Underground Storage Tank Cleanup Fund

HSBIR provides matching grants to help companies further develop new products that solve critical issues for the nation. Applicants must have received Federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) /Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grants or contracts to qualify for the state matching grant program. The HSBIR program provides up to 50% match for companies receiving SBIR/STTR awards. Companies may apply also for reimbursement for grant writing costs for their initial Federal grant application (Phase 0). The Hawaiʻi SBIR matching grant program is the longest state funded SBIR matching program in the United States. Initially the grant program only funded companies that received Phase I grants but in 2016, the program was expanded to help companies who are moving their advanced technology products from research into the market. Hawaiʻi’s SBIR Phase II and Phase III winners are creating the best technology solutions in the nation.

LIFT was created as a way of utilizing Rutland's enhanced solar tax revenue to support future business investment and job creation. The City holds half of all tax revenue generated from private solar development to fund this incentive program. The LIFT program offers three different tiers: the $10,000 reimbursable grant for fixed infrastructure/renovations/upgrades, $5,000 grant and the HFCU up to $50,000 secured loan. The $10,000 LIFT reimbursable grant is for fixed infrastructure renovations or upgrades to buildings within the City. It covers costs up to $10,000, or 50% of the renovation costs, whichever is less. There are also opportunities for $5,000 grants which may be used for more general costs for a City business. A Revolving Loan Fund program, jointly funded and administered by Heritage Federal Credit Union, is available with secured loans of up to $50,000 available to qualifying businesses. The use of this funding is flexible and interest rates on the loans are below market rate.

This program offers up to $10,000 in reimbursable financial support to West Virginia farmers, independent grocery stores, and producers who use locally grown products.

The Wicked Cool Storefronts Grant is a seasonal, rapid-response grant program that provides New Bedford, Massachusetts brick-and-mortar for-profit retail, service, restaurant, and cafe businesses with grants that average around $2,500 (up to a maximum of $5,000) to fund creative placemaking or placekeeping projects that drive holiday foot traffic and seasonal shopping. Administered by New Bedford Creative at the New Bedford Economic Development Council and funded through the City of New Bedford’s Arts, Culture, and Tourism Fund, the program is designed to help local storefront businesses activate the holiday shopping season through creative, culturally-grounded programming. Eligible projects fall into one of two categories. Placemaking projects create a sense of place and draw people in, with examples including window displays, live music, pop-up events, workshops, and seasonal installations. Placekeeping projects preserve and celebrate the cultural identity of a place and the people who live there, with examples including cultural programming, storefront lighting, storytelling, artist demonstrations, and welcoming signage. To qualify, applicants must operate a brick-and-mortar for-profit retail, service, restaurant, or cafe business located in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Applications are submitted through the New Bedford Creative online portal on Good Grants and are reviewed on a first-come, first-served basis by an Independent Review Team. Once approved, funds are awarded promptly so projects can be completed in time to activate the holiday season. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis until grant funds are fully depleted.

The City of Houston Economic Development Grants program provides flexible grant funding to qualifying organizations whose projects help stimulate business and commercial activity within Houston. Administered by the Mayor's Office of Economic Development, the program is intentionally adaptable. Rather than a standardized application with fixed award amounts and deadlines, each grant is individually negotiated and structured to align with the city's broader economic priorities and initiatives. This flexibility allows funding to be tailored to a project's unique scope and impact, but it also means there is no single application form or set timeline. Instead, applicants move through a multi-stage process: an initial outreach to the Economic Development Division, a project presentation and scoring against the city's priorities, cross-departmental discussions about layering the project with other city plans, a formal application including a financial pro-forma, and ultimately approval by City Council.