WI Business and Commercialization Micro-grant

The Skills for Small Business grant supports businesses with fewer than 100 employees. The program focuses on training new and incumbent workers. Up to $2 million is available for supporting our state's small employers. With over 433,000 small businesses in Texas, small employers are a key part of the business community. Small businesses can apply to Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) for training provided by a local community college. TWC will process the application and work with colleges to fund the courses. The business is then able to select the courses to customize training to their needs.

The Path to Prosperity Business Competition is an annual business development competition for businesses with a positive economic, environmental, and community impact on Southeast Alaska. Businesses are judged based on their feasibility and their contributions to community development. The competition includes an in-person training called Entrepreneur Camp (formerly titled Boot Camp). This competition awards $20,000 each to two winning businesses annually. Program awards can be used for consulting, technical assistance, and long-term capital expenditures. One of the two awards will be designated for a STEM- and/or TEK-related business.

The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism solicits applications for an R01 Clinical Trial Required mechanism focusing on alcohol treatment and recovery research. This NOFO will focus broadly on topics relevant for treatment of and recovery from alcohol use disorder (AUD), including: medications development, precision medicine, behavioral therapies and mechanisms of behavioral change (MOBC), recovery, translational research, and innovative methods and technologies for AUD treatment and recovery.

The BBB Breakthrough Accelerator provides emerging small business owners with a 12-week accelerator program valued at over $5,000, culminating in a microgrant (typically $1,000 to $1,500) awarded to every graduate at the end of the program. Administered by the BBB Foundation for Education and Entrepreneurial Leadership (FEEL), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit affiliated with the Better Business Bureau, the accelerator is delivered in person at BBB campuses across the country, including Cromwell (CT), Fresno (CA), Phoenix and Prescott (AZ), Richmond (VA), and San Diego (CA). The program equips small business owners with the strategies, mentorship, and tools needed to grow with intention, resilience, and integrity, with particular focus on those building without consistent access to traditional resources or support systems. Participants pay a $99 program and materials fee to attend, and the curriculum covers core business topics including branding and digital presence, financial and legal foundations, sales, marketing, AI strategies, operations and leadership, and entrepreneurial resilience. To qualify, applicants must be actively running a registered, revenue-generating business with at least six months of operation, be early in their growth journey, and be ready to strengthen operations and scale with intention. In addition to the microgrant and educational programming, graduates receive one-on-one mentorship and strategy calls, on-site childcare during sessions, complimentary professional headshots, business tools to strengthen their online presence, curated networking with industry leaders and peers, and (at the San Diego location only) six months of coworking, podcast studio, and meeting room access.

The Virginia Beach Small Business Grant provides Virginia Beach small businesses with reimbursement grants of up to $10,000 to help expand access to funding, particularly for historically underserved and marginalized entrepreneurs. Part of the Virginia Beach Economic Development Investment Program (EDIP) Part F and administered by the City of Virginia Beach Development Authority (VBDA), the program is designed to support the growth and stability of women-owned, minority-owned, veteran-owned, and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses, as such terms are defined in Virginia Code § 2.2-4310. Applications are accepted in 30-day cycles while funding is available, with each new cycle announced with at least 10 days' notice. Grant funds may be used for working capital for the purchase of inventory or renewables, marketing and advertising expenses, development of online or mobile presence, equipment and supplies purchases, business expansion, real estate acquisition, and other business development purposes identified by the business and approved by the VBDA. Ineligible uses include payroll, insurance, salaries, lease payments, and personal expenses. Grants are issued as reimbursements, with written documentation required before payment; at the discretion of the Director of Economic Development, grants may in some cases be prepaid for an approved use. To qualify, an applicant must be a micro-business (as defined in §15.2-965.2 of the Code of Virginia) or a service-disabled veteran business with fewer than 25 employees, hold a valid Virginia Beach business license, have operated in the City for at least one year (documented through tax returns or other acceptable evidence), be current on all local taxes and fees, and not have received any other grant from the VBDA or the City within the past 12 months. Applicants cannot employ any officer, official, or employee of the City of Virginia Beach, the VBDA, or the Minority Business Council. Not-for-profit entities, chains with more than three locations, national franchises, and adult-themed establishments are not eligible. To apply, businesses must first attend a pre-application workshop hosted by The HIVE (Virginia Beach's business resource center) either in person or virtually. Attendees receive access to the application portal after the workshop and submit an application, a Disclosure Statement Form, and required documentation including a current business license, business or strategic plan, articles of incorporation or organization, and a profit and loss statement or other evidence of one year of operation. Additional scoring points are awarded to businesses that are women, minority, service-disabled veteran, or veteran-owned, businesses in operation for more than one year, and applicants who submit a credit report. Applications are date-stamped and reviewed by a Selection Committee in the order they are received, with incomplete applications returned for correction (and any resubmission moved to the back of the queue). Grant recipients must commit to attending several business counseling sessions at The HIVE as part of the award.