November brings a fresh roundup of funding and business support opportunities for small businesses, entrepreneurs, and organizations. Explore grants, pitch competitions, accelerators, fellowships, and other programs accepting applications throughout the month.
WBENC Women Owned in Retail
Deadline: 11/4/26
Overview: A free WBENC webinar series helping women-owned consumer product businesses understand how major retailers buy and what brands need to become retail-ready. Participating retailers include Target, Macy’s, The Home Depot, Kroger, and others.
Milwaukee Commercial Revitalization Grants
Amount: up to $25,000
Deadline: 11/5/26
Overview: Milwaukee businesses and property owners can receive funding for storefront, facade, signage, and commercial-space improvements that strengthen neighborhood business corridors.
Vermont Working Lands Service Provider & Producer Association Grant
Amount: $10,000
Deadline: 11/5/26
Overview: Vermont funding for organizations and businesses providing support to agricultural and forestry companies, as well as producer associations representing food, beverage, forest, and fiber industries.
El Paso Downtown Commercial Facade Improvement Grant Program
Amount: $1,000 - $25,000
Deadline: 11/5/26
Overview: Downtown El Paso property owners and tenants can receive reimbursement funding for eligible exterior improvements to commercial buildings, including enhanced matching support in priority corridors.
Sephora Beauty Grant
Amount: $100,000
Deadline: 11/6/26
Overview: Sephora and the Fifteen Percent Pledge will award a $100,000 grant to a Black-owned beauty business with at least $100,000 in annual revenue and products in categories such as skincare, haircare, makeup, fragrance, or bath and body.
GO Topeka Small Business Incentives
Amount: $1,000 - $25,000
Deadline: 11/6/26
Overview: Topeka and Shawnee County businesses can receive reimbursement incentives for eligible expenses including equipment, build-outs, and SBIR/STTR matching, generally covering 50% of approved costs.
SheBuilds on Lovable
Deadline: 11/8/26
Overview: A free one-week virtual build program for women using Lovable’s AI platform. Participants receive guided learning, webinars, office hours, peer support, and platform resources to build a personal or professional project.
Foundation for Contemporary Arts Emergency Grants
Amount: $500 - $3,000
Deadline: 11/11/26
Overview: Emergency project funding for U.S.-based visual and performing artists and poets facing unexpected costs tied to confirmed exhibitions, performances, or other public presentations.
Preserve Route 66 Legacy Business Grant Fund
Amount: $5,000 - $10,000
Deadline: 11/12/26
Overview: Grants for independently owned legacy businesses and businesses occupying historic buildings along Route 66. Funding can support signage, exterior repairs, murals, painting, and other preservation-focused improvements.
Chicago Neighborhood Opportunity Fund
Amount: up to $250,000
Deadline: 11/13/26
Overview: Chicago businesses and cultural projects on eligible commercial corridors can receive reimbursement funding for permanent capital improvements such as build-outs, facade repairs, and new construction.
SXSW Pitch
Deadline: 11/13/26
Overview: SXSW’s flagship startup pitch competition connects selected companies with investors, corporate partners, and media across categories including AI, sustainability, health, and emerging technology.
Blue Ridge Labs Catalyst Program
Amount: $100,000
Deadline: 11/13/26
Overview: A 16-week accelerator for early-stage technology ventures improving economic mobility for low-income New Yorkers. Participants receive $100,000 plus coaching, mentorship, and community connections.
Illinois DCEO Tourism Attraction Grant Program
Amount: $15,000 - $200,000
Deadline: 11/13/26
Overview: Illinois grants supporting tourism attractions through capital improvements, equipment, workforce training, and cultural or historic programming. For-profit businesses, nonprofits, and local governments may apply, with matching funds required.
Live Your Dream Award
Amount: up to $16,000
Deadline: 11/15/26
Overview: Soroptimist provides education and training grants to women who are the primary financial support for their families and are pursuing education or career advancement.
Darcy's Business Freedom Grant
Amount: $1,000
Deadline: 11/15/26
Overview: A $1,000 unrestricted grant open to U.S. small business owners across industries, with no entry fee or experience requirement.
AI Impact Grant
Amount: $2,500
Deadline: 11/15/26
Overview: A quarterly grant for entrepreneurs using AI in their businesses, including owners who are just beginning to adopt AI tools.
Village of Savoy Building and Property Enhancement Program
Amount: up to $10,000
Deadline: 11/15/26
Overview: Savoy, Illinois small businesses and commercial property owners can receive reimbursement grants covering 50% of eligible exterior, accessibility, and property-improvement costs.
Small Business Readiness for Resiliency Mitigation Grant
Amount: $5,000
Deadline: 11/15/26
Overview: Verizon and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation offer $5,000 grants for projects that help small businesses prepare for natural disasters, such as backup power, flood barriers, and storm protection.
Tory Burch Foundation Fellows Program
Amount: $2,000
Deadline: 11/17/26
Overview: A fellowship for women entrepreneurs offering expert coaching, business education, strategic advisors, and access to a national network of women founders. Eligible businesses must generate at least $75,000 annually.
SFO Terminal 3 Travel Convenience Store Small Business Set-Aside
Deadline: 11/18/26
Overview: San Francisco International Airport is seeking a certified small-business operator for a travel convenience store in Terminal 3. This is a retail concession opportunity rather than a cash grant.
Chicago Commercial Corridor Storefront Activation Program
Amount: approximately $50,000 - $200,000
Deadline: 11/20/26
Overview: Chicago small businesses and property owners in designated South and West Side corridors can receive funding for storefront renovations, facade improvements, and activating vacant commercial spaces.
Build in Tulsa Arch Accelerator
Amount: $70,000 + living stipend
Deadline: 11/20/26
Overview: A 12-week in-person accelerator for revenue-generating companies in digital health, energy, aerospace, and advanced manufacturing. Selected founders receive $70,000 in non-dilutive funding plus coaching, investor connections, and a living stipend.
Food Well Alliance Community Garden Grants
Amount: $1,500 or $10,000
Deadline: 11/22/26
Overview: Grants for existing community gardens across five Metro Atlanta counties to purchase infrastructure and supplies such as tools, lumber, compost, seeds, and irrigation.
Pitch Black Conference
Amount: up to $10,000
Deadline: 11/23/26
Overview: A pitch competition for under-resourced, immigrant, and refugee entrepreneurs in Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota, and Kansas. Selected applicants receive coaching and compete for cash prizes.
Eastern Michigan Small Business Network Cohort
Amount: up to $3,500 in support services
Deadline: 11/23/26
Overview: A cohort program for existing Eastern Michigan small businesses offering coaching, mentorship, and up to $3,500 in paid business support services.
The David Prize
Amount: $200,000
Deadline: 11/30/26
Overview: The David Prize awards $200,000 each to five New Yorkers with bold ideas for improving life across the city’s five boroughs. Funding is unrestricted and awarded to individuals.
Truist Foundation Grant
Amount: $5,000+
Deadline: 11/30/26
Overview: Truist Foundation supports U.S. nonprofits expanding career pathways and strengthening small businesses through sustainable programs, training, equipment, and other initiatives.
Threadneedle Alley Foundation Grant
Amount: $5,000
Deadline: 11/30/26
Overview: Grants and mentorship for U.S.-based midlife entrepreneurs from underserved communities who face financial barriers to starting or growing a business.
Shophand $5k Small Business Boost Grant
Amount: $2,500 + $2,500 in resources
Deadline: 11/30/26
Overview: Shophand provides $2,500 in unrestricted cash plus $2,500 in technical support to help small business owners address technology and operational challenges.
Entreprenista Evolve Grant
Amount: $5,000
Deadline: 11/30/26
Overview: A $5,000 grant for U.S. women-owned or women-led businesses that have operated for at least one year and generate at least $100,000 in annual revenue.
Kentucky Proud Promotional Grant
Amount: up to $8,000
Deadline: 11/30/26
Overview: Kentucky Proud members can receive reimbursement for up to half of eligible marketing costs, including advertising, web design, packaging, photography, signage, and trade show expenses.
Nicor Gas Illinois Innovator Award
Amount: $25,000
Deadline: 11/30/26
Overview: Illinois-based climate and energy companies can receive a $25,000 non-recourse grant plus 12 months of mentorship and increased exposure to investors and potential customers.
The Great Oral Health Pitch
Amount: $2,000 regional prize; $50,000+ grand prize package
Deadline: 11/30/26
Overview: A national pitch competition for entrepreneurs and innovators developing ideas to improve oral healthcare. Regional winners advance toward a grand prize package worth more than $50,000.
Montana Tribal Tourism Small Business Grant
Amount: $10,000
Deadline: 11/30/26
Overview: Montana provides grants to Native American-owned tourism businesses for launching or expanding ventures in retail, hospitality, outdoor experiences, and food and beverage.
Portland Westside Activation Grant
Amount: $25,000 - $150,000
Deadline: 11/30/26
Overview: Businesses, property owners, nonprofits, and neighborhood organizations in Portland’s Westside TIF District can receive funding for projects that activate and strengthen the district.
Erie Flagship Fund
Amount: $2,500 - $10,000
Deadline: 11/30/26
Overview: Erie small businesses can receive reimbursement grants for marketing, facade improvements, specialized equipment, technology, consulting, and website development. A 1:1 cash match is required.
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