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Minority-Owned Business Grants 2026

Browse open grant programs for minority-owned businesses and founders of color in 2026, sorted by award size, with deadlines and eligibility at a glance.

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Browse open grant programs for minority-owned businesses and founders of color 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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Cook County Minority-Owned Business Enterprise Certification

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Minority-Owned Business Grants 2026

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Cook County Minority-Owned Business Enterprise Certification

Greater Oklahoma City Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Business Support

DOT Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Program

Delaware Black Chamber of Commerce Business Incubator

Nevada SBA Minority Owned Business Certification

Illinois DBE Certification Program

NYC Construction Ramp-Up Program

NJEDA Activation, Revitalization, and Transformation Program

MDC Iowa Microloan & Technical Assistance Support

Columbus-Franklin County Small Business and Neighborhood Improvement Loan Program

South Carolina Business Accelerator

Selling to the World Global Supplier Diversity Program

American Indian Chamber of Commerce of Oklahoma Membership and Business Support

Rhode Island Minority Business Enterprise Certification

City of Greenville Minority and Women Business Enterprise Program

NMSDC Certification — National Minority Supplier Development Council

Carolinas-Virginia Minority Supplier Development Council MBE Certification

Virginia SWaM Certification – Clean Energy and Sustainability Firms

Oregon Minority Business Enterprise Certification

MDA Loan Participation Program — Minority Business Lending

SBA Small Disadvantaged Business Certification

MBDA Enterprising Women of Color Program

SBA HUBZone Program

Export Delaware Global Supplier Diversity Initiative

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

Urban Chamber of Commerce Business Resources

One Economy Financial Development Corporation (OEFDC) Business Lending & Coaching

NYS MWBE Business Development and Lending Program

The New York Women's Foundation Grantmaking

NMSDC MBE Certification – National NMSDC Hub (Maine, via GNEMSDC Transition)

Jersey Fresh for All Local Food Purchase Assistance

MnDOT Targeted Group Business (TGB) Certification — Minority & Women-Owned Contracting

Kentucky MWBE Certification — Food Service and Restaurant Businesses

Utah Micro Loan Fund – Underserved Minority Entrepreneurs

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

NJBUILD Women and Minorities in Construction Trades Program

USHCC — U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Business Resources & Certification

LAEDA Women's Business Center

The Nicholson Foundation Legacy Health Grants

MBDA Business Center Network — Minority Business Development Agency

New Jersey Department of Health Minority and Multicultural Health Grants

Maryland VLT Small, Minority & Women-Owned Business Fund

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

Justine PETERSEN — CDFI Micro-Loans for Minority Entrepreneurs in Missouri

Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) — Business Center Access

DEC Environmental Justice Community Impact Grants

Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program

NJDOT Disadvantaged Business Enterprise and Emerging Small Business Enterprise Certification

Kentucky MWBE Certification – Minority Business Enterprise (MBE)

SafeSB Virtual BOWD Center

SBA 8(a) Business Development Program – Vermont Minority-Owned Businesses

National Association of Minority Contractors Contractor Readiness and Member Support

Rutgers Cooperative Extension RU Ready to Farm

WEDC Diverse Business Development (DBD) — Minority Business Support

Manhattan MBDA Business Center

Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis — Business Development for Minority Entrepreneurs

MAPLE Circle Minority and Women Entrepreneur Capital Support

New York & New Jersey Minority Supplier Development Council Certification

Virginia SWaM Certification – Food Service Businesses

NYC SBS Bond Readiness Program and Bonding Services

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