Small business grant opportunities to apply for in June
June brings a fresh roundup of current opportunities for businesses and nonprofits – grants, accelerator programs, awards, pitch competitions, and other helpful resources. Here’s a snapshot of opportunities that are accepting applications this month.
Motor City Match Grant
Amount: $500,000
Deadline: 6/1/26
Overview: Supports Detroit-based entrepreneurs at every stage - from idea to expansion. Offers grants and expert support to help launch or grow businesses in Detroit’s commercial corridors. Winners must commit to staying in Detroit for 3+ years and show job creation or community benefit.
Famous Amos Ingredients for Success Entrepreneurs Initiative
Amount: $50,000
Deadline: 6/1/26
Overview: The Famous Amos Ingredients for Success (IFS) Entrepreneurs Initiative is an annual national program that awards $150,000 total to early-stage Black business owners, with three winners each receiving $50,000 plus mentorship, networking, and educational resources. Applicants submit a short video pitch, and 10 finalists are selected to compete before judges, with winners chosen to support long-term business growth. Launched by Ferrero North America in 2020, the program honors Wally Amos’ legacy by helping Black entrepreneurs thrive.
Department of Economic Opportunity - County of LA Small Business Mobility Launch Grant
Amount: $10,000
Deadline: 6/1/26
Overview: The Launch Grant offers $5,000–$10,000 for LA County for-profit businesses opening eligible brick-and-mortar commercial spaces. Applicants must meet residency, revenue, employee, licensing, and good-standing requirements, and funds can be used for tenant/facade improvements, signage, and related permits.
James Beard Foundation Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership Program
Deadline: 6/1/26
Overview: The James Beard Foundation's Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership (WEL) program is an 11-week virtual training and networking program for owners of brick-and-mortar food and beverage businesses in the U.S., with each cohort comprising 20 participants. The curriculum, led by Cornell University faculty and industry experts, covers leadership, financial management, business models, marketing, scaling strategies, and funding sources, with the goal of supporting the growth and success of women-owned businesses. Applications for the 2026 cohort are open through June 1, 2026 at 11:59pm.
Business Impact NW Pitch Competition
Amount: $10,000
Deadline: 6/1/26
Overview: Business Impact NW’s IMPACT Pitch 2026 is a pitch competition for entrepreneurs in Alaska, Idaho, Oregon, and Washington who want coaching, feedback, and support to strengthen their business and community-impact story. Applications are open through June 1, and selected participants spend four months preparing for a live pitch event on October 1, 2026, with $46,000 total in cash prizes available. Prizes include $10,000 awards for startup, early-stage, and established businesses, plus finalist grants and community impact awards.
Texas Rural Woman Grant
Amount: $10,000
Deadline: 6/5/26
Overview: Foster greater economic development activity in Rural Texas by encouraging and enabling rural woman-owned, small businesses to undertake new and innovative projects.
American Craft Made Baltimore
Deadline: 6/5/26
Overview: American Craft Made Baltimore is the largest juried craft fair on the East Coast, now in its 50th year, taking place February 19–21, 2027 at the Baltimore Convention Center with 380+ exhibitors and 10,000+ attendees. Applications are open through June 5, 2026, with a $45 application fee (50% discount for ACC members), and booth fees ranging from $850 for a 10x5 space to $2,700 for a 10x20 space, with subsidized $400 booths available for Early Career Artists. The fair is open to U.S.-based artists 18 and older working in handmade craft mediums including ceramics, jewelry, glass, fiber, wood, metal, and more.
USDA Local Food Promotion Program
Amount: $500,000
Deadline: 6/5/26
Overview: The USDA Local Food Promotion Program provides grants for projects that support local and regional food businesses that process, distribute, aggregate, or store locally produced food products. The FY26 application period is open through June 5, 2026, with funding ranging from $25,000 to $500,000 depending on project type. Eligible applicants include domestic agricultural businesses, cooperatives, CSAs, food councils, local governments, nonprofits, producer networks, regional farmers’ market authorities, and Tribal governments, with a required 25% cost share.
The Embark Program by REI Co-op Path Ahead Ventures
Amount: $5,000
Deadline: 6/7/26
Overview: REI Co-op's Embark program, developed with Founded Outdoors, is a free virtual 3-month accelerator for early-stage entrepreneurs from Black, Indigenous, Latina/o/x, and AAPI communities building outdoor industry businesses, with founders receiving a $5,000 grant upon completion. Eligible applicants must have a business idea at the design or prototype stage (or have started within the last year with less than $20K in revenue), be U.S.-based and at least 18 years old, and be building a product, service, or experience in the outdoor space.
SBA Patriot Pitch Competition
Amount: $1,000,000
Deadline: 6/10/26
Overview: SBA’s Freedom 250 initiative celebrates America’s 250th anniversary by spotlighting small businesses through national programs like the Patriot Pitch Competition and a 50-stop Main Street Tour. The Patriot Pitch Competition invites eligible U.S. small businesses to submit a pitch by June 10, 2026, for a chance to compete in Washington, D.C. for a share of a $1 million prize pool. Eligible businesses must be at least 3 years old, generate at least $100,000 in annual revenue, be U.S.-based and 100% U.S.-owned, be in good standing, drive innovation, and have used an SBA capital product such as a 7(a) loan, 504 loan, Microloan Intermediary loan, SBIR/STTR funding, or SBIC financing.
Jobber Grants
Amount: $100,000
Deadline: 6/11/26
Overview: Jobber Grants is awarding nine grants totaling $250,000 to blue collar home service businesses in the U.S. and Canada, with individual awards ranging from $10,000 to $100,000 that can be used freely to support business growth, equipment, staffing, or operations. All finalists will be invited to an all-expenses-paid in-person retreat featuring time with Shark Tank's Daymond John, who is partnering with Jobber to help select recipients. Phase 1 applications are open through June 11, 2026, with grant recipients announced in August 2026.
Milwaukee Commercial Revitalization Grants
Amount: $25,000
Deadline: 6/11/26
Overview: The Commercial Revitalization Fund, run by Milwaukee’s Department of City Development, provides grants to businesses and property owners to renovate storefronts, improve building facades, and activate vacant commercial spaces to strengthen neighborhood business corridors. It includes multiple programs with varying funding caps (generally covering up to 50% of project costs), such as signage, façade improvements, storefront activation, and retail investment tied to job creation. Overall, the fund aims to enhance the physical appearance, economic activity, and vitality of commercial areas in the city.
U.S. Chamber of Commerce CO-100 America's Top 100 Small Business
Deadline: 6/11/26
Overview: The CO—100 is an annual awards program from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce recognizing America's top 100 small businesses across 10 categories including Growth Accelerators, Community Champions, Tech Innovators, and Culture Champions, with businesses able to enter up to five categories. The top business winner receives a $25,000 award, while honorees receive national media exposure, a dedicated business profile, VIP event invitations in Washington D.C., and a one-year U.S. Chamber membership. The early deadline is June 11, 2026 ($300 entry fee) and the regular deadline is July 23, 2026 ($350 entry fee).
USBC 360°
Amount: $100,000
Deadline: 6/12/26
Overview: USBC 360° is a selective 12-week growth accelerator for product-based CPG founders in categories like food, beauty, wellness, apparel, accessories, and gifts. The program helps businesses strengthen margins, clarify unit economics, build systems, and choose growth channels intentionally, with hands-on mentorship and an 18–24 month operations and growth plan. Top performers may compete for a share of $100,000 in non-dilutive growth capital.
NYC Scale Ready Studio Accelerator
Deadline: 6/12/26
Overview: The Scale Ready Studio Accelerator is a 12-week, revenue-focused accelerator for women founders in New York City building businesses in innovation industries, delivered by founders who have scaled seven- to nine-figure companies. Cohort 2 focuses on the Green Economy — businesses creating economic value while reducing environmental impact — and is designed for founders who already have customers, some revenue or signed pilots, and are ready to build predictable revenue systems and operational capacity. Applications for Cohort 2 are due June 12, 2026, with the program launching June 24, 2026.
Boundless Futures Foundation EmpowHer Grant
Amount: $50,000
Deadline: 6/15/26
Overview: Boundless Futures Foundation’s EmpowHer Grants support U.S.-based female founders running revenue-generating, for-profit businesses that are five years old or less and create a clear social impact in areas like poverty/hunger/humanitarian aid or sustainability/environment. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis during open cycles, with grants awarded twice a year (spring and fall).
WBDC Waterbury Grant Program
Amount: $10,000
Deadline: 6/15/26
Overview: The Women’s Business Development Council’s Waterbury Grant Program offers $2,500–$10,000 grants to for-profit small businesses located in Waterbury, CT to fund clearly defined projects that drive measurable growth and profitability. Eligible businesses must be registered in CT, in business at least one year, and have $25K–$2M in annual sales; applications are accepted in rounds with 2026 deadlines on March 15, June 15, September 15, and November 15.
Entreprenista x GIMME Beauty Evolve Grant
Amount: $5,000
Deadline: 6/19/26
Overview: The Entreprenista Evolve Grant is a quarterly $5,000 grant for women founders in the U.S. who have been in business for at least a year and are generating $100K+ in annual revenue. The grant is intended to help established women-owned businesses grow to their next level. It was created by the co-founders of Entreprenista, and is sponsored in partnership with GIMME Beauty.
Allstate Main Street Grants Program
Amount: $2,000,000
Deadline: 6/23/26
Overview: The Allstate Main Street Grants Program offers small U.S.-based for-profit businesses a chance to join a 12-week virtual Boost Camp focused on marketing, finance, operations, and growth. Up to 250 entrepreneurs will be selected for the accelerator, and 100 of them will receive $20,000 grants to strengthen their business operations. Applications are open from May 11 to June 23, 2026, and eligible businesses must have at least $25,000 in 2025 revenue and be able to participate in the July 2026 Boost Camp.
eBay Live x Up & Running Grant Program
Amount: $100,000
Deadline: 6/25/26
Overview: The eBay Live x Up & Running Grant Program, run by eBay and Hello Alice, supports eligible eBay sellers who want to grow through live selling. Ten selected business owners will each receive a $10,000 grant, one-on-one onboarding and marketing support from the eBay Live team, and a full kit of live-selling equipment. To qualify, businesses must have been active eBay sellers by December 1, 2025 with an “Above Standard” or “Top Rated” seller rating.
Ulta Beauty MUSE Accelerator
Amount: $50,000
Deadline: 6/28/26
Overview: The Ulta Beauty MUSE Accelerator supports eight early-stage beauty brands with $50,000 in funding, a 10-week business curriculum, and mentorship from beauty founders and Ulta Beauty partners to help prepare brands for retail readiness and long-term growth. One participant will also receive an additional $10,000 in support through the Fifteen Percent Pledge.
Restaurants Care Resilience Fund
Amount: $5,000
Deadline: 6/30/26
Overview: The Restaurants Care Resilience Fund offers $5,000 grants to independent restaurants, caterers, and food trucks in California for needs such as kitchen equipment, technology upgrades, employee training/retention, or unforeseen hardship. The 2026 grant cycle will accept applications from June 1–30, 2026, with additional details expected soon. Since 2021, the fund has awarded $11 million across 2,087 grants to California food businesses.
She Seals the Deal Grant ($25 fee)
Amount: $5,000
Deadline: 6/30/26
Overview: The She Seals the Deal Grant awards $5,000 to one U.S.-based woman entrepreneur — specifically coaches, consultants, or service-based business owners — who is actively selling her expertise and committed to building consistent, repeatable revenue.
Rise Women Collective Rise to Radiance Grant
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: 6/30/26
Overview: The Rise to Radiance Grant from Rise Women Collective provides $500–$1,000 in scholarship funding to help women enter or advance in beauty, cosmetology, and personal care careers. Funds can be used for expenses such as cosmetology school tuition, professional tools and kits, certification programs, or training workshops.
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