Green Bay Façade Improvement Grant

The Bend Small Business Assistance Grant Program provides Bend, Oregon small businesses with grants to strengthen operations, invest in employees, improve services, adapt to changing conditions, and invest in climate-smart projects. Administered by the City of Bend's Economic Development Department, the current program cycle offers a total of $130,000 to be distributed among qualifying businesses, allocated across two tracks: $100,000 for economic development projects and $30,000 for climate and sustainability projects. Individual grant amounts are determined based on project scope, funding requests, and available program funds. Eligible projects fall across six broad categories: Business Growth and Customer Engagement (such as website updates, online sales tools, marketing and outreach, customer service enhancements, and multilingual communication materials), Employee Development (workforce training, professional certifications, leadership development, and employee retention tools), Operations and Technology (technology upgrades, cybersecurity improvements, financial system improvements, business planning and consulting, and HR or compliance support), Business Resilience (business continuity planning, risk reduction projects, supply chain improvements, and economic or environmental preparedness), Planning and Innovation (market research, feasibility studies, strategic planning, and product or service testing), and Climate and Sustainability Projects (energy efficiency improvements, renewable energy planning, waste reduction initiatives, transportation improvements, and environmental tracking and reporting tools). Eligible uses of grant funds include professional services and consultants, employee time dedicated to the project, equipment, tools, and technology, training and certifications, marketing and communications, translation services, project supplies, technical studies and assessments, and environmental planning and support services. To qualify, businesses must be registered in Oregon, hold a current City of Bend business registration, employ 50 or fewer people, operate within the City of Bend, and propose a project that benefits business operations in Bend and supports program goals. Applications are reviewed by City staff for eligibility and completeness, then evaluated by either the Bend Economic Development Advisory Board (for economic development projects) or the Environment and Climate Committee (for climate and sustainability projects). Staff develop funding recommendations, and the City Manager makes final award decisions. Applications are scored across five categories: Project Impact (42 points), Business Capacity and Readiness (12 points), Feasibility (12 points), Alignment with Program Goals (12 points), and Equity and Accessibility (12 points), for a total of 100 possible points. Grant recipients are required to provide project updates every six months for two years following award. Businesses applying for climate-related projects are encouraged to first explore incentives available through utility and energy-efficiency programs (including Energy Trust of Oregon and Central Electric Cooperative) and explain in the application how those opportunities were considered before requesting grant funding.

The Greenville Small Business Assistance Grant Program provides Greenville, North Carolina small businesses with grants of up to $50,000 to fund qualifying business expenses. Administered by the City of Greenville's Community and Development Services Department through its Business Development division, the program is geographically targeted to support small businesses operating in the city's qualified census tracts. To be eligible, businesses must be located within Greenville city limits and within a qualified census tract, be independently owned and operated with fewer than six locations, generate gross annual sales of no more than $5,000,000, and have no more than 100 employees. Applicants are typically required to attend a workshop or information session as part of the application process.

The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Cutting-Edge Basic Research Award (CEBRA) is designed to foster highly innovative or conceptually creative research related to the etiology, pathophysiology, prevention, or treatment of substance use disorders (SUDs). It supports high-risk and potentially high-impact research that is sparse or not included in NIDA's current portfolio that has the potential to transform SUD research. The proposed research should: 1. develop, and/or adapt, revolutionary techniques or methods for addiction research or that show promising future applicability to SUD research; and /or 2. test an innovative and significant hypothesis for which there are scant precedent or preliminary data and which, if confirmed, would transform current thinking.

The Global NY Fund provides grants and loans to help New York State’s small- and medium-sized businesses go global and create new jobs. The Global NY Fund Grant Program is open to New York State companies and not-for-profit economic development organizations seeking to create or expand direct exports. All export grants are awarded on a reimbursable basis. ESD is providing grants of up to $25,000 to help companies start exporting or increase their global exports. Grants of up to $100,000 are available to not-for-profit organizations that provide export assistance and trade education to New York State companies. The grant will reimburse up to 50% of total project costs for companies and up to 75% of total project costs for not-for-profit economic development organizations.

The Nashville Small Business Growth Incentives are a suite of four grant programs administered by the Nashville Mayor’s Office of Economic and Community Development, designed to strengthen local businesses, support job growth, train employees, and improve the economic vitality of the city’s commercial corridors. All four programs share a common baseline eligibility requirement: applicants must have fewer than 100 employees globally and operate a physical business location within Davidson County. Applications for any of the four programs are routed through a single Application for Incentives form on the Metro Nashville hub, after which the appropriate program team follows up with the applicant. The Property Investment Incentive supports construction and rehabilitation of commercial properties through a 50 percent reimbursement grant of up to $50,000, with a minimum required investment of $10,000. Eligible properties must be located in designated census tracts and have an existing property value of up to $2 million. The program covers both exterior and interior improvements. The Legacy Business Program provides grants of up to $30,000 per business to support longtime Nashville businesses that have become fixtures of their communities. To qualify, businesses must be for-profit, independently and locally owned, have continuously operated in Nashville for at least 10 years, and demonstrate that they have contributed to the culture, history, or identity of their neighborhood. Grant funds help legacy businesses stay competitive by financially assisting with modernizing operational infrastructure, planning for sustainability and resilience, reducing operational costs, investing in marketing, and other similar needs. The Workforce Advancement Incentive reimburses employers for employee training and professional development costs at a rate of $1,000 per employee for up to 10 employees, with a maximum grant of $10,000 per business. To qualify, businesses must have at least five employees, use a formal internal training program or one offered by an accredited institution, and ensure that the training leads to a recognized industry-advancing credential. The Job Growth Incentive provides financial support to qualifying small businesses that create new jobs. Eligible for-profit businesses can qualify by adding at least 10 new positions within a 12-month period, with each new job paying more than 80 percent of the average wage for the Nashville-Davidson County metropolitan area. The incentive reimburses training and relocation costs at $500 per new position, or $750 per position filled by a veteran, with a maximum award of $50,000 per business.