Retail Business Grants funding

Retail Business Grants 2026

Browse open grant programs for retail stores and storefront businesses in 2026, sorted by award size, with deadlines and eligibility at a glance.

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Open grants

1,794

Average award

$100,000

Top eligibility tags

small_businessenergy_efficiencyproperty_ownercommercial_property

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Browse open grant programs for retail stores and storefront 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.

VTRolling

Rutland Redevelopment Authority Business Loans

Grantor

Rutland Redevelopment Authority

Award Amount

$100,000

small_businessproperty_owner
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CTRolling

Hartford Small Business Investment Fund

Grantor

City of Hartford

Award Amount

$100,000

small_businessjob_creation
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OKRolling

Oklahoma City Enterprise Community Small Business Assistance Loan Program

Grantor

Oklahoma City Enterprise Community

Award Amount

$100,000

small_businessstartup
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ORRolling

Oregon Entrepreneurial Development Loan Fund

Grantor

Business Oregon

Award Amount

$100,000

small_businessstartup
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NVRolling

Henderson Relocation and Expansion Assistance

Grantor

City of Henderson Redevelopment Agency

Award Amount

$100,000

business_expansionrelocation
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CTRolling

Waterbury Central Business District Investment Program

Grantor

City of Waterbury

Award Amount

$100,000

property_ownercommercial_tenant
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TXRolling

Fort Worth 0% Interest Small Business Loan Program

Grantor

CDFI Friendly Fort Worth

Award Amount

$100,000

small_businesscdfi
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NERolling

Lincoln Electric System Commercial Energy Efficiency Program

Grantor

Lincoln Electric System

Award Amount

$100,000

energy_efficiencyutility_customer
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CTRolling

Energize CT Small Business Energy Advantage

Grantor

Eversource, United Illuminating, and Energize Connecticut

Award Amount

$100,000

small_businessutility_customer
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RIRolling

Providence Business Loan Fund

Grantor

City of Providence

Award Amount

$100,000

small_businessfor_profit
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NHRolling

Keene Downtown Business Improvement Support

Grantor

City of Keene

Award Amount

$100,000

small_businessdowntown_business
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LARolling

NewCorp Louisiana SSBCI Micro Lending Program

Grantor

NewCorp, Inc.

Award Amount

$100,000

small_businessmicroloan
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FLRolling

Central City CRA Incentive Programs

Grantor

Fort Lauderdale Community Redevelopment Agency

Award Amount

$100,000

small_businesscentral_city
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MORolling

Independence Square TIF District Facade Grant Program

Grantor

City of Independence, Missouri

Award Amount

$100,000

small_businessproperty_owner
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ORRolling

Prosper Portland Tenant Improvement and Building Improvement Grants

Grantor

Prosper Portland

Award Amount

$100,000

small_businessproperty_owner
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ORRolling

Prosper Portland — Business Development Programs

Grantor

Prosper Portland

Award Amount

$100,000

small_businessminority_owned
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TNRolling

Downtown Memphis Retail Forgivable Loan Program

Grantor

Downtown Memphis Commission

Award Amount

$100,000

small_businessdowntown_business
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CARolling

Victorville Old Town Commercial Facade and Code Improvement Program

Grantor

City of Victorville

Award Amount

$100,000

small_businessproperty_owner
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KYRolling

Louisville METCO Facade Loan Program

Grantor

Louisville Metro Government

Award Amount

$100,000

small_businessproperty_owner
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MERolling

Community Concepts Finance Corporation Business Loans

Grantor

Community Concepts Finance Corporation

Award Amount

$100,000

small_businessmicroloan
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OHRolling

City of Toledo Vibrancy Initiative Grants

Grantor

City of Toledo

Award Amount

$100,000

small_businessproperty_owner
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VARolling

ALX B2B Business Association Grant Program

Grantor

City of Alexandria

Award Amount

$100,000

business_associationsmall_business_support
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NMRolling

El Paso Electric SCORE Plus and Commercial Efficiency Incentives

Grantor

El Paso Electric

Award Amount

$100,000

energy_efficiencyutility_customer
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FLRolling

Florida Incumbent Worker Training (IWT) Grant

Grantor

CareerSource Florida

Award Amount

$100,000

for profitFlorida business
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PARolling

Philadelphia InStore Program

Grantor

City of Philadelphia

Award Amount

$100,000

small_businessbrick_and_mortar
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WYRolling

Wyoming Business Council Main Street Loan

Grantor

State of Wyoming

Award Amount

$100,000

small_businessdowntown
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DERolling

Delaware EDGE Grant Competition

Grantor

State of Delaware

Award Amount

$100,000

small_businessstartup
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CORolling

Green Colorado Credit Reserve

Grantor

Colorado Energy Office

Award Amount

$100,000

clean_energyenergy_efficiency
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LARolling

NewCorp Louisiana SSBCI Micro Lending Program - Shreveport

Grantor

NewCorp, Inc.

Award Amount

$100,000

small_businessmicroloan
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TXRolling

San Antonio Zero Percent Interest Loan Program

Grantor

City of San Antonio

Award Amount

$100,000

small_businessstartup
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MERolling

Efficiency Maine Commercial and Industrial Incentives - Bangor

Grantor

Efficiency Maine Trust

Award Amount

$100,000

business_customerenergy_efficiency
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MTRolling

MicroBusiness Finance Program (MBFP) Microloan

Grantor

Montana Department of Commerce – MicroBusiness Development Corporations

Award Amount

$100,000

Montana basedfewer than 10 employees
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NYRolling

Niagara Falls Small Business Property Improvement Program

Grantor

Empire State Development

Award Amount

$100,000

small_businessproperty_owner
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MTRolling

NorthWestern Energy Commercial Efficiency Rebates - Billings

Grantor

NorthWestern Energy

Award Amount

$100,000

business_customerenergy_efficiency
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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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CTRolling

Waterbury Downtown Micro-Enterprise Grant Program

Grantor

City of Waterbury

Award Amount

$100,000

small_businessmicrobusiness
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VTRolling

Community Capital of Vermont Small Business Financing

Grantor

Community Capital of Vermont

Award Amount

$100,000

small_businessmicroenterprise
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KSRolling

KC G.I.F.T. Grants for Black-Owned Businesses

Grantor

KC G.I.F.T.

Award Amount

$100,000

black_ownedminority_owned
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NMRolling

PNM Business Energy Efficiency Rebates

Grantor

Public Service Company of New Mexico

Award Amount

$100,000

energy_efficiencyutility_customer
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CTRolling

United Illuminating Small Business Energy Advantage

Grantor

United Illuminating and Energize Connecticut

Award Amount

$100,000

small_businessutility_customer
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CARolling

California Rebuilding Fund

Grantor

California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank

Award Amount

$100,000

small_businesscapital_access
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WARolling

Seattle Tenant Improvement Fund

Grantor

City of Seattle

Award Amount

$100,000

small_businessnonprofit
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ARRolling

Communities Unlimited Small Business Loan – Arkansas

Grantor

Communities Unlimited (Arkansas CDFI)

Award Amount

$100,000

Arkansas businesssmall business
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NHRolling

Downtown Nashua Revolving Loan Fund

Grantor

City of Nashua

Award Amount

$100,000

downtownsmall_business
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PARolling

Allentown Loan Fund

Grantor

City of Allentown

Award Amount

$100,000

small_businessfor_profit
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CARolling

Working Solutions CDFI Small Business Loans

Grantor

Working Solutions CDFI

Award Amount

$100,000

small_businesscdfi
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MIRolling

Motor City Match Cash Grant

Grantor

City of Detroit

Award Amount

$100,000

small_businessstartup
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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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AZRolling

Local First Arizona We Rise Business Loans

Grantor

Local First Arizona

Award Amount

$100,000

small_businesslocal_business
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NCRolling

City of Winston-Salem Small Business Loan Program

Grantor

City of Winston-Salem

Award Amount

$100,000

small_businessfor_profit
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LARolling

Louisiana SSBCI Micro Lending Program

Grantor

Louisiana Economic Development Corporation (LEDC)

Award Amount

$100,000

small businessLouisiana based
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MTRolling

Prospera Business Network Loans and Technical Assistance - Billings Region

Grantor

Prospera Business Network

Award Amount

$100,000

small_businesscapital_access
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LARolling

Entergy New Orleans Energy Smart Business Incentives

Grantor

Entergy New Orleans

Award Amount

$100,000

business_customerenergy_efficiency
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LARolling

Downtown Shreveport Development Corporation Low-Interest Building Improvement Loan

Grantor

Downtown Shreveport Development Corporation

Award Amount

$100,000

downtownbuilding_improvement
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NDRolling

Bank of North Dakota Beginning Entrepreneur Loan Guarantee Program

Grantor

Bank of North Dakota

Award Amount

$100,000

north dakota businessstartup
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MERolling

Efficiency Maine Commercial and Industrial Incentives - Lewiston

Grantor

Efficiency Maine Trust

Award Amount

$100,000

business_customerenergy_efficiency
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CARolling

San Francisco D10 Small Business Revolving Loan Fund

Grantor

Working Solutions CDFI

Award Amount

$100,000

small_businessstartup
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PARolling

Allentown Enterprise Zone Loan Fund

Grantor

City of Allentown

Award Amount

$100,000

small_businessenterprise_zone
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MERolling

CDBG Community Enterprise (Downtown Revitalization) Grant

Grantor

Maine Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD)

Award Amount

$100,000

Maine municipalitydowntown district
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CARolling

California Rebuilding Fund

Grantor

California Rebuilding Fund

Award Amount

$100,000

small_businesscdfi
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