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Mississippi Small Business Grants 2026

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Mississippi Arts Commission Artist Fellowship Program

Grantor

Mississippi Arts Commission

Award Amount

$5,000

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Mississippi Small Business Grants 2026

Funding is hiding in plain sight.

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Mississippi Arts Commission Artist Fellowship Program

Mississippi Arts Commission Folk Arts Apprenticeship Grant

Mississippi Skills Training Income Tax Credit

Mississippi Skills Training Income Tax Credit – Health

Mississippi Skills Training Income Tax Credit – Restaurants

Mississippi Skills Training Income Tax Credit – Professional Services

Mississippi Skills Training Income Tax Credit – Education

Mississippi Skills Training Income Tax Credit – Tech

Mississippi Skills Training Income Tax Credit – Transport

Mississippi Arts Commission Individual Project Grant

Leo W. Seal Innovative Teacher Grants

Biloxi Chamber Re-Occupancy Grant Program

Mississippi Research and Development Skills Tax Credit

Research and Development Skills Tax Credit

Biloxi Chamber Nonprofit Grant Program

Mississippi Arts Commission Individual Mini-Grant

Yoknapatawpha Arts Council Grants and Artist Support

Oxford-Lafayette Economic Development Foundation Incentive Strategies

Mississippi SSBCI Technical Assistance Program

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community Foundation Grants

Higher Purpose Co. Mississippi Black Entrepreneur Support

Mississippi Flexible Tax Incentive

Clarksdale Renovation and Revitalization Programs

Biloxi Ad Valorem Tax Exemption Program

Coahoma Community College Workforce and Training Referral Services

Coast Electric Community Trust Operation Round Up Grant

Mississippi Jobs Tax Credit

Mississippi Growth and Prosperity Program

Lafayette Oxford Foundation for Tomorrow Grants

CREATE Foundation Affiliate Grant Support for Lafayette County

Mississippi Industrial Revenue Bond Sales and Use Tax Exemption

Mississippi Headquarters Sales and Use Tax Exemption

North Delta Planning and Development District Revolving Loan Funds

Oxford-Lafayette County Economic Development Foundation Business Assistance

Visit Oxford Event Sponsorship and Tourism Support

Mississippi Workforce Enhancement Training Fund

Biloxi Community Development Block Grant Program

Clarksdale Business Development Incentives

Mississippi Advantage Jobs Incentive Program

Biloxi Main Street Business and Facade Grant Opportunities

Mississippi Standard Property Tax Exemption

Growth and Prosperity Program

Biloxi Main Street Design and Technical Assistance

Mississippi Community Services Block Grant

Crossroads Economic Partnership Business Assistance

Clarksdale Small and Minority Business Assistance

United Way of Oxford-Lafayette County Community Investment Grants

Mississippi Motion Picture Production Sales Tax Reduction

Oxford School District Foundation Grants

Advantage Jobs Rebate Program

Mississippi Aerospace Initiative Incentives Program

Mississippi Delta Community College Small Business Resource Center Entrepreneurial Classes

Clarksdale and Crossroads Economic Partnership Business Development Assistance

Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi Grants

Clarksdale and Coahoma County Local Tax Incentives and Credits

Mississippi Works Fund

Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi Scholarships

Biloxi First Endowment Fund Teacher Grants

Mississippi APEX Accelerator

Biloxi Chamber Small Business Grant Program

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