01/11/2023
6 SMALL BUSINESS GRANTS
TO APPLY FOR IN 2023 β
π The Diamond Challenge provides an opportunity for teens to learn about entrepreneurship while putting their ideas into action. The competition offers $100,000 in prizes and resources to take student ideas to the next level.
Deadline: January 9, 2023
https://diamondchallenge.org/competition/
π Started in 2019, VentureLab Spark Startup provides a four-month mentorship program to kids ages 8-18 with a business idea and up to $500 in materials to help them start or scale their business.
Spring cohort applications due by: January 16, 2023
https://venturelab.org/venturelab-spark/
π The E-Team Program, part of the VentureWell Accelerator, supports student ventures. They help students advance their inventions through a mix of up to $25,000 in grant funding, entrepreneurship training, mentorship by dedicated staff, national recognition, and networking with peers and industry experts.
Deadline: February 1, 2023
https://venturewell.org/e-team-grant-program/
π WomensNet awards a $10,000 grant on a monthly basis to women-owned businesses. They also have an end of the year $25,000 grant award. There is a $15 application fee.
Deadline: Monthly
https://ambergrantsforwomen.com/get-an-amber-grant/
π The Awesome Foundation distributes $1,000 grants, no strings attached, to projects and their creators. The foundation has awarded $6,083,000 in grant funding since 2009.
Deadline: Monthly
https://www.awesomefoundation.org/en
π The Walter Dean Myers Grant program was established to provide grants of $2,000 each to individuals working toward a career as a childrenβs author or illustrator who are currently unpublished. Since 2015, they have awarded 26 grants.
Deadline: Summer 2023
https://diversebooks.org/programs/walter-grant/ -form
The Walter Dean Myers Grant provides financial support to diverse authors and illustrators who are currently unpublished.