New Hampshire grants

New Hampshire Small Business Grants 2026

Browse open New Hampshire grant programs for small businesses, nonprofits, and founders in 2026, sorted by award size with deadlines and eligibility.

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From Manchester, Nashua, and Concord to rural New Hampshire, Forrest Grants tracks state, county, city, and foundation programs so you can shortlist the ones worth a real application.

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Open grants

231

Average award

$30,637

Top eligibility tags

nonprofitsmall_businessNH basedcommercial_property

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Browse open New Hampshire grant programs for small businesses, nonprofits, and founders in 2026, sorted by award size with deadlines and eligibility. 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.

NHRolling

Keene Downtown Business Improvement Support

Grantor

City of Keene

Award Amount

$100,000

small_businessdowntown_business
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WorkInvestNH Employer Training Grants

Grantor

New Hampshire Employment Security

Award Amount

$100,000

new_hampshire_employeremployee_training
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NHRolling

Eversource New Hampshire Business Energy Efficiency Programs

Grantor

Eversource

Award Amount

$100,000

energy_efficiencyutility_customer
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NHRolling

Downtown Nashua Revolving Loan Fund

Grantor

City of Nashua

Award Amount

$100,000

downtownsmall_business
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NHRolling

Unitil New Hampshire Business Energy Efficiency Programs

Grantor

Unitil

Award Amount

$100,000

energy_efficiencyutility_customer
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NHRolling

Granite United Way Community Investments

Grantor

Granite United Way

Award Amount

$100,000

nonprofithuman_services
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NHRolling

City of Nashua CDBG Public Services Grants

Grantor

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Award Amount

$89,250

nonprofitpublic_service
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NHRolling

NH Opioid Abatement Community Grants Program

Grantor

NH DHHS / Granite United Way

Award Amount

$75,000

NH basednonprofit
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NHRolling

NH Opioid Abatement Community Grants Program – Multiyear Project Grants

Grantor

NH DHHS / Granite United Way

Award Amount

$75,000

NH basednonprofit
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NHRolling

NH WorkInvestNH Job Training Grant

Grantor

NH Department of Business and Economic Affairs (BEA)

Award Amount

$70,000

small_business
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NHRolling

New Hampshire Charitable Foundation Grants

Grantor

New Hampshire Charitable Foundation

Award Amount

$60,000

nonprofitcommunity_foundation
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NHRolling

City of Nashua HOME CHDO Set-Aside

Grantor

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Award Amount

$60,000

chdoaffordable_housing
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NHRolling

Norwin S. and Elizabeth N. Bean Foundation Grants

Grantor

Norwin S. and Elizabeth N. Bean Foundation

Award Amount

$50,000

nonprofitfoundation
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NHRolling

City of Nashua Housing Improvement Programs

Grantor

City of Nashua

Award Amount

$50,000

homeownerlow_moderate_income
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NHRolling

United Way of Greater Nashua Community Impact Funding

Grantor

United Way of Greater Nashua

Award Amount

$50,000

nonprofithuman_services
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NHRolling

Cogswell Benevolent Trust Grants

Grantor

Cogswell Benevolent Trust

Award Amount

$50,000

nonprofitfoundation
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NHRolling

Manchester Business Improvement Program

Grantor

City of Manchester

Award Amount

$50,000

small_businessfacade
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NHRolling

United Way of Greater Concord Community Impact Funding

Grantor

Granite United Way

Award Amount

$50,000

nonprofithuman_services
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NHRolling

New Hampshire CDFA CDBG Microenterprise Program

Grantor

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Award Amount

$25,000

microbusinesslow_moderate_income
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NHRolling

NH Charitable Foundation Community Grants for Economic Vitality

Grantor

New Hampshire Charitable Foundation

Award Amount

$25,000

nonprofitcommunity_organization
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NHRolling

New Hampshire CDFA Community Development Block Grant Microenterprise Program

Grantor

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Award Amount

$25,000

microbusinesslow_moderate_income
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NHRolling

Warrior Rising Warrior University and Business Showers

Grantor

Warrior Rising

Award Amount

$20,000

veteran_ownednew_hampshire_eligible
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NHRolling

NH Opioid Abatement Community Grants Program – Short-Term Responsive Grants

Grantor

NH DHHS / Granite United Way

Award Amount

$15,000

NH basednonprofit
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NHRolling

UNH Holloway Prize Competition

Grantor

University of New Hampshire Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics

Award Amount

$15,000

youth_ownedunh_student
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NHRolling

Intown Concord Facade Improvement Grant Program

Grantor

Intown Concord

Award Amount

$10,000

facadedowntown
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NHRolling

New Hampshire State Trade Expansion Program Grant

Grantor

U.S. Small Business Administration

Award Amount

$10,000

small_businessexport
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NHRolling

Merrimack County Savings Bank Foundation Grants

Grantor

Merrimack County Savings Bank Foundation

Award Amount

$10,000

nonprofitfoundation
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NHRolling

City of Nashua HOME Down Payment and Closing Cost Assistance

Grantor

City of Nashua

Award Amount

$10,000

homebuyerdown_payment
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NHRolling

Nanda Family Startup Catalyst Competition

Grantor

University of New Hampshire Entrepreneurship Center

Award Amount

$10,000

youth_ownedunh_student
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NHRolling

NH State Trade Expansion Program (NH-STEP)

Grantor

NH Department of Business and Economic Affairs – Office of International Commerce

Award Amount

$8,000

small businessNH based
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NHRolling

New Hampshire State Trade Expansion Program (STEP)

Grantor

NH Department of Business and Economic Affairs (BEA), Office of International Commerce

Award Amount

$8,000

small_business
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NHRolling

New Hampshire State Trade Expansion Program

Grantor

New Hampshire Department of Business and Economic Affairs

Award Amount

$8,000

new_hampshire_small_businessexport_ready
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NHRolling

New Hampshire State Trade Expansion Program

Grantor

U.S. Small Business Administration

Award Amount

$6,500

small_businessexporter
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NHRolling

NH Community Loan Fund C-DEE Capacity Building Grants

Grantor

New Hampshire Community Loan Fund

Award Amount

$5,000

small businessNH based
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NHRolling

UNH Maurice Prize for Innovation

Grantor

University of New Hampshire Entrepreneurship Center

Award Amount

$5,000

youth_ownedunh_undergraduate
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NHRolling

Community-Driven Economic Empowerment Grant

Grantor

New Hampshire Community Loan Fund

Award Amount

$5,000

minority_ownednew_hampshire_registered_business
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NHRolling

NH Community Loan Fund C-DEE Capacity Building Grants – Restaurants

Grantor

New Hampshire Community Loan Fund

Award Amount

$5,000

small businessNH based
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NHRolling

NASE Growth Grants Sponsored by AARP

Grantor

National Association for the Self-Employed

Award Amount

$4,000

seniorage_45_plus
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NHRolling

NH State Council on the Arts – Artist Entrepreneurial Grants

Grantor

New Hampshire State Council on the Arts

Award Amount

$2,500

NH basedindividual artist
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NHRolling

New Hampshire Coos County Job Creation Tax Credit

Grantor

State of New Hampshire

Award Amount

$1,000

job_creationrural_business
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NHRolling

UNH Student Idea Fund

Grantor

University of New Hampshire Entrepreneurship Center

Award Amount

$250

youth_ownedunh_student
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NHRolling

New Hampshire APEX Accelerator

Grantor

U.S. Department of Defense

Award Amount

Varies

small_businessgovernment_contractor
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NHRolling

City of Concord Brownfields Tax Abatement

Grantor

City of Concord

Award Amount

Varies

brownfieldtax_abatement
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Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives for Nashua Projects

Grantor

National Park Service

Award Amount

Varies

historic_preservationcommercial_property
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NHRolling

City of Concord RSA 79-E Community Revitalization Tax Relief

Grantor

City of Concord

Award Amount

Varies

tax_reliefhistoric_property
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NHRolling

City of Nashua Brownfields Tax Abatement

Grantor

City of Nashua

Award Amount

Varies

brownfieldtax_abatement
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NHRolling

New Hampshire Small Business Development Center Capital Readiness Assistance

Grantor

U.S. Small Business Administration

Award Amount

Varies

small_businessstartup
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NHRolling

New Hampshire C-PACER

Grantor

New Hampshire Business Finance Authority

Award Amount

Varies

small_businessnonprofit
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NHRolling

Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives for Manchester Projects

Grantor

National Park Service

Award Amount

Varies

historic_preservationcommercial_property
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NHRolling

Federal Historic Preservation Tax Incentives for Concord Projects

Grantor

National Park Service

Award Amount

Varies

historic_preservationcommercial_property
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NHRolling

Clean Energy NH Business Energy Support

Grantor

Clean Energy NH

Award Amount

Varies

small_businessgreen_business
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NHRolling

Business Alliance for People of Color Business Support

Grantor

Business Alliance for People of Color

Award Amount

Varies

native_american_ownednew_hampshire_business
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NHRolling

NFTE World Series of Innovation

Grantor

Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship

Award Amount

Varies

youth_ownednew_hampshire_eligible
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NHRolling

MBDA Business Center Services

Grantor

Minority Business Development Agency

Award Amount

Varies

minority_ownednew_hampshire_eligible
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NHRolling

NHSaves Commercial Energy Efficiency Rebates – Food Service

Grantor

NHSaves (NH electric and gas utilities)

Award Amount

Varies

NH basedcommercial customer
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NH CDFA Recovery Housing Program

Grantor

NH Community Development Finance Authority (CDFA)

Award Amount

Varies

NH basednonprofit
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ACF Tribal Services Community Economic Development

Grantor

Administration for Children and Families Office of Community Services

Award Amount

Varies

native_american_ownedtribal_services
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NHRolling

NH DOT Next Level NH – EV Charging Infrastructure Grant

Grantor

NH Department of Transportation

Award Amount

Varies

NH basedEV charging
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New Hampshire DECA Competitive Events

Grantor

New Hampshire DECA

Award Amount

Varies

youth_ownednew_hampshire_student
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NHRolling

NH CDFA Community Economic Development Capacity Building Program

Grantor

NH Community Development Finance Authority (CDFA)

Award Amount

Varies

NH basednonprofit
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