairs
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active_military
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Colorado Veterans Business Outreach Center
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Mt. Carmel Veterans Service Center
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coloradoactive_duty
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Idaho Veterans Chamber Navigation Services
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Idaho Veterans Chamber of Commerce
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active_militarytransitioning_service_member
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Launch Lab Raleigh-Durham for Active Duty Military and Veterans
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Supportedly
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north_carolina_businessactive_military
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Armed to Farm
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National Center for Appropriate Technology
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veteran_ownedactive_military
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NYU Veterans Entrepreneurship Training Program
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NYU Tandon Veterans Future Lab
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active_militarymilitary_connected
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Military Spouse Chamber of Commerce — Business Resources & Certification
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Military Spouse Chamber of Commerce
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active_military
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Veterans Business Outreach Center at Fayetteville State University
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U.S. Small Business Administration
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north_carolina_businessactive_military
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Military Spouse Career Accelerator Pilot
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U.S. Department of Defense Spouse Education and Career Opportunities
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military_spouseindividual
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New York National Guard Recruitment Incentive and Retention Program
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New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs
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national_guardindividual
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