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Manufacturing in America Grant Initiative is a grant from the SBA that funds organizations delivering training and technical assistance to small manufacturers across the United States. The Empower To Grow (E2G) program within this initiative aims to strengthen small manufacturing businesses by expanding access to workforce development, operational support, and growth resources.
Eligible applicants include organizations with demonstrated capacity to provide training and technical assistance to small manufacturers. Specific award amounts are not listed; applicants should review the official SBA announcement for funding levels and application requirements. This initiative supports American manufacturing competitiveness and job creation in the small business sector.
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Manufacturing grants | U.S. Small Business Administration SBA provides grants to help empower small manufacturers. Empower To Grow (E2G) Manufacturing in America Grant The goal of this grant is to provide workforce development in key manufacturing industries, such as timber, energy, aluminum, steel, digital, and automotive.
SBA is looking for organizations that will provide technical proficiency and essential skills, including operating machinery, quality control, welding, utilizing industrial software, and workplace safety.
Be a for-profit or not-for-profit entity (including, but not limited to, small businesses, other-than small businesses, trade and professional associations, and educational institutions) Be in existence continually for at least the past three years Demonstrate experience providing hands-on manufacturing-related training and technical assistance to small businesses The deadline to submit proposals electronically is May 27, 2025 no later than 11:59 p.
m. ET . SBA hosted webinars to inform the public about the grants.
View the recording from the webinar held on Thursday, May 8. View the recording from the webinar held on Wednesday, April 30 . View the recording from the webinar held on Thursday, April 24 .
Learn more about the E2G Manufacturing in America Grant . Questions or requests for assistance can be submitted via email to e2g@sba. gov .
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Eligible applicants include organizations that can deliver training and technical assistance to small manufacturers. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates Funding amounts vary based on project scope and sponsor guidance. Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
The current target date is rolling deadlines or periodic funding windows. Build your timeline backwards from this date to cover registrations, approvals, attachments, and final submission checks.
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Requirements vary by sponsor, but typically include a project narrative, budget justification, organizational capability statement, and key personnel CVs. Check the official notice for the complete list of required attachments.
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SBA Manufacturing Grants is a grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) that funds workforce development and technical assistance programs in key manufacturing industries, including timber, energy, aluminum, steel, digital, and automotive manufacturing. The program, known as Empower To Grow (E2G) Manufacturing in America Grant, supports organizations providing hands-on training in machinery operation, quality control, welding, industrial software, and workplace safety. Eligible applicants include for-profit and nonprofit entities, small businesses, trade associations, and educational institutions that have been in continuous operation for at least three years and have experience providing manufacturing-related training. The application deadline was May 27, 2025.
Accelerate CA Grant for Deep Tech Startups is sponsored by California Office of the Small Business Advocate (CalOSBA). The Accelerate CA program offers non-dilutive funding to early-stage deep tech startups in the Greater Sacramento region, focusing on agrifood tech, health & life sciences, and clean tech. The funding aims to support product development, testing, prototyping, and building early customer traction. It also provides mentorship, technical assistance, and connections to regional networks.
Accelerate CA Deep Tech Funding Program is sponsored by Accelerate CA (administered by CalOSBA). This program provides non-dilutive funding to science-driven startups in the Greater Sacramento region (California) that are developing solutions to major challenges in agriculture, health, and sustainability. It focuses on early-stage startups at the pre-seed through pre-Series A stage building technology-driven products rooted in research, engineering, or scientific innovation within agrifood tech, health & life sciences, or clean tech sectors.
The purpose of this FOA is to provide funding for up to four (4) Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) that will provide entrepreneurial development services to Native American communities, focusing on supplying services to socially and economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs in locations that are outside of the geographical areas of existing SBA resources. Eligible applicants must be Tribal Colleges and Universities as defined in the Higher Education Act HEA 316 (U.S.C. 1059c). Funding Opportunity Number: SB-GC7J-23-002. Assistance Listing: 59.007. Funding Instrument: G. Category: BC,ED. Award Amount: Up to $250K per award.
The purpose of this FOA is to provide funding for up to two (2) private, non-profit organizations that will provide entrepreneurial development services to women, with an emphasis on socially and economically disadvantaged entrepreneurs in locations that are outside of the geographical areas of existing WBCs for the District of Columbia (DC) and the State of Oregon. There will be one award for each location. Eligible applicants must be private, non-profit organizations with 501(c) tax exempt status from the U.S. Treasury’s Internal Revenue Service and must provide services to the District of Columbia (DC) and State of Oregon. Funding Opportunity Number: SB-OEDWB-23-002. Assistance Listing: 59.043. Funding Instrument: G. Category: BC,CD,RD. Award Amount: $75K – $150K per award.
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) / Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs (Phase I) is sponsored by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA). The USDA SBIR/STTR programs focus on transforming scientific discovery into products and services with commercial potential and/or societal benefit in agriculturally-related areas. This can include app development for agricultural technology, rural development, and smart farming. Phase I aims to demonstrate technical feasibility.
The SBA's new $50M Empower to Grow (E2G) manufacturing grant initiative announced May 6 funds only 10 awards of $5M each, restricts applicants to organizations with three years of continuous operation and documented hands-on manufacturing training capacity, and pairs the grant program with a 90 percent Made in America loan guarantee. The eligibility floor — not the funding ceiling — is the operative constraint.
Read articleSBA's new E2G Manufacturing Grant funds 10 organizations to train small manufacturers in aerospace, robotics, and advanced manufacturing. Deadline June 15, 2026.
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