HIGH FIVE Grant for Moms™

HIGH FIVE Grant for Moms™ is sponsored by The Mama Ladder® (with sponsors like U.S. Bank). This grant is exclusively for women entrepreneurs who are also mothers. It provides financial support, networking, training, and mentorship to women balancing entrepreneurship and motherhood.

The program aims to help ambitious mom entrepreneurs grow their businesses.

HIGH FIVE Grant for Moms™ is a business grant competition for mothers. — The Mama Ladder® welcome to the high five grant for moms If you’re both a mother and business owner: We see you, we support you, and we recognize your efforts with your company and kid(s). Since 2018, we’ve been granting business dreams to women like you.

Apply in September 2026. October 1-14, 2026. Every application is reviewed.

A judging panel of experienced entrepreneurs who support mom-founded businesses narrow down entries to eight (8) promising finalists. October 14-21, 2026. After our finalists and their business stories are announced on 10/10, voting begins for your favorite mom-owned business!

One vote is allowed per device. Public voting closes 10/21 at 12 p. m.

MDT. October 23, 2026. Grand Prize winner announced!

Every finalist will receive a grant check to grow her business. GRANTING BUSINESS DREAMS SINCE 2016 Women have unique strengths and challenges in entrepreneurship. We’re doing our part to help more ambitious mothers reach the $1 million revenue mark.

Thanks to generous sponsors, we’re proud to support promising mom entrepreneurs. These grants are not venture capital, and never need to be paid back. We see it as a boost to help you grow!

Our turn to be bold: We plan to give $1 million in grants by 2033. Total High Five Grants awarded since 2018: plus more than $43,000 in goods & services! The Mama Ladder helps ambitious mom entrepreneurs grow their businesses.

We want to see more moms reach $1 million revenue in their companies, and the #HighFiveGrant is to help you get there. For 2025, there are four eligibility requirements: You ARE A MOM! This grant is exclusively for women caregivers with human child(ren) of all ages.

If your children are adults, we say: “Once a mom, always a mom. ” This grant also welcomes first-time expecting moms, stepmoms, and foster moms. You own at least 50% of a for-profit product or service-based business and are serious about growth .

You can verify earning business revenue in the past 12 months, between $10,000 to $500,000 annual revenue. Your business is headquartered in the United States or Canada. story behind the high five Building a business with baby on board!

HIGH FIVE for being serious about your business and committed to your babies! My story: I was laid off from my corporate ladder job while expecting my second baby. When he was born, no job offered the flexibility I wanted with two kids under age two.

With big goals and little know-how, I “created my own ladder” to fit my motherhood by launching a marketing company in 2016. My first client made a deposit of $5,000. That initial capital meant so much and gave me confidence to grow.

I worked with mentors, played with my babies, and worked on my business. In our first full year, we passed $100,000+ revenue. Fast forward to 2023, and Comma is a baby-friendly, $1 million-revenue agency featured in Forbes , and one of the fastest growing companies in Utah three years in a row.

I’m so grateful. Best part? Being a business owner gives me freedom to be there for my kids.

At The Mama Ladder®, we want to see you climb after business dreams that fit your family. I invite you to apply for the High Five Grant. Let's see what you can do, Mama!

Mama of four · Cofounder, The Mama Ladder® · Owner, Comma Copywriters High Five Grant™ Hall of Fame Be inspired by former winners. Click below to see their businesses. Meet the Former Finalists (2018-2023)