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Mississippi Small Business Grants 2026

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Mississippi Small Business Grants 2026

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MDA Loan Participation Program — Minority Business Lending

Mississippi SBDC — Business Counseling for Veteran Entrepreneurs

Mississippi Small Business Loan Guarantee Program (SBLGP)

Mississippi SMART Business Act – R&D Skills Tax Credit

Military Spouse Pathway — Business Resources for Mississippi Military Spouses

Mississippi Works Fund – Employer Workforce Training Grant

Mississippi Arts Commission General Operating Support Grant

MDA Jobs Tax Credit — Mississippi Manufacturing Job Creation

Mississippi SSBCI Technical Assistance Program – Education

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

Mississippi MDAC Garden Grants Program

Delta Regional Authority (DRA) — Women-Owned Business Grants in Delta Mississippi

Mississippi SBDC — Entrepreneurship Advising for Young Business Owners

Mississippi Arts Commission America250 Public Art Grant

Mississippi SBDC — Business Advising for Sports & Recreation Businesses

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

Mississippi Small Business Loan Guarantee Program – Education

Mississippi SSBCI Technical Assistance Program – Nonprofit

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

Mississippi Reconnect Program – Construction Trades Workforce Training

Mississippi Preschool Development Grant Birth-to-Five (PDG B-5)

SBA 8(a) Business Development Program — Mississippi Minority-Owned Businesses

Mississippi SBDC — Business Counseling for Native American Entrepreneurs

Mississippi SSBCI

Delta Regional Authority (DRA) — Youth Entrepreneurship in Rural Mississippi

Mississippi CDFI Small Business Loan Fund (SBLF)

Mississippi Specialty Crop Block Grant Program

Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians — Choctaw Office of Economic Development Business Support

SBA Boots to Business — Entrepreneurship Training for Mississippi Veterans

Mississippi CDFI Small Business Loan Fund

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

Jackson Small Business Support Layer

Mississippi SBDC — Business Advising for Entrepreneurs with Disabilities

AARP Entrepreneurship Resources — Mississippi Small Business Support for 50+

Mississippi Advantage Jobs Incentive Program – Green Industry

Mississippi CDFI Small Business Loan Fund – Green

Mississippi CDFI Small Business Loan Fund – Education

Mississippi Freight Rail Service Projects Revolving Loan/Grant Program (RAIL)

Mississippi SBDC — Business Advising for Active Military & Spouses

Mississippi SSBCI Startup Equity Investment Fund

Mississippi Arts Commission Building Fund for the Arts Grant – Nonprofits

Mississippi CDFI Small Business Loan Fund – Restaurants

Mississippi SSBCI Technical Assistance Program – Tech

MDA Loan Participation Program — Youth-Owned Startup Financing

Mississippi Minority Surety Bond Guaranty Program

Mississippi CDFI Small Business Loan Fund – Health

Mississippi ABLE Program — Tax-Advantaged Savings for Disability Entrepreneurs

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

MDA Loan Participation Program — Disability-Owned Business Financing

SBA Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Federal Contracting Program — Mississippi

Mississippi Minority and Small Business Loans Program

Mississippi Minority Business Certification – Transport Procurement

Mississippi Flexible Tax Incentive Program (mFLEX) – Professional Services

Mississippi Small Business Loan Guarantee Program – Health

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