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Minnesota Small Business Grants 2026

Funding is hiding in plain sight.

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Where to focus first

Minnesota Highway Freight Program (MHFP)

PROMISE Act Grant Program — Food Service Business Support

Neighborhood Development Center Business Loans

NGLCC LGBTBE Certification — LGBTQ+ Business Enterprise Certification in MN

Minnesota State Arts Board — Nonprofit Arts Organization Grants

Minnesota Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) — Free Business Advising

Emerging Entrepreneur Loan Program (ELP)

Minnesota Commerce — Commercialization Funding for Clean Energy

MnDOT Targeted Group Business (TGB) — Disability-Owned Contracting Preference

Minnesota SBDC — Business Counseling & Succession Planning for Senior Owners

MN CDFI Coalition Layer

Minnesota Solar Incentive Program (SIP) — Commercial Solar

Minnesota Initiative Foundations — PROMISE Act Community Partner Grants

Impact Fund

Border-to-Border Broadband Development Grant Program

SBA Office of Native American Affairs (ONAA) — Technical Assistance in MN

AARP Entrepreneurship Resources — Small Business Support for Minnesotans 50+

DEED Job Training Incentive Program (JTIP)

PROMISE Loan Program — Food Service Working Capital

AGRI Value-Added Grant Program

Minnesota Department of Health — Family Home Visiting Promising Practices Grant

University of Minnesota — Student Entrepreneurship & Venture Center

AGRI Food Retail Improvement and Development Grant (FRIDG) — Retailer Equipment and Infrastructure

Minnesota SBDC — Free Business Advising for Women Entrepreneurs

Minnesota Targeted Group Business Certification — DBE / Professional Consulting

Minnesota Department of Commerce — On-Site Energy Storage Incentive

Minnesota Innovations in Perinatal Health Grant

MnCIFA — Greater Minnesota Housing Fund Revolving Loan Fund (Green Housing)

PROMISE Act Grant Program — Retail Business Support

Minnesota Rural Health Transformation Program — Physician Rural Residency Training

Minneapolis Business Recovery / Development Grants Layer

SBA 8(a) Business Development — Disability-Owned Business Pathway in MN

Minnesota Loan Guarantee Program

Upper Midwest Veteran Business Outreach Center (VBOC) — Boots to Business & Entrepreneurship

Minnesota Small Business Development Centers (SBDC) — Tech Business Advising

Minnesota OCM — Cannabis Business License Technical Assistance

Dual Training Grant Program

BIA Indian Loan Guaranty, Insurance & Interest Subsidy Program — MN Tribal Businesses

First Children's Finance — Child Care Business Grants

Minnesota PROMISE Act Grant — Health Business Support

Explore Minnesota Tourism — Sports Event & Outdoor Recreation Grant

SBA Boots to Business — Entrepreneurship Training for Transitioning Service Members

Minnesota Department of Health — Strong Foundations Home Visiting Grant

VA Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment (VR&E) — Self-Employment Track for MN Veterans with Disabilities

USDA Recreational Trails Program — MN Outdoor Recreation Trails Funding

MDA Starting a Food Business Roadmap — Technical Assistance

AGRI Protecting Livestock from Avian Influenza (Protect) Grant

Minnesota State Arts Board — Organization Grants

Launch Minnesota — Innovation Grant for Women-Led Tech Startups

AGRI Crop Research Grant

SBA 8(a) Business Development — LGBTQ+ Disadvantaged Business Pathway

Minnesota OCM Social Equity Grant Program — Cannabis Startup Funding

Minnesota National Guard — Business Support & Yellow Ribbon Resources

Minnesota Department of Health — Healthy Housing Grant

Minnesota SBDC — Business Advising for LGBTQ+ Entrepreneurs

African Development Center (ADC) — Business Loans for African Community Entrepreneurs

Iron Range Resources & Rehabilitation Board (IRRRB) — Manufacturing Business Loans & Grants

Minnesota Access to Technology Grant for Licensed Child Care Businesses

Minnesota Investment Fund (MIF) — Technology Industry

Minnesota Rural Health Transformation Program — Statewide Tele-buprenorphine Access Line

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