LISC Small Business Grants sponsored by The Coramino Fund is sponsored by Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC). These small business grants prioritize businesses located in under-resourced, low-to-moderate income (LMI) communities that may not have access to flexible, affordable capital. Manufacturing businesses, which include bakeries, are among the eligible industries.

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That’s why LISC is proud to partner with comedian and entrepreneur Kevin Hart and tequila maker Juan Domingo Beckmann on The Coramino Fund, a nationwide small business grant program to support entrepreneurs in under-resourced communities. Small business owners have big ideas and big dreams, but many face barriers on their journey.

Small businesses based in and serving low- and moderate-income communities are often less likely to have cash reserves and to obtain capital, which limits their ability to grow. To help close these wealth and opportunity gaps, LISC joined forces with Gran Coramino® Tequila, co-founded by Hart and Beckmann, to create The Coramino Fund.

In its first three rounds, The Coramino Fund has provided $10,000 grants to catalyze growth for more than 150 small businesses across the U.S. that have been unable to secure other capital to expand. LISC is once again joining forces with Gran Coramino® Tequila to award a fourth round of grants through The Coramino Fund.

This new round will focus on supporting small businesses in five cities: Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Houston, and Los Angeles. The application for The Coramino Fund’s fourth round will open on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. The deadline to apply is Monday, April 6, 2026, at 11:59 p.

m. Pacific Time. Register to be notified when the application opens.

What The Coramino Fund Offers The Coramino Fund provides $10,000 grants to entrepreneurs in under-resourced communities.

The grants are designed to foster business growth, with flexible uses including but not limited to: Hiring new staff or promoting existing staff to bring a new product or service to market; Purchasing equipment to add a new product or service to the business offerings; Upgrading physical space to better serve customers; and Launching a marketing and promotional campaign to attract more customers.

Minimum Eligibility Guidelines The fourth round of The Coramino Fund is open to small businesses in under-resourced communities in five cities: Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Houston, and Los Angeles.

Small businesses are eligible to apply for a grant if they meet the following criteria: Registered business entity in Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, Houston, or Los Angeles Owned by an individual 21 years of age or older (who must be the applicant) In operation for 5 years or less Have no more than 3 locations and 30 employees Have a business bank account Can share and provide proper business and financial verification documentation (W-9s, voided checks, bank statements, etc.) Business owner(s) must not be an equity holder, owner, partner, member, director, manager, officer, employee, consultant or agent of any beverage alcohol retail licensee, or have any other interest, direct or indirect, in any beverage alcohol retail licensee.

As a manufacturer of a distilled spirit, Gran Coramino® Tequila is legally prohibited from providing monetary funds to licensed accounts. In its first three rounds, The Coramino Fund supported more than 150 small businesses across 10 different industries. Meet three of them.