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Rhode Island Small Business Grants 2026

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Community Engaged Project Grants

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Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA)

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Rhode Island Small Business Grants 2026

Funding is hiding in plain sight.

High-intent funding opportunities

Where to focus first

Community Engaged Project Grants

Rhode Island Minority Business Accelerator Technical Assistance

Providence Small Business Support Layer

AARP Foundation Senior Community Service Employment Program Online Application

State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) - Restaurant Sector Loans

Rhode Island Social Equity Assistance Program and Fund Grants

NVBDC Veteran-Owned Business Certification

Rhode Island Social Equity Applicant Interest Holder Change Request

Back to School, Back to Business Youth Entrepreneurship Boot Camp

Rhode Island Self-Employment Business Incubator

Rhode Island Commerce Corporation Business Financing Programs

Rhode Island Community Capital Layer

Rhode Island Supplier Diversity Office - MBE/WBE Certification and Contracting

Urban Ventures Minority and Women Entrepreneur Support

APEX Accelerator (Government Contracting for Transportation Businesses)

State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI) - Rhode Island

Small Business Energy Efficiency Grant Program

Rhode Island STEP Grant

Rhode Island Disability Business Enterprise Certification

BayCoast Bank Cannabis Banking Services

RI's ABLE Savings Program

Rural Health Transformation Program Grant

Brown Nelson Center Venture Funding

Rhode Island Small Business HUB MBE Certification Support

Ocean State Center for Independent Living Equipment Loan Program

Rhode Island Cannabis and Hemp Licenses Information

RhodeRestore Municipal Road Grant Program

Rhode Island Assistive Technology Access Partnership

CCRI Student Entrepreneurship Initiative

Opening a Restaurant - Commerce RI Technical Assistance

Rhode Island Black Business Association Entrepreneur Support

Rhode Island At HOME Cost Share Program

RI Humanities THRIVE General Operating Support Grants

General Operating Support for Organizations

Oweesta Native CDFI Loan Funds and Technical Assistance

MaturityWorks Senior Community Service Employment Program

Hope Scholarship

Ignite Seed Accelerate Cannabis Social Equity Accelerator

Rhode Island Cannabis Licensee Variance Requests

Rhode Island STEP Export Assistance

Rhode Island Promise Scholarship

Artist Open Studio Tour Grants

Diamond Challenge

Rhode Island Registered Apprenticeship Program for Principals (RIRAPP)

Rhode Island Recreational Trails Program Grants

Center for Women & Enterprise Rhode Island Women's Business Center

General Operating Support for Artists

Rhode Island Service-Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Certification

Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeships

Greater New England Minority Supplier Development Council MBE Certification

Providence Minority Business Enterprise Procurement Program

Rhode Island Office of Rehabilitation Services Self-Employment Support

Rhode Island Business Enterprise Owned or Operated by People with Disabilities Certification

Higher Learning Institutions ELEVATE Cannabis Equity Accelerator

Polaris MEP Manufacturing Business Services

Rhode Island Expansion Arts Program

Bryant University Student Entrepreneur Pitch Contest

Community Partner Resilience Fund

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