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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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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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Grants for Young Entrepreneurs 2026

Funding is hiding in plain sight.

High-intent funding opportunities

Where to focus first

Partners for Health Foundation Grants

DoSomething Youth-Led Campaigns and Scholarships

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

Youth INC Nonprofit Capacity-Building Support

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

NJ DOL Pre-Apprenticeship in Career Education Program

PLAY Boulder PLAYpass

NFTE — Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship Young Entrepreneur Resources

Build360 Carpentry Pre-Apprenticeship

Colorado Health Foundation Supporting Holistic, Culturally Responsive and Youth-Driven Physical Well-Being

Washington SBDC – Free Business Advising for Young Entrepreneurs

Junior Achievement Iowa Company Program & JA Entrepreneurship Pathway

New Jersey Film Works Grant Program

New Jersey Urban Agriculture Cooperative Grant

Kansas 4-H Entrepreneurship Program

Craft Lake City Youth Entrepreneur Program – DIY Festival Kid Row

Zahn Innovation Center Venture Incubator and Competition

Horizon Foundation for New Jersey Health Grants

Young Americans Center YouthBiz Programs

Young Entrepreneur Institute Teen Entrepreneurship Competitions

Iowa FBLA State Leadership Conference Entrepreneurship Competition

JA Young Entrepreneur Marketplace

New Jersey State Council on the Arts Project Grants

Junior Achievement of Greater South Carolina JA It's My Business

Keiki Rise Youth Entrepreneurship Cohort

Turrell Fund Grants

Grainger Engineering Tech Startup Challenge

Van Wickle Ventures

TEEDC NexGenBuilder

WIOA Youth Program in New York State

New Jersey Youth Transitions to Work

Alabama FBLA Entrepreneurship Competitive Events

New Jersey Youth Corps

Wyoming Business Council — Manufacturing Works for Young Entrepreneurs

Idaho State University High School Business Pitch Competition

NJCPA Scholarship Fund and Minority Scholarship Programs

Missouri DED Small Business Grant — Youth Entrepreneur Pathway

UIC Spark Series and Blaze Venture Challenge

Salve Regina Seahawk Tank

Boise Kristin Armstrong Youth Scholarship

Invent Idaho

Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneur Competition

Innov8GA Pitch Competition

New Jersey State Council on the Arts Local Arts Program

Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneur Competition

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