California Grants for Small Business

Grants to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit and for-profit organizations, government agencies, Tribes, and educational institutions for studies that correlate HIV and aging. Applicants are advised that required registrations must be completed prior to submitting...

Incentives for California housing site owners and representatives to install electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Funding is intended for projects taking place on multi-family housing sites. Priority is given to projects that benefit under-resourced communities th...

Grants to USA nonprofit and for-profit organizations, IHEs, and government agencies to strengthen the quality of STEM education for the general public. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended for a broa...

Grants to USA, Canada, and International performing organizations to commission chamber and symphonic music compositions. This program is primarily intended for chamber groups and orchestras demonstrating excellence in the presentation of contemporary music. Applicatio...

Grants and cooperative agreements to USA and territories nonprofit and for-profit organizations and institutions of higher education for research related to Cyber Infrastructure. Applicants are advised that the required registrations must be completed prior to applying...

Grants to USA and territories nonprofit organizations, for-profits, IHEs, government agencies, school districts, CBOs, and Tribes for research projects related to developing new non-addictive drugs for pain management. Applicants are advised that the required registrat...

Grants to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit, for-profit, and faith-based organizations, IHEs, school districts, government agencies, and tribes to address barriers to cancer treatments of underrepresented communities. Applicants must complete the required regist...

Grants of $50,000 per year to USA and territories nonprofit organizations, IHEs, government agencies, for-profits, school districts, and Tribal organizations for research studies related to implementing health interventions. Applicants must submit an LOI and complete t...

Grants to USA and territories nonprofit organizations, IHEs, government agencies, for-profits, school districts, and Tribal organizations for research on proteins associated with rare diseases. Applicants must submit an LOI and complete the required registrations prior...

Cooperative agreements to USA and territories government agencies, IHEs, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, and small businesses for research related to neuromuscular and neurological conditions and disorders. Required registrations may take several weeks to compl...

Cooperative agreements to USA and Canada nonprofits, for-profits, IHEs, government agencies, and schools for research projects related to biomarkers for neurological disorders. Funding is intended for studies to validate detection methods for biomarkers, signatures, or...

Cooperative agreements to USA and territories IHEs, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, and agencies for development projects to improve the quality and quantity of data that can be collected remotely in clinical trials. Applicants are advised that required registr...

Grants to USA nonprofit and for-profit organizations, government entities, and private entities for research related to astrophysics suborbital and space science. Applicants must submit a preliminary application and are advised that required registrations must be compl...

Tax credits to USA businesses to encourage business expansion and relocation to California. The purpose of this program is to support employment and economic development in the State of California. This program is open to businesses of any size that want to stay and gr...

Grants to USA and territories nonprofit and for-profit organizations, IHEs, government agencies, tribal organizations, and faith-based organizations to improve methods of educating researchers who focus on biomedical, clinical, and behavioral studies. Applicants are ad...

Grants to USA and territories IHEs, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, and agencies to support early-career researchers studying specific topics. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended to support ...

Grants of up to $2,500 to USA freelance journalists to research and write pieces of investigative journalism. Funding is intended to conduct preliminary reporting that will lead to full investigations. Funding may be used for initial reporting trips and open-records re...

Grants to USA and territories small specialty crop businesses to offset expenses related to safety regulations and requirements. Funding is intended for on-farm food safety program expenses, including certification receipt or renewal, as well as related costs. Applican...

Grants of up to $50,000 to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit organizations, for-profits, and Canadian provinces and municipalities to commemorate the all-Black Canadian military battalion. Funding is intended for community engagement projects and war memorials t...

Awards to USA and Canada organizations, businesses, groups, and individuals in recognition of an exceptional project that contributed to the public’s understanding and appreciation of history. Consideration will be given to activities such as media projects, exhibits...

Grants and loans to California government agencies and private entities for projects that improve boating facilities and marinas. Funding is intended to support repairs and enhancements of boat launching ramps and boarding floats, as well as associated parking areas, r...

Grants to USA nonprofit and for-profit organizations, IHEs, and agencies for innovative research on probiotic treatments. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended for clinical trials to understand why di...

Grants to USA, Canada, and international for-profit and nonprofit organizations, IHEs, and agencies for research projects on Alzheimer's and related diseases. Required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended to accelerate the development o...

Grants to USA and territories nonprofit and for-profit organizations, institutions of higher education, agencies, and tribal entities for research related to healthcare delivery. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take six weeks or more to complete....

Grants to USA, Canada, and International agencies, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, and IHEs for health research on a broad range of topics. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended for scientific...

Grants to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit and for-profit organizations, agencies, and IHEs for long-term research projects on children's language development. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is int...

Grants to USA and territories IHEs, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, and agencies for the research and development of interventions related to sleep health. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intende...

Grants to USA, Canada, and International agencies, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, and IHEs to conduct scientific research which includes studies with human participants. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Fun...

Grants to USA, Canada, and International IHEs, agencies, and nonprofit and for-profit organizations to conduct scientific health research that includes a clinical trial. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is i...

Grants to USA and territories investigators affiliated with nonprofits, for-profits, IHEs, government agencies, and tribes for clinical trial research related to disease prevention and/or treatment. Applicants are advised that the required registrations must be complet...

Grants to USA and territories early-career investigators affiliated with nonprofits, for-profits, IHEs, government agencies, and tribes for research projects related to Type 1 Diabetes. Applicants are advised that the required registrations must be completed prior to a...

Grants to USA and territories nonprofit and for-profit organizations, agencies, and IHEs for diabetes research projects carried out by early-career investigators. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended...

Grants to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit and for-profit organizations, IHEs, and agencies for research related to AIDS and HIV. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended to support multi-compone...

Grants to USA and territories investigators affiliated with nonprofits, for-profits, IHEs, government agencies, and tribes for research related to kidney and digestive diseases and/or diabetes. Applicants are advised that the required registrations must be completed pr...

Grant of up to $5,000 to a USA fitness professional to purchase exercise equipment to support the training of firefighters. Funding is intended to improve the well-being and health of both volunteer and career firefighters. All applicants must be current members of the...

Grants to USA fitness professionals to purchase exercise equipment that will be used by disabled veterans. Funding is intended to improve the physical and mental well-being of members of the armed forces and veterans through strength training. All applicants must be cu...

Grant of up to $5,000 to a USA fitness professional to purchase exercise equipment to support the training of law enforcement. Funding is intended to improve the well-being and health of various members of law enforcement. All applicants must be current members of the ...

Grants to USA and territories early career physicians and dentists associated with IHEs, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, and agencies for research projects on topics related to geriatrics. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several week...

Grants to USA and territories nonprofit and for-profit organizations, IHEs, and agencies to provide research experiences to students. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended to encourage people to enter...

Grants to USA and territories nonprofit and for-profit organizations, agencies, tribes, IHEs, and individuals to restore, protect, and enhance eligible animal habitats. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is in...

Grants to USA, Canada, and International investigators affiliated with nonprofit organizations, for-profits, IHEs, government agencies, and tribes for basic and clinical research projects related to diabetes. Applicants are advised that the required registrations must ...

Opportunity for USA startup businesses to participate in a business accelerator program. This opportunity is intended for companies founded by historically underserved entrepreneurs. Companies from all stages of development are welcome to apply. Accepted startups recei...

Opportunity for USA early-stage companies of eligible types to participate in a business development program. The opportunity is intended to provide participants with coaching and mentorship, deals and perks from a variety of companies, opportunities to pitch to invest...

Grants to USA IHEs, nonprofit organizations, businesses, and tribes for research projects to improve infrastructure throughout the country. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to finalize. Funding is intended to support projects wi...

Opportunity for USA, Canada, and International startups to participate in an accelerator program to advance their company. Participants will have access to weekly consultations, an investor boot camp, a virtual demo day, networking opportunities, and the use of the fun...

Grants to USA newspapers and newspaper associations for initiatives that promote the advancement of the newspaper industry. Funding is intended for programs that support the creation of sustainable business models, educational activities for the advancement of leaders ...

Grants of up to $25,000 to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit organizations, for-profits, and Canadian provinces and municipalities for projects and memorials that commemorate Canadian military service during the Gulf War. Funding is intended for war memorials an...

Grants to USA nonprofit and for-profit organizations, government entities, and private entities for high-risk research projects related to advancing the use of Earth satellite observations. Applicants must contact the funding source and complete the required registrati...

Prizes of $10,000 to USA individuals, teams, and private entities for models of effective translational science education and training. This challenge is intended to identify particularly effective and innovative teaching approaches and disseminate them in order to cre...

Grants and in-kind support to USA early-stage jewelry designers for career-building activities. In addition to the cash grant, merchandise, feedback, and industry recognition will be given to emerging entrepreneurs who work primarily in silver. The purpose of the progr...