1,000+ Opportunities
Find the right grant
Search federal, foundation, and corporate grants with AI — or browse by agency, topic, and state.
This listing may be outdated. Verify details at the official source before applying.
Find similar grantsJob Creation Fund is sponsored by Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation. The Job Creation Fund offers incentives to businesses located in Montgomery County, Maryland, operating in target industries such as Advanced Technology, Cybersecurity, and Quantum Computing, to expand their workforce by creating a minimum of five new full-time jobs.
Get a weekly digest of new grants like this
A free weekly digest of new foundation and federal funding opportunities as they're added to Granted. Unsubscribe anytime.
Or search similar grants →Extracted from the official opportunity page/RFP to help you evaluate fit faster.
Job Creation Fund – Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation Why Montgomery County, MD Accelerate Your Company’s Growth with Montgomery County’s Job Creation Fund Employers based in Montgomery County, Md. that are company headquarters* or national nonprofit organizations, or in one of the industries listed below may be eligible for up to $500,000 in grant funding to support their growth and expansion.
The Montgomery County Job Creation Fund offers businesses a powerful incentive to expand their workforce. Eligible companies creating at least five (5) new full-time, permanent jobs with a base annual salary of $100,000 (excluding benefits) can receive up to $10,000 per new job created. For businesses located in Community Equity Index disadvantaged areas, this award increases to $12,000 per job.
Businesses must be located in Montgomery County, Md, operate in one of the below target industries and hire a minimum of five full-time employees within twelve months of submitting an application. Target Industries: Life Sciences, Advanced Technology, Cybersecurity, Quantum Computing, Hospitality. Funding: Awards range from $10,000 to $12,000 per qualifying job, with a maximum total award of $500,000 per company.
Rolling Applications: Apply as soon as you’re ready, with funds awarded on a first-come, first-served basis until they are fully expended. We encourage companies to take advantage of this opportunity to spur their growth, but also to think strategically about their expansion.
*Company headquarters means a facility where the majority of a business entity’s financial, personnel, legal, and planning functions are handled on a regional or national basis. Eligible companies must submit an Application to the Montgomery County Department of Finance.
As part of the Application, the applicant will indicate the anticipated number of qualifying positions to be filled during the eligible period, as well as the anticipated hiring schedule for those positions. The date of submission of the Application will serve as the start date for a twelve-month period during which the company must hire a minimum of 5 qualifying employees.
If the company applicant would like to hire additional qualifying employees beyond the initial 5, they would have up to twenty-four months after the submission of the application to complete that hiring. The company must hire all qualifying employees within two years of submitting an application. Ready to Expand with New High Paying Jobs?
Interested applicants must meet all eligibility requirements. Get started on your business expansion today with Montgomery County’s Job Creation Fund. For any questions about the Job Creation Fund, please contact: FIN.
EconomicDevelopmentFund@montgomerycountymd. gov . This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
Business Email (Required)
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Businesses must be located in Montgomery County, MD, operate in one of the target industries (Life Sciences, Advanced Technology, Cybersecurity, Quantum Computing, Hospitality), and hire a minimum of five full-time empl…. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $10,000 to $12,000 per qualifying job, up to $500,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Job Creation Fund is funded by Montgomery County Economic Development Corporation. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Start from the official opportunity page linked in this listing — it carries the sponsor's submission instructions.
The Nasdaq Foundation's Economic Opportunity Grant Program awards up to $75,000 to nonprofits building financial literacy, access to capital, and long-term wealth. But the July 31 deadline is only an Expression of Interest — a two-stage gate that most applicants misread. Here is who is eligible, what the funder actually rewards, and how to write an EOI that earns the invitation to a full proposal.
Read articleWhile founders chase fixed grant deadlines, the Economic Development Administration runs two flagship programs on a rolling basis — no application window, applications accepted until the money runs out. Here is how Public Works and Economic Adjustment Assistance work in FY2026, why the CEDS requirement is the real gate, and how communities should sequence an application.
Read articleThe Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act of 2026 saved the programs after a six-month lapse, but it also added $30M strategic-breakthrough awards, per-company proposal caps, and mandatory national-security screening. Here is what changed across all eleven SBIR agencies — and what it means for your next proposal.
Read article