Olga Loizon Foundation Grant

Empire State Development’s Division of Science, Technology, and Innovation (“NYSTAR”), Innovation Matching Grants (IMG) Program aims to grow small businesses and support the development of new technologies in New York State by providing matching funds for federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grants. The New York State Innovation Matching Grants Program will match: -The award for Phase I applicants, not to exceed $100,000 -The award for Phase II applicants, not to exceed $200,000

Main Street Iowa offers the Open 4 Business program to encourage business development in designated Main Street districts. The Open 4 Business contest launched in 2015, is an opportunity for businesses located within the Main Street district, to compete for a chance to win grant funds to assist with a business development or expansion project that will help you grow your business. Businesses will be required to complete an online application and submit a short video (3-minute maximum time limit) outlining your business idea and how it will benefit the local economic climate in our community. A 25% cash match is required. Businesses must have been in operation for at least 1 year to apply. The grant funds are administered by the Iowa Economic Development Authority’s Downtown Resource Center and Main Street Iowa program.

The Kerrville Area Rebuilding & Recovery Fund provides Kerrville, Texas small businesses affected by the July 2026 floods with grants of up to $25,000 to support emergency assistance, rebuilding, and long-term recovery efforts. Grant amounts are determined based on demonstrated need and the severity of impact experienced by the business. Administered by the Kerrville Area Chamber of Commerce Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit affiliated with the Kerrville Area Chamber of Commerce, the fund was launched in response to the catastrophic flooding that impacted Kerr County and the broader Hill Country region. To qualify, applicants must operate a business located in the Kerrville area and demonstrate direct impact from the Flood of 2026, defined as physical damage to facilities, equipment, or inventory, or structural damage requiring repairs or reconstruction. The fund is not intended for indirectly impacted businesses (such as those that lost revenue without sustaining physical damage to their business). Eligible uses of grant funds include structural repairs or reconstruction, replacement of business-critical equipment or inventory, infrastructure improvements or utility upgrades, and other long-term recovery expenses. Applications for the fund must be submitted in person at the Kerrville Area Chamber of Commerce office at 1700 Sidney Baker St., Suite 100, Kerrville, TX 78028; online applications are not accepted. Applicants must include all supporting documentation as listed on the paper application.

New Jersey Re-assigning In State Employees (NJ RISE) is a new program to incentivize businesses to re-assign New Jersey residents who are working in another state to a New Jersey location. The $10 million NJ RISE Program will provide grants to companies to relocate its New Jersey-resident employees, ensuring a residents’ income taxes stay in New Jersey, which will help increase tax revenue. NJ RISE’s goal is to increase New Jersey’s Gross Income Tax Withholdings by encouraging eligible businesses to re-assign their out of state New Jersey resident employees to New Jersey by issuing an incentive based upon on the employee’s withholdings. The NJ RISE Program is a pilot program that will provide grants to businesses principally located out of state that re-assign New Jersey residents currently assigned to work in a state that employs the “convenience of employer” income taxation rule to work in a New Jersey location. The grant is equal to the amount of New Jersey Gross Income Tax withholdings of the re-assigned resident employees during one tax year of the business, not to exceed $500,000 in the aggregate per business. The sum of all grants approved will not exceed $10 million per State fiscal year. States such as Delaware, Nebraska, and New York use “convenience of employer” where an employee who resides out of state is taxed based on the employer’s assigned location. For example, if a New Jersey-resident works in a state with “convenience of employer” (State A) three days a week and from home the other two days, the employee will be taxed by State A for all five days, because the work done from home in New Jersey was at the convenience of the employer.

The Maryland Community Investment Venture (MCIV) Fund was created to accelerate the adoption of financial innovations that enhance access to capital and financial services for small business owners in low- to moderate-income (LMI) communities. The MCIV Fund provides grant dollars to fintech firms to pilot products and services in partnership with Maryland state-chartered financial institutions.