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Business Development Grants is sponsored by United Way of Greater Charlottesville and Minority Business Alliance of the Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce. Awards $5,000 to multiple local small businesses each year to help empower and sustain local entrepreneurs in the Greater Charlottesville community. Funds can be used for equipment acquisition, inventory, and operating expenses, including business promotion.
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Business Development Grants Vote for the 2026 Caring for Community Awards by August 30. Business Development Grants Through our partnership with the Minority Business Alliance of the Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce, these grants award $5,000 to multiple local small businesses each year to help empower and sustain local entrepreneurs. Learn about the 2026 grant recipients!
Were awarded to six local small businesses in the Greater Charlottesville area in FY2026 through the Business Development Grants. Click to learn more about the six local entrepreneurs and their businesses that received the most recent grant funding.
*Based on the United Way of Greater Charlottesville 2025-2026 Business Development Grant program data Through this partnership, we hope to stimulate and support small businesses located in the Greater Charlottesville community. One barrier to success for small businesses is lack of affordable capital, which this program provides to recipients. Since 2019, this partnership has awarded over $150,000 in grants to local small businesses.
Businesses can use grant funds for equipment acquisition, inventory, and operating expenses, including business promotion. Past grant recipient and owner of The Tax Ladies, LLC, Libby Edwards-Allbaugh, shared that, “This sort of infrastructure is what helps a … business grow. It helps level the playing field.
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Small businesses located in the Greater Charlottesville community. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $5,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Business Development Grants is funded by United Way of Greater Charlottesville and Minority Business Alliance of the Charlottesville Regional Chamber of Commerce. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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