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

1,819

Average award

$94,000

Top eligibility tags

small_businessstartupenergy_efficiencycommercial_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.

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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CARolling

Richmond Revolving Loan Fund

Grantor

City of Richmond

Award Amount

$100,000

small_businessjob_creation
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CARolling

Business Attraction Incentive to Torrance Program

Grantor

City of Torrance

Award Amount

$100,000

small_businesscorporate_tenant
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MTRolling

Montana MicroBusiness Finance Program

Grantor

State of Montana

Award Amount

$100,000

small_businessmicroloan
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KSRolling

Kansas Healthy Food Initiative (KHFI) Loan and Grant

Grantor

Kansas Healthy Food Initiative / Network Kansas

Award Amount

$100,000

for profitnonprofit
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NDRolling

Start-Up Grand Forks Loan Program

Grantor

Grand Forks Growth Fund

Award Amount

$100,000

startupsmall_business
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NYRolling

CenterState CEO Small Business Loan Fund

Grantor

CenterState CEO

Award Amount

$100,000

small_businessstartup
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NYRolling

RG&E Commercial and Industrial Rebate Program

Grantor

Rochester Gas and Electric

Award Amount

$100,000

energy_efficiencyutility_customer
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WIRolling

Eau Claire Revolving Loan Fund

Grantor

City of Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Award Amount

$100,000

businesssmall_business
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CARolling

Riverside Public Utilities Commercial Lighting Incentives

Grantor

Riverside Public Utilities

Award Amount

$100,000

small_businesscommercial_customer
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CARolling

Downtown SF Vibrancy Loan Fund

Grantor

City and County of San Francisco

Award Amount

$100,000

small_businessunderserved_founder
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MNRolling

Duluth 1200 Fund Historic Fund

Grantor

Duluth 1200 Fund

Award Amount

$100,000

property_ownersmall_business
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DCRolling

Emerging Retail Initiative

Grantor

District of Columbia

Award Amount

$85,000

small_businessretail_business
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DCRolling

Great Streets Retail Grant Program

Grantor

District of Columbia

Award Amount

$80,000

small_businesscommercial_tenant
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CTRolling

Waterbury Downtown Facade Program

Grantor

City of Waterbury

Award Amount

$75,000

property_ownerstorefront_business
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ORRolling

Business Oregon Small Business Sustainability Fund

Grantor

Business Oregon

Award Amount

$75,000

small_businessstatewide
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MNRolling

AGRI Food Retail Improvement and Development Grant (FRIDG) β€” Retailer Equipment and Infrastructure

Grantor

Minnesota Department of Agriculture

Award Amount

$75,000

for profitnonprofit
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IDRolling

City of Nampa CDBG Microenterprise and Business Assistance

Grantor

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Award Amount

$75,000

microenterprisesmall_business
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TXRolling

BCL of Texas Dallas Small Business Diversity Fund

Grantor

BCL of Texas

Award Amount

$75,000

small_businessminority_owned
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IARolling

Des Moines Small Business Impact Loan Program

Grantor

City of Des Moines

Award Amount

$75,000

small_businesscity_business
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WARolling

Working Washington Small Business Grants

Grantor

Washington State Department of Commerce

Award Amount

$75,000

small businessrevenue under 5 million
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CARolling

Pasadena Water and Power Commercial EV Charging Incentive Program

Grantor

Pasadena Water and Power

Award Amount

$75,000

small_businesscommercial_customer
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FLRolling

Miami Bayside Foundation Loans and Grants

Grantor

Miami Bayside Foundation

Award Amount

$75,000

small_businesslocal_business
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FLRolling

City of Tampa CRA Commercial Interior Grant Program

Grantor

City of Tampa Community Redevelopment Agency

Award Amount

$75,000

small_businesscommercial_property
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NCRolling

Meck Lending Small Business Loan Program

Grantor

Mecklenburg County

Award Amount

$75,000

small_businessstartup
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CARolling

Modesto Forward Small Business Growth and Expansion Loan

Grantor

City of Modesto

Award Amount

$75,000

small_businesslocal_business
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FLRolling

East Tampa CRA Business and Commercial Property Grants

Grantor

City of Tampa Community Redevelopment Agency

Award Amount

$75,000

small_businesseast_tampa
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