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Veteran Certification VOB and SDVOSB Certification
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Veteran Certification
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veteran_ownedsdvosb
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Veteran-Owned Business Grants 2026
Browse open grant programs for veteran-owned businesses and veteran entrepreneurs in 2026, sorted by award size, with deadlines and eligibility at a glance.
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Browse open grant programs for veteran-owned businesses and veteran entrepreneurs 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.
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Boots to Business Through Ohio VBOC
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U.S. Small Business Administration
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transition_assistance_programveteran
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VBOC at UTRGV – Veterans Business Outreach Center (West/South Texas)
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UT Rio Grande Valley / U.S. Small Business Administration
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veteranactive_duty
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Veterans in Business Forum
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Veterans in Business Forum
Award Amount
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veteran_ownedomaha_business
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SBA Boots to Business — Federal Entrepreneurship Training for Transitioning Veterans
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U.S. Small Business Administration / Department of Defense
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veteran_owned
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Nebraska/Iowa Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC) – Nebraska Enterprise Fund
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Nebraska Enterprise Fund (SBA cooperative agreement, covering Nebraska and Iowa)
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veteranservice_member
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South Carolina Department of Veterans' Affairs Military Enhancement and Veteran Initiatives
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South Carolina Department of Veterans' Affairs
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south_carolinaveteran
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Massachusetts SDO VBE / SDVOBE Certification – Veteran Business Enterprise (State Contracting)
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Massachusetts Supplier Diversity Office (SDO) / Massachusetts Office for Administration and Finance
Award Amount
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veteran_ownedservice_disabled_veteran
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FMCSA Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training Grant
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Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
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veteran_ownedactive_military
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Georgia Small Business Capital VetLoan Advantage Plus
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Georgia Small Business Capital
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veteran_ownedsba_504
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Minnesota Small Business Certification — Targeted Group Procurement Preference
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Minnesota Office of State Procurement
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Minnesota basedTargeted Group business
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VetsinTech Entrepreneurship Programs
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VetsinTech
Award Amount
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veteranstechnology_startups
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Los Angeles Regional Veterans Business Outreach Center
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SBA Veterans Business Outreach Center Program and Los Angeles Regional VBOC
Award Amount
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veteransactive_duty
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Export Delaware Global Supplier Diversity Training
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Export Delaware
Award Amount
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veteran_owneddelaware_business
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SBA VetCert – VOSB & SDVOSB Federal Certification (Massachusetts)
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U.S. Small Business Administration
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veteran_ownedservice_disabled_veteran
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SBA Boots to Business – Entrepreneurship Training at Tennessee Military Installations
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U.S. Small Business Administration / Department of Defense
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transitioning_service_memberveteran
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Oklahoma Veteran-Owned Business Logo Program
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Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs
Award Amount
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veteran_ownedbusiness_verification
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Mississippi SBDC — Business Counseling for Veteran Entrepreneurs
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Mississippi Small Business Development Center (SBA-funded)
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veteran_ownedsmall_business
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NaVOBA Certified Veteran's Business Enterprise
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National Veteran-Owned Business Association
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veteran_ownedservice_disabled_veteran_owned
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Washington Secretary of State – Veteran/Service Member Business Registration Resources
Grantor
Washington Secretary of State
Award Amount
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veteran ownedservicemember owned
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Boots to Business — SBA Entrepreneurship Training for Veterans
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U.S. Small Business Administration
Award Amount
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veteran_ownedactive_military
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SomerCor VetLoan Advantage
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SomerCor
Award Amount
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veteran_ownedsba_504
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STRIVE South Carolina Veteran Entrepreneur Training
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Syracuse University Institute for Veterans and Military Families
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veteran_ownedmilitary_connected
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Hirepurpose / JPMorgan Chase — Veteran Entrepreneur Training & Capital Access
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JPMorgan Chase Foundation
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veteran_owned
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VA Grant and Per Diem Program
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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
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veteransnonprofit
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New Jersey Veterans Assistance Program
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New Jersey Department of Veterans Affairs and Live to Serve
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veteransindividual
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Oklahoma State University Veterans Entrepreneurship Program
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Oklahoma State University Riata Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
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veteran_ownedentrepreneurship_training
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APEX Accelerators Government Contracting Assistance for Veteran-Owned Businesses
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U.S. Department of Defense Office of Small Business Programs
Award Amount
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veteran_ownedsouth_dakota_business
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Veterans Business Outreach Center Entrepreneurial Training
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U.S. Small Business Administration
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veteran_ownedactive_military
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Missouri SBDC — Business Counseling for Veteran Entrepreneurs
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Missouri Small Business Development Center (SBA-funded)
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veteran_ownedsmall_business
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Missouri Office of Equal Opportunity — SDVE Certification & Contracting Preference
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Missouri Office of Equal Opportunity
Award Amount
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veteran_ownedservice_disabled_veteran_owned
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Bob Woodruff Foundation Grants
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Bob Woodruff Foundation
Award Amount
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veteran_ownedactive_military
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Alaska APEX Accelerator Veteran-Owned Business Procurement Advising
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Alaska APEX Accelerator
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alaska_businessveteran_owned
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Veterans Entrepreneurship Initiative
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Veterans Entrepreneurship Initiative
Award Amount
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veteransentrepreneurs
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Warrior Rising Business Shower Grant
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Warrior Rising
Award Amount
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veteranbusiness_training
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SBA VetCert – VOSB & SDVOSB Federal Certification (Maryland)
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U.S. Small Business Administration
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veteran_ownedservice_disabled_veteran
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Warrior Rising — Business Mentoring & Grants for Veteran Entrepreneurs
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Warrior Rising
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veteran_owned
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Texas Veterans Commission – Veteran Entrepreneur Program
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Texas Veterans Commission
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veteran_ownedtexas_resident
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WDVA Entrepreneurship Grant Program — Nonprofits Supporting Veteran Entrepreneurs
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Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs
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veteran_owned
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VA Vets First Contracting Support
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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization
Award Amount
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veteran_ownedservice_disabled_veteran_owned
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Delaware Office of Supplier Diversity Veteran Owned Business Enterprise Certification
Grantor
Delaware Office of Supplier Diversity
Award Amount
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veteran_ownedcertification
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Ohio Veterans Business Outreach Center
Grantor
U.S. Small Business Administration
Award Amount
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veteranservice_member
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Veterans Temporary Hiring Program
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New York State Department of Civil Service
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veteransindividual
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Helmets to Hardhats
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Helmets to Hardhats
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veteransindividual
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Veterans Haven North
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New Jersey Department of Veterans Affairs
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veteransindividual
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Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Supplier Diversity Certification
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Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
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certification_supporttechnical_assistance
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WV Secretary of State — Veteran-Owned Business (VOB) Fee Waiver
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West Virginia Secretary of State
Award Amount
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veteran_owned
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Bringing Veterans Home Initiative
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New Jersey Department of Community Affairs
Award Amount
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veteransindividual
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CEI – Small Business Lending for Veteran-Owned Businesses (Maine Statewide)
Grantor
Coastal Enterprises, Inc. (CEI) / CDFI
Award Amount
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veteran_ownedmaine_business
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Nevada APEX Accelerator Veteran-Owned Contracting Assistance
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Nevada Governor's Office of Economic Development
Award Amount
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veteran_ownednevada_business
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Indiana Veteran Owned Small Business Program
Grantor
Indiana Department of Administration Division of Supplier Diversity
Award Amount
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veteran_ownedprocurement
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VA Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment (VR&E) — Chapter 31 Self-Employment Track
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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Award Amount
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veteran_owneddisability_owned
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Mission43 and VEA Entrepreneurship Incubator
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Mission43 / Veteran Entrepreneur Alliance
Award Amount
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veteranmilitary_spouse
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New York State Department of Veterans' Services Benefits Advising
Grantor
New York State Department of Veterans' Services
Award Amount
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veteransindividual
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NVBDC Veteran-Owned Business Certification
Grantor
National Veteran Business Development Council
Award Amount
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veteran_ownedcertification
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SBA VetCert – VOSB/SDVOSB Federal Contracting Certification
Grantor
U.S. Small Business Administration
Award Amount
Varies
veteran_owned51_percent_veteran_owned
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National Veteran Business Development Council Certification
Grantor
National Veteran Business Development Council
Award Amount
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veteran_ownedservice_disabled_veteran_owned
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VA Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment (VR&E) — Self-Employment for MS Veterans with Disabilities
Grantor
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Award Amount
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disability_ownedveteran_owned
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Veteran Business Project
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Veteran Business Project
Award Amount
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veteran_ownedbusiness_acquisition
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SBA Boots to Business — Entrepreneurship Training for Missouri Veterans
Grantor
U.S. Small Business Administration
Award Amount
Varies
veteran_owned
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