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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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$50

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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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Grand Island Community Foundation Scholarships

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Grand Island Community Foundation

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Grants for Young Entrepreneurs 2026

Funding is hiding in plain sight.

High-intent funding opportunities

Where to focus first

Grand Island Community Foundation Scholarships

Coahoma Community College Workforce and Training Referral Services

SIEDC Build a Bridge Fund

FC Dallas Foundation Community Action Grants

East Lansing Youth Scholarship Program

Western Nevada College Business and Workforce Training Support

Community Foundation of Northwest Mississippi Scholarships

Nixa Education Foundation Scholarships

NFTE World Series of Innovation

New Hampshire DECA Competitive Events

JA Company Program – Junior Achievement of Dallas

Frank and Lydia Bergen Foundation Grants

Young Entrepreneur Academy (YEA) – Washington State

The Paul Cuthbertson Foundation Live for Those Who Cannot Grants

NFTE Southeast Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge

Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Youth Entrepreneurship Program

Phoenix Suns/Phoenix Mercury Foundation Grants

University of Chicago College New Venture Challenge

21st Century Community Learning Centers New Jersey

Diamond Challenge

FSMSDC Emerging Young Entrepreneurs Program

RISE-UP Pathways to Innovation and Entrepreneurship

HackATL

Newark Arts Community Grant

Oklahoma State University Riata Business Plan Competition

Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneur Competition

Diamond Challenge

Robin Hood Young Adults Program Grants

Heckscher Foundation for Children Grants

Emory Hatchery Student Incubator

New Jersey Career and Technical Education Grants

Bronx Community College Entrepreneurship Hatchery and Incubator

Youngstown Business Incubator YE LAUNCHpad

Gator Hatchery Student Business Accelerator

JA of Central Texas – Entrepreneurship Programs (Austin)

Partners for Health Foundation Grants

DoSomething Youth-Led Campaigns and Scholarships

1517 Fund

University of Minnesota — Student Entrepreneurship & Venture Center

BiGAUSTIN Youth Entrepreneurship Program

SCORE Vermont – Free Youth Entrepreneur Mentoring

EPA Environmental Justice Thriving Communities Grantmaking Program

URISE Ventures Youth Entrepreneurship Programs

New Jersey 4-H Youth Development Program

Brown Breakthrough Lab

Philadelphia Youth Basketball Magic Academy Entrepreneurship Program

University of Wyoming SBDC — Entrepreneurship Support for Students & Youth

Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge

Nebraska DECA Competitive Events

YEScarolina State Business Plan Competition

Youth INC Nonprofit Capacity-Building Support

Case Western Reserve University THINK DO THRIVE Grant Program

Newark Arts North to Shore Newark Community Grants

Fiesta Bowl Charities Grant Cycle

Junior Achievement of New Jersey Company Program

Stevens Institute of Technology Ansary Entrepreneurship Competition

HHSF Young Entrepreneurs Leadership Academy

University of Alaska Fairbanks Arctic Innovation Competition Youth Divisions

University of Dayton Flyer Pitch Competition

Nebraska 4-H Explore Entrepreneurship

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