Native American Business Grants funding

Native American Business Grants 2026

Browse open grant programs for Native American and tribal-owned businesses in 2026, sorted by award size, with deadlines and eligibility at a glance.

Find Grants I Qualify For Browse all grants

Forrest Grants

Funding is hiding in plain sight.

Tribal, federal, and foundation programs that fund Native-owned enterprises, from artisans to energy projects.

🐻

Forrest Grant keeps the list clean, relevant, and pointed at programs worth a real application.

Open grants

275

Average award

Varies

Top eligibility tags

native_american_ownedsmall_businessindividualtribal

Featured grants

High-intent funding opportunities

Grants in Native

Where to focus first

Browse open grant programs for Native American and tribal-owned businesses 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.

DERolling

Native American Business Incubators Program

Grantor

Bureau of Indian Affairs

Award Amount

Varies

native_americantribal_organization

Native American Business Grants 2026

Funding is hiding in plain sight.

High-intent funding opportunities

Where to focus first

Native American Business Incubators Program

Georgia Minority Supplier Development Council MBE Certification

NMSDC MBE Certification for Native-Owned Businesses

Native American Contractors Association Education and Advocacy

Native Arts and Cultures Foundation Grants

National Native American Supplier Council Certification

AISES Scholarships

PennDOT Diverse Business Program

First Peoples Fund Artist in Business Leadership

SBA 8(a) Business Development Program – Maine Wabanaki Tribal Members

Alabama Unified Certification Program DBE/ACDBE Certification

Turtle Mountain CDFI Business Development Services

SBA 8(a) Business Development Program – Native American Track (Louisiana)

Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas – SBA 8(a) and Tribal Enterprise Development

Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program

USDA 2501 Program for Socially Disadvantaged and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers

SBA 8(a) Business Development Program – Tribal and Individual Native American Track

Ohio Minority Business Enterprise Certification for Native American-Owned Businesses

Oweesta Corporation — Native CDFI Lending & Technical Assistance

Oyate Community Development Corporation Entrepreneur Development Center

SBA 8(a) Business Development – Native American-Owned Businesses in Vermont

DEED Minnesota Native American Business Loan Program

NMSDC Growth Initiative Certification

Missouri SBDC — Business Counseling for Native American Entrepreneurs

North Carolina HUB Statewide Uniform Certification for American Indian-Owned Businesses

Ohio Minority Business Assistance Center Services

Summit Lake Paiute Tribe SSBCI Loan Participation Program

NDN Collective — Grants & Movement Funding for Indigenous Entrepreneurs

Maryland MDOT MBE Certification – Native American Track (State Contracts)

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

Justine PETERSEN — CDFI Micro-Loans for Native American Entrepreneurs in MO

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

Choctaw Nation SSBCI Capital Fund

SBA 8(a) Business Development Program – Massachusetts Wampanoag Tribal Members

Kansas Statewide MBE Certification – Native American Track

BIA Access to Capital Clearinghouse

Ho-Chunk Community Capital Small Business Lending

Oregon Minority Business Enterprise Certification for Native-Owned Businesses

Nebraska SSBCI CDFI Loan Participation Program

Mississippi SBDC — Business Counseling for Native American Entrepreneurs

Osage Nation Small Business Program

First Nations Community Financial (Cedar Growth) — Native Business Loans

NPS Tribal Heritage Grants

Native American Advancement Corporation Weatherization and Energy Assistance Programs

Pennsylvania Small Diverse Business Verification for Native American-Owned Businesses

Ohio Minority Supplier Development Council MBE Services

Native American Chamber of Commerce of Illinois Business Support

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

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

SRMSDC MBE Certification – Native American Track (Louisiana)

Native CDFI Assistance Program

Native CDFI Network — Minnesota Tribal Community Finance

Running Strong for American Indian Youth Dreamstarter Grants

Choctaw Nation Small Business Development

Turtle Mountain CDFI Business Loans

Statewide CDC Native American Small Business Loan

Bureau of Indian Education Higher Education Grant Program

Regional Food System Infrastructure Grant Program - New Jersey

New Jersey Heritage Fellowship

SBA Office of Native American Affairs (ONAA) – Empowerment Workshops

Grants by state

More grants by who you are

Let Forrest narrow the list for you.