Grants to Support Programming that Promotes Business Growth, Stability, Job Creation, and Local Economic Development (FY27)

The Biz-M-Power Crowdfunding Match Program, funded by the Massachusetts Growth Capital Corporation through the Commonwealth's operating budget, provides matching grants to small businesses in Massachusetts. Eligible businesses crowdfund between $2,500 and $20,000 on the Patronicity platform and receive a 1:1 matching grant from MGCC, potentially earning over $40,000 total. Applicants must operate a public-facing brick-and-mortar location with 1-20 employees and annual revenue under $2.5 million. The program prioritizes businesses owned by low-to-moderate income individuals and those in economically disadvantaged or Gateway City communities. Each applicant must partner with a Small Business Technical Assistance sponsor. Home-based businesses, nonprofits, franchises with more than two locations, and cannabis-related businesses are ineligible.

CFNF Helping Today, Shaping Tomorrow Grant is a grant from the Community Foundation of North Florida that funds nonprofits addressing pressing challenges with programs and services of lasting impact in Florida's Big Bend region. Each year, CFNF awards ten grants of $5,000 each to eligible organizations. A separate Arts Nonprofit Grant Cycle awards five grants of $6,000 each for arts organizations in the same region. Eligible applicants must be 501(c)(3) organizations serving one or more of eleven counties including Leon, Gadsden, Jefferson, and Wakulla, with at least two years of operating history in the region. Applications for the Helping Today, Shaping Tomorrow cycle close September 30.