OPPORTUNITIES ONLY WITHIN THE UNITED STATES Amazon’s Black Business Accelerator – Dedicated to helping build sustainable equity and growth for Black entrepreneurs by enabling their success as sellers. Grow your business with access to financial support, strategic business guidance and mentorship, and marketing and promotional support. – https://sell.amazon.com/programs/black-business-accelerator American Association of University Women Career Development Grants – The American Association of University Women is seeking applications for Career Development Grants to provide funding to women who hold a bachelor’s degree and are preparing to advance or change careers or re-enter the workforce in education; health and medical sciences; science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM); or social sciences. Funds are available for tuition, fees, books, supplies, local transportation and dependent care. Funding up to $20,000. Apply by 11/15/2023 – https://www.aauw.org/resources/programs/fellowships-grants/current-opportunities/career-development/ Black Girl Ventures (BGV) Pitch Program – If you’re a Black/Brown woman-identifying founder in business for at least a year you can apply. Funding up to $10,000. Apply by 11/10/23 – https://www.blackgirlventures.org/bgv-pitch Common Future Accelerator 2024 – Must be BIPOC or non-binary led organization based in the US. Accelerator includes mentorship and funding up to $50,000. Apply by 11/3/23 – https://commonfuture.co/accelerator Dear God Are We There Yet? Microgrant – Community social good activists are encouraged to apply (including Teachers, Students, Entrepreneurs, Small Business Owners, and Community Members). Additional grants for Hispanic women. Awarded quarterly. Funding of $500. Apply by 12/30/23 – https://www.deargodarewethereyet.com/apply-for-a-grant Freed Fellowship – Every month, one $500 grant is awarded to an underrepresented founder in the US to invest in their existing business. No strings attached. No equity required. Grant recipients are also eligible to receive an additional end-of-year grant of $2,500. https://www.freedfellowship.com/grant1 HerRise Micro-Grant ($10 fee to apply) – Each month a $500 micro-grant will be awarded to a for-profit small business owned by women of color. Past recipients used their growth grants for computers, equipment, marketing materials, software purchase, website creation and more. – https://www.hersuitespot.com/herrise/ Juntos Crecemos Hispanic Digital & Delivery Program (PepsiCo) – PepsiCo is inviting Latina entrepreneurs who work in food service to apply for eight weeks of personalized expert consultation, including best practices across operations, technology, marketing and digital presence. https://pepsicojuntoscrecemos.com/jefaowned/ Merchant Maverick Grant for Native American Businesses – Any business that is majority-owned by an official member of an American Indian or Alaskan Native group and operates on US soil is eligible to apply for one of the Merchant Maverick Opportunity Grants. The business itself does not need to be physically located on tribal land to be eligible. Funding of $10,000. Apply by 11/30/23 – https://www.merchantmaverick.com/merchant-maverick-opportunity-grant-native-american-businesses/ Microsoft TechSpark Community Engagement Fellowship Grant – Community organizations focused on creating inclusive economic opportunities will have the opportunity to apply to receive a mix of funding and contextual technical assistance through in-person and virtual support. Awarded organizations will select a member of their team to represent their organization as a TechSpark Fellow. Applicant must be US-based non-profit. Funding up to $50,000 – https://customervoice.microsoft.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=v4j5cvGGr0GRqy180BHbRzqG-8hAJq1BsU8sgfjznelUQUpCUkJVOTgyTThESk1RTURRR1JUSldUWSQlQCN0PWcu Military Entrepreneur Challenge – The Military Entrepreneur Challenge is a nationwide grant program that gives veteran, military spouse, and Gold Star Family entrepreneurs the opportunity to network, learn, and compete for capital to grow their small business. – https://secondservicefoundation.org/mec/ Minority Business Circle – Supportive network for diverse entrepreneurs in various industries, offering opportunities like grants, loans, significant discounts on essential business products, and a comprehensive step-by-step guide with customized tools to track progress and foster growth. See link for info – https://minoritybusinesscircle.com/ Nasdaq Foundation: Quarterly Grant Program to Empower Diverse Entrepreneurs – Only open to non-profits. Grants will be given in this area to organizations and programs that impact women and under-represented communities in one or more of the following ways: Enhance financial engagement and Improve access to knowledge and tools. Funding up to $75,000. Apply by 11/10/23 – https://www.nasdaq.com/nasdaq-foundation/grant-program New Face of Tech Challenge 2023 Grant – Twenty-five (25) winners will be chosen by the 1,000 Dreams Fund and announced the week of December 4, 2023. Grants for $1,500. Apply by 12/1/23 – https://1000dreamsfund.org/newfaceoftech-2023challenge/ Novae Grants Database – Novae Grants database are intended for small businesses with 6-100 employees, though some are also intended for larger businesses and sole proprietor startups – https://grants.novaegrants.com/ Parachute Home for Dreams grant – The Home for Dreams Initiative is a mentorship and grant program created to support Black-owned businesses with capital, advisory meetings and brand amplification. Funding of $25,000. Apply by 11/18/23 – https://www.parachutehome.com/en-CA/mentorship Slauson Friends & Family Accelerator program – 12 week program: virtual weekly sessions with an in-person program kickoff in Los Angeles. Opportunities to learn from and network with industry titans, investors, operators, and founders across different stages. Investments of $150,000 for 5% equity. Apply by 11/5/23 – https://www.slauson.co/friends-and-family Sparkplug Foundation Social Action Grant – The Sparkplug Foundation is offering up to $10,000 grant for nonprofit organizations based in the US that are working on projects that address institutional injustices, and build a just society. This include projects focused to, educate or support communities, make systemic change and/or shift power to create justice, bring music to communities. Apply by 11/2/2023 – https://www.sparkplugfoundation.org/information/ SPUR (Shared Purpose, Unlimited Reach) Pathways – Through an integrated and collaborative approach, Macy’s, Inc. and Momentus will provide access to a range of capital options from microloans to growth capital to equity investments. This represents a commitment to underrepresented businesses and aims to galvanize the retail industry to invest in the next generation of entrepreneurs – https://www.macysinc.com/purpose/spurpathways Stacy’s Rise Project Grant – For women entrepreneurs – must be a for-profit U.S.-based business selling a consumer packaged good – must have at least $25,000 and no more than $1M in annualized sales. Grants for $25,000. Apply by 12/1/23 – https://helloalice.com/grants/stacysrise Start Path Small Business (Mastercard) – During the 4-month program, startups will have the opportunity to leverage Mastercard’s network and subject matter expertise to uncover product partnerships, scale their companies and power solutions that drive safe, secure and simple experiences. Companies should be in one of following industries: Customer Service, Banking, Security, E-commerce, Artificial Intelligence, Payment Processing, Digital Lending, FinTech -https://developer.mastercard.com/programs/start-path-small-business/ Start Small Think Big is a nonprofit that helps small businesses with high potential and limited access to the resources needed to create thriving businesses. They partner with small…...