FoundHer Accelerator Program

FoundHer Accelerator Program is sponsored by The Funding Trail. Supports Hawaii-based women entrepreneurs with grants and educational resources.

Small Business Grant | FoundHer Accelerator Program FoundHer Accelerator Program FoundHer Accelerator Program Grants for Women People of Color Grants The FoundHer accelerator program focuses on Hawaii-based women entrepreneurs. Accepted participants to the six-month program will receive $20,000 grants, a $4,000 care stipend, weekly educational workshops, and monthly learning and networking retreats.

Businesses must be early-stage, for-profit and at least 51% Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander-owned to qualify. Tracking grants is our job Applications for 2025 have not yet been announced. Not the right grant for you?

Filter by state, industry, ownership Get a full breakdown of your state's grant landscape The Wisconsin Training for Resilient Advanced Industry Needs (WisTRAIN) Grant provides Wisconsin employers with competitive grant funding to deliver employer-driven, occupational skills training focused on advanced manufacturing and artificial intelligence (AI).

Administered by the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) and funded through approximately $7 million in federal dollars secured by the Evers Administration via the U.S. Department of Labor's Industry-Driven Skills Training Fund, the program is open to employers of any size operating in Wisconsin.

WisTRAIN supports a broad range of worker training programs, including apprenticeships and pre-apprenticeships, with a focus on equipping the state's workforce with skills aligned to rapidly evolving technologies such as data analytics, cybersecurity, predictive maintenance, and robotics.

Eligible employers must operate in Wisconsin, propose training that supports occupations, technologies, or workforce needs related to advanced manufacturing, AI, or related emerging industries, and commit to employing trainees in Wisconsin-based positions.

The program is part of Governor Evers' broader Workforce Solutions Initiative and aligns with recommendations from the Governor's Task Force on Workforce and Artificial Intelligence, which was established in 2023 to study how AI will transform business, education, and other key sectors of the state economy.

Chicago Community Development Grant The Chicago Community Development Grant provides funding to support business and neighborhood vitality across the City of Chicago through three tiers of grants based on project size. Administered by the City of Chicago's Department of Planning and Development, the program supports business-related real estate investments that create and maintain jobs and improve quality of life for local residents.

Eligible applicants include business owners, property owners, non-profit organizations, community developers, and entrepreneurs, with funding available for office, retail, cultural, industrial, institutional, light manufacturing, and mixed-use projects anywhere in the City of Chicago.

Across all three tiers, grants are issued on a reimbursement basis and may, at DPD's discretion, be offered as a forgivable loan or traditional loan rather than a grant. Eligible uses generally include construction hard costs, pre-development soft costs (such as design and site preparation), and property acquisition costs.

The Small Community Development Grant: Provides grants of up to $250,000 to support commercial, mixed-use, and light manufacturing projects, funding up to 75% of total eligible project costs. Small grants are funded through the Housing and Economic Development (HED) Bond and prioritize projects with strong local impacts that leverage local talent, capacity, and institutions.

Mixed-use residential projects are eligible, though residential costs cannot exceed 25% of the total grant amount and must be part of a broader building improvement. Disbursements are made at defined construction milestones. The Medium Community Development Grant: Provides grants from $300,001 to $5,000,000 to support moderate-scale commercial, cultural, industrial, institutional, social service, and mixed-use projects.

Medium grants fund up to 50% of total project costs and are awarded through competitive, semi-annual funding rounds. The CDG-M includes a Local Residency Bonus for applicants whose primary residence and proposed project are both located within the Neighborhood Opportunity Fund's Qualified Investment Area.

The Large Community Development Grant: Provides grants in excess of $5,000,000 to support significant commercial, cultural, industrial, institutional, social service, and mixed-use development projects. Large grants are intended to cover approximately 25% of total project costs and are issued as a lump-sum reimbursement upon project completion.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, with an initial DPD review within two to four weeks and final approval required from Chicago City Council.

NJ WorkClean: Diesel Modernization Program NJ Department of Environmental Protection The WorkClean: Diesel Modernization Program provides funding for both diesel-to-diesel and diesel-to-electric projects designed to improve air quality, especially in areas that do not meet the national air quality standards.

Older, low-quality diesel vehicles and equipment operating in the State contribute heavily to air pollution, negatively affecting the health of our residents, particularly in overburdened communities. Diesel engines emit a complex mixture of air pollutants, comprised of both solid and gaseous material. The visible emissions you can see in diesel exhaust are known as particulate matter.

These include many carbon particles (also called soot), as well as gases that become visible as they cool. Diesel particulate matter (diesel PM) has been identified as having the potential to cause cancer, as well as many other adverse health effects. In addition to particulate matter, emissions from diesel-fueled engines include over 40 other cancer-causing substances.

The Bureau of Mobile Sources’ Diesel Modernization Program is primarily a diesel replacement program. This program utilizes State and Federal funding to replace both marine engines and non-road diesel vehicles – anything from ferry vessels to backhoe loaders and bulldozers.

Contingent upon open solicitations, the program also works with both municipalities and private entities to electrify on-road diesel vehicles, such as school buses, garbage trucks, and port equipment. Manchester Equipment Grants Regional Economic Development Center REDC offers grants of up to $5,000 for qualifying for-profit New Hampshire businesses with five or fewer employees to purchase equipment or machinery.

Grant funding is limited and not guaranteed. Philadelphia Quality Jobs Grant Philadelphia Department of Commerce The Quality Jobs Program (QJP) provides Philadelphia businesses with grants of up to $175,000 for creating new full-time jobs that pay living wages and include health insurance and paid time off for Philadelphia residents.

Administered by the City of Philadelphia's Department of Commerce, the program is designed to invest in employers expanding their workforce with family-sustaining positions. First-time applicants can receive $7,000 per new qualifying job for up to 25 jobs after meeting performance requirements, while businesses re-applying after a successful prior award can receive $5,000 per new job, up to a $125,000 cap.

To qualify, jobs must be located in Philadelphia, offered to Philadelphia residents, full-time and permanent (at least 30 hours per week or 1,500 hours per year), and pay at or above the Philadelphia Minimum Wage Standard. Eligible employers must have been operating for at least one year, be current on city business taxes, and provide paid sick leave and health insurance. Home-based businesses and nonprofits are not eligible.

Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, and participating businesses must commit to meaningful workforce growth: at least five new full-time hires for companies with more than 25 employees, or a 20% workforce increase for smaller companies.