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Mississippi Small Business Grants 2026

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Mississippi CDBG Economic Development Program

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Mississippi Small Business Grants 2026

Funding is hiding in plain sight.

High-intent funding opportunities

Where to focus first

Mississippi CDBG Economic Development Program

Clarksdale WIN Job Center WIOA Services

Mississippi Small Business Loan Guaranty Program

Mississippi Arts Commission General Operating Support Grant – Nonprofits

SCORE Mississippi — Free Mentoring for Senior Business Owners

Mississippi Flexible Tax Incentive Program (mFLEX) – Green Industry

Pride Fund to End Gun Violence — LGBTQ+ Small Business Grant

Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) — Mississippi Business Center

Mississippi SSBCI Technical Assistance Program – Agriculture

Mississippi CDFI Small Business Loan Fund (SBLF) – Tech

Mississippi Small Business Assistance Layer

Mississippi Minority Business Certification Program

Mississippi Arts Commission Building Fund for the Arts Grant

Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Youth Entrepreneurship Program

Hattiesburg Entrepreneur and Small Business Support Layer

Mississippi SBDC — Business Advising for Minority Entrepreneurs

Gulfport Small Business and Corridor Support Layer

SBA Boots to Business — Camp Shelby & Keesler AFB Entrepreneurship Training

Mississippi SBDC — Business Advising for LGBTQ+ Entrepreneurs

Mississippi Tourism Development — Sports Event & Outdoor Recreation Support

Mississippi Department of Rehabilitation Services (MDRS) — Self-Employment Program

MDA Small and Minority Business Resources — Certification & Procurement Access

Mississippi Advantage Jobs Incentive Program – Tech

Mississippi Clean Energy Initiative Tax Incentives

Mississippi Rural Impact Fund Program – Nonprofits

NGLCC LGBTBE Certification — LGBTQ+ Business Enterprise in Mississippi

RCLF Mississippi SSBCI Loans

Mississippi SBDC — Free Business Advising for Women Entrepreneurs

MDA Mississippi Major Economic Impact Act (MMEIA) — Manufacturing Incentives

Mississippi Apprenticeship Accelerator Program

Mississippi STEP Grant

Mississippi Veterans Affairs — Small Business Resources for Veterans

Mississippi Agriculture Stabilization Act (MASA)

Mississippi Rural Impact Fund Program – Agriculture

Mississippi CDFI Small Business Loan Fund – Professional Services

Mississippi SSBCI Technical Assistance Program – Restaurants

Mississippi Rural Health Transformation Program

Mississippi Strategic Multi-Modal Investments Fund (SMIF)

Mississippi Minority Business Certification – Restaurants Procurement

Women's Business Center of Mississippi — Coaching & Resource Access

SBA Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) — Mississippi SDVOSB & VOSB

Mississippi SBDC — Manufacturing Business Advising & Loan Packaging

Mississippi SSBCI Technical Assistance Program – Health

Mississippi Advantage Jobs Incentive Program – Restaurants

Mississippi Small Business Loan Guarantee Program – Professional Services

Mississippi Flexible Tax Incentive Program (mFLEX)

Mississippi CDFI Small Business Loan Fund – Transport

Gulf States VBOC — Business Consulting for Active Military in Mississippi

Mississippi CDFI Small Business Loan Fund – Agriculture

Mississippi SBDC — Business Counseling & Succession Planning for Senior Owners

Mississippi Flexible Tax Incentive Program (mFLEX) – Transport

Veteran Business Outreach Center (VBOC) — Gulf States Consulting for Mississippi Veterans

MDA Loan Participation Program — Senior-Owned Business Financing

Mississippi SSBCI Technical Assistance Program – Professional Services

Mississippi State Loan Repayment Program (SLRP)

Delta Regional Authority (DRA) — Sports & Recreation Business Development in Delta MS

MDA Loan Participation Program — LGBTQ+ Business Financing Access

Delta Regional Authority (DRA) — Native/Rural Mississippi Business Development

Mississippi Small Business Loan Guarantee Program – Restaurants

Minority and Small Business Development Resource Layer

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