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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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Grants for Young Entrepreneurs 2026

Funding is hiding in plain sight.

High-intent funding opportunities

Where to focus first

Junior Achievement of Hawaii Company Program

Rutgers HealthHack

Lemonade Day Kansas – Youth Entrepreneur Program

Missouri Women's Business Center — Young Entrepreneur Coaching

Halcyon Incubator — Fellowship for Young Social Entrepreneurs

Gator Pit Youth Entrepreneurship Competition

Lehigh Valley LaunchBox Microgrants

Techstars Seattle – Startup Accelerator

Alabama DECA Entrepreneurship Competitive Events

GlassRoots Youth Entrepreneurial Spirit Program

Diamond Challenge

Minnesota SBDC — Entrepreneurship Advising for Young Business Owners

New Jersey Department of Education Afterschool and Out-of-School Time Grants

NJIT Newark Innovation Acceleration Challenge

LaunchTN – Tennessee Entrepreneur Ecosystem & Regional Entrepreneur Centers

Georgia Tech InVenture Prize

Illinois Entrepreneurship Assistance Centers for Youth Entrepreneurs

CUNY Startups Entrepreneurship Programs

JA Company Program – Junior Achievement of Middle Tennessee

Duquesne New Venture Challenge

Nebraska FBLA Competitive Events and Scholarships

Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Program

Junior Achievement of Southern Nevada Entrepreneurship Programs

Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute – UVM Young Entrepreneur Programs

Rutgers Cooperative Extension RU Ready to Farm

Junior Achievement of Memphis and the Mid-South – Entrepreneurship Programs

Oklahoma Council on Economic Education Co-Opreneur Day

Junior Achievement of Utah – Entrepreneurship & Company Programs

Youth Transitions to Work Partnership

Junior Achievement of South Florida Entrepreneurship Programs

Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneur Competition

Junior Achievement of Chicago Company Program

Chicago MSDC Young Entrepreneurs Pitch Competition

Mississippi SBDC — Entrepreneurship Advising for Young Business Owners

Justine PETERSEN — CDFI Micro-Loans for Young Entrepreneurs in Missouri

Montana WIOA Youth Program

Nevada FBLA Competitive Events

Launch Minnesota — Innovation Grants for Youth-Led Technology Startups

Young Entrepreneurs Academy

VentureLab Spark

Indiana Youth Entrepreneurship Programs (Office of Entrepreneurship & Innovation)

WEDC Entrepreneurship Partner Grants — Organizations Supporting Youth Entrepreneurs

Back to School, Back to Business Youth Entrepreneurship Boot Camp

Illinois FBLA Competitive Events

NEST Business Competition

University of Cincinnati Venture Lab NEXT Accelerator

Princeton Entrepreneurship Council TigerLaunch

Opportunity Partnership Grant - Transportation and Logistics Training

Jacobson Institute BizInnovator Startup & Iowa Invention Convention (K-12)

Junior Achievement of Hawaii JA Titan

NYC Work, Learn & Grow Employment Program

Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge (YEC) Series – Local Competition

Georgia State Entrepreneurship and Innovation Institute Student Programs

Delta Regional Authority (DRA) — Youth Entrepreneurship in Rural Mississippi

Youth Entrepreneur Summit

UNLV Rebel Venture Fund

Commonwealth University Husky Dog Pound Competition

Diamond Challenge

Blackstone LaunchPad Student Entrepreneurship Program

Nevada DECA Competitive Events

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