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Grants for Young Entrepreneurs 2026

Browse open grant programs for young founders and youth-owned businesses in 2026, sorted by award size, with deadlines and eligibility at a glance.

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373

Average award

$5,187

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Browse open grant programs for young founders and youth-owned 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.

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UConn Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Summer Fellowship

Grantor

University of Connecticut

Award Amount

$15,000

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Grants for Young Entrepreneurs 2026

Funding is hiding in plain sight.

High-intent funding opportunities

Where to focus first

UConn Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Summer Fellowship

RIBBA Young Adult Business Pitch Competition

Brockman Feldman Family Fund Grant Program

Penn Venture Lab Summer Venture Award

UGA Entrepreneurship Program Pitch Competitions

TiE Young Entrepreneurs Philadelphia

WV Small Business Assistance Grant — Youth/Startup Businesses

Oral Roberts University Launch Competition

NMSDC Emerging Young Entrepreneurs Pitch Competition

Youngstown State University Penguin Shark Tank Student Microgrants

National Endowment for the Arts Challenge America

Georgia Kickstart Fund

One Valley Youth Giving Project Grants

AICPA Foundation Scholarship for Minority Accounting Students

UGA Next Top Entrepreneur

Nanda Family Startup Catalyst Competition

Vantage Ventures Accelerator — WVU 13-Week Startup Program ($10K Grant)

Lieutenant Governor's Entrepreneurship Challenge

Montana Junior Agriculture Loan Program

New York Youth Jobs Program

Penn EcoVenture Challenge

Idaho Community Foundation Future Fund

USDA Farm Service Agency Youth Loans

University of Oklahoma Startup OU Idea Accelerator

Champaign County Chamber Young Entrepreneur Program

Harold K.L. Castle Foundation Windward Youth Leadership Fund

Engineering Open House Startup Showcase

UNH Maurice Prize for Innovation

Montana FSA Youth Loans

Delta Dental of New Jersey Foundation SMILE Mini-Grants

Texas TWU StartHER Grant – Young Women Entrepreneurs

University of Cincinnati Launch Grant

NASE Growth Grant – Utah Youth Self-Employed Business Owners

NASE Growth Grant – Young Self-Employed Entrepreneurs

NASE Growth Grant – Texas Youth Self-Employed Business Owners

NASE Growth Grant – Vermont Youth Self-Employed Business Owners

Emory Siperstein Challenge

Ohio University Bobcat Seed Fund

Riley’s Way Call For Kindness

Veale Youth Entrepreneurship Forum thinkBIG! Challenge

Cleveland State University Morgan Startup Grant

Bryant University Global Pitch Competition

Young Entrepreneur Award and Grant

National FFA SAE Grants

UConn CCEI Get Seeded Pitch Competition

Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneur Competition

URISE Youth Entrepreneurship Showcase and Pitch Competition

Berks LaunchBox Entrepreneur Microgrants

Idaho FFA Foundation SAE Grants

Rhode Island Business Competition Student Pitch Contest

Raising the Barr $1K Micro-Grant

PA DECA Scholarships

Young Visionaries Fellowship Award and Grant

BizBuzz Fish Tank Pitch Competition

Brown EP Bear Tank

Lion LaunchPad Microgrant Program

Young Entrepreneur Institute NextStage Fellowship

University of Cincinnati Spark Grant

WV Agriculture Youth Pitch Competition — Innovation Grant (Up to $500)

UNH Student Idea Fund

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