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Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs — Veteran-Owned Business Certification & Logo
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Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs (WDVA)
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veteran_owned
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Wisconsin Small Business Grants 2026
Browse open Wisconsin grant programs for small businesses, nonprofits, and founders in 2026, sorted by award size with deadlines and eligibility.
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From Milwaukee, Madison, and Green Bay to rural Wisconsin, Forrest Grants tracks state, county, city, and foundation programs so you can shortlist the ones worth a real application.
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Browse open Wisconsin grant programs for small businesses, nonprofits, and founders in 2026, sorted by award size with deadlines and eligibility. 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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StartingBlock Madison — Pre-Accelerator & Accelerator Programming
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StartingBlock Madison / WEDC Entrepreneurship Partner Grant
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youth_ownedstartup
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Business Development Tax Credit (BTC) — Healthcare Businesses
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Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC)
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healthcare companywisconsin based
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Wisconsin SBDC — Business Counseling & Startup Support for Young Entrepreneurs
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Wisconsin Small Business Development Center (SBA-funded)
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youth_ownedstartup
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WEDC Small Business Development Grant — Senior-Owned Business Support
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Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC)
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senior_ownedsmall_business
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Wisconsin Women’s Business Initiative Corporation (WWBIC) Loans
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WWBIC
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direct to businesssmall_business
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Wisconsin SBDC — Business Advising for Sports & Recreation Businesses
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Wisconsin Small Business Development Center (SBA-funded)
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small_business
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Wisconsin Shares Childcare Subsidy Program
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Wisconsin Department of Children and Families (DCF)
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childcare providerwisconsin licensed
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Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) — Healthcare Workforce Grants
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Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS)
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rural healthcarewisconsin based
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Wisconsin LGBT Chamber — Business Networking & Resources
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Wisconsin LGBT Chamber of Commerce
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lgbtq_owned
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SCORE Wisconsin — Free Mentoring for Senior Entrepreneurs
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SCORE / U.S. Small Business Administration
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senior_ownedsmall_business
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Woodland Indian Arts Program
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Wisconsin Arts Board
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Native Americantribal
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Creation and Presentation Program (CPP)
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Wisconsin Arts Board
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nonprofitarts organization
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Wisconsin DVR — Self-Employment Resource Guide & Business Startup Support
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Wisconsin Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR)
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disability_owned
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Business Development Tax Credit (BTC) Program — Professional Services
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Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC)
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professional serviceswisconsin based
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Wisconsin Arts Board — Creation and Presentation Program (CPP)
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Wisconsin Arts Board
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nonprofit501c3
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Wisconsin Arts Board — Creative Communities (CC) Program
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Wisconsin Arts Board
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nonprofit501c3
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Wisconsin Workforce Training Grant — Manufacturing Skills Upgrade
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Wisconsin Fast Forward / Wisconsin Technical College System
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small_business
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Focus on Energy — New Construction Program
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Focus on Energy (Wisconsin Utilities Statewide Program)
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developernew construction
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Wisconsin Supplier Diversity Program — DVB Certification
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Wisconsin Department of Administration — Supplier Diversity Program
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veteran_ownedservice_disabled_veteran
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Business Development Tax Credit (BTC) — Clean Energy and Green Businesses
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Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC)
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clean energy companywisconsin based
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Nonprofit Security Grant Program (NSGP)
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Wisconsin Emergency Management (WEM)
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nonprofitwisconsin based
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Business Development Tax Credit Program
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WEDC
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direct to businesssmall_business
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