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Frank and Ellen Daveler Entrepreneurship Program
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USF Center for Entrepreneurship
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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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Competitions, seed funds, and mentorship-backed grants aimed at founders under 35.
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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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START Centers CARP 311 Construction Pre-Apprenticeship
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START Centers
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Drexel Rising Starters High School Fast-Pitch Competition
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Drexel University Charles D. Close School of Entrepreneurship
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Georgia Southern Eagle FastPitch Competition
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Georgia Southern University Business Innovation Group
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SCORE — Free Mentoring for Youth & Young Entrepreneurs (National)
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SCORE Foundation (SBA-funded)
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NJEDA Wind Institute Fellowship Program
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New Jersey Economic Development Authority Wind Institute
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Bryant University Student Entrepreneur Pitch Contest
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Bryant University
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DICE Challenge (Dreams, Ingenuity, Creativity, Entrepreneurship)
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Southeast Indiana Chamber Foundation
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WV Entrepreneurship & Innovation Investment (EII) Fund — SBIR/STTR Match
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WV Small Business Development Center / WV Legislature
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RUSE: Rutgers University Student Executive Program
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Rutgers University-Camden School of Business
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Nebraska 4-H INVENTURE Day
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Nebraska Extension 4-H Youth Development
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Great Plains Technology Center 580 Pitch Competition
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Great Plains Technology Center
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Junior Achievement of Florida JA Company Program
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Junior Achievement of Florida Foundation
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