Veteran-Owned Business Grants funding

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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Federal, state, and private programs set money aside for veterans who start or grow a business. This page keeps them in one place.

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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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Minnesota SBDC — Business Counseling for Veteran Entrepreneurs

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Minnesota Small Business Development Center (SBA-funded)

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Veteran-Owned Business Grants 2026

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Minnesota SBDC — Business Counseling for Veteran Entrepreneurs

Alabama VetStart — Veteran Business Assistance Program

Empire State Development Office of Contractor and Supplier Diversity

Joseph P. Dwyer Veterans Peer Support Project

FBDC VetLoan Advantage Plus

Veterans Business Outreach Center Region 2 Training and Boots to Business Reboot

SBA Boots to Business (B2B) Entrepreneurship Training

Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs — Veteran-Owned Business Certification & Logo

Connecticut Veteran-Owned Micro Business Certification

Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs Veterans Entrepreneurship Resources

Mid-Atlantic VBOC at University of Maryland – Veteran Entrepreneur Counseling & Training

WV Division of Veterans Affairs — Veteran Business Resources

NEA Creative Forces Community Engagement Grants

SBA Boots to Business — Entrepreneurship Training for Mississippi Veterans

Indiana IDOA Division of Supplier Diversity – MBE/WBE/IVOSB Certification for Food Service

Missouri Veterans Business Resource Center (VBRC) — Entrepreneurship Services

Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC) — WY Veteran Entrepreneurship

ASBC VetLoan Advantage Plus Program

Veterans Florida Entrepreneur Program

WDVA Veterans Linked Deposit Program

WV SBDC — Free Business Advising for Veteran Entrepreneurs

SBA Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) — SDVOSB & VOSB Federal Contracting

VA Office of Small & Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) — Veteran Federal Contracting

Mission Ready Entrepreneurship Academy

Vermont SBDC – Dedicated Veteran Business Advising

VBOC at Mississippi State University – Veterans Business Outreach Center (Covering Louisiana)

Warrior Rising Veteran Entrepreneur Programs and Business Showers

OKVetWorks Veteran-Owned Business Resources

Connecticut Veteran-Owned Business Resources

Heartland VBOC — Business Consulting for Missouri Veterans

SBA Veteran-Owned Small Business (VOSB) Federal Contracting Certification

VetBiz VBOC – Veterans Business Outreach Center (Missouri, Kansas & Southern Illinois)

OPWDD GI Bill Veteran Training and Apprenticeship Opportunities

Idaho Veterans Chamber of Commerce Veteran and Spouse Business Incubator

Warrior Rising Veteran Entrepreneur Program

Georgia Business Certificate of Exemption

MBFC VetLoan Advantage Rebate Program

SBA Boots to Business Revenue Readiness

New York State Department of Labor Veterans Employment Services

Wyoming SBDC — Free Business Advising for Veteran Entrepreneurs

Boots to Business Through Oklahoma VBOC Region

Warrior Rising Veteran Business Grants and Training

South Carolina Veterans Business Guild Entrepreneur Support

Maryland Small Business Development Financing Authority (MSBDFA) – Loans for Veteran-Owned Businesses

Ohio Veteran-Friendly Business Enterprise Certification

WV Department of Agriculture — Veterans and Heroes to Agriculture Program

Underserved, Beginning and Military Veteran Farmers Mini-Grant

Springfield Area Revolving Loan Fund – Veteran-Owned Business Loans (Vermont)

Washington SBDC – Free Business Advising for Veterans

Cornell Small Farms Program

NVBDC Veteran Business Certification

New Jersey Offshore Wind Workforce and Skills Development Grants

New Jersey Zero-Emission Incentive Program

Rhode Island Service-Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Certification

Boots to Business — Entrepreneurship Training for WY Veterans

Federal Surplus Personal Property for Veteran-Owned Small Businesses

Bunker Labs — National Accelerator & Resources for Veteran Entrepreneurs

New York State SDVOB Procurement Opportunities

Veterans Business Outreach Center of New England (VBOC of NE) – Maine Coverage

Wyoming SBA — Veteran-Owned Business Certification

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