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Women Founders Grant is sponsored by Women Founders Grant. Monthly $5,000 grants awarded to women founders and business owners, with applications due on the last day of each month.
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No BS, No Strings Attached Answer two simple questions and share your idea. How are you translating your passion into a business? How will this grant make your dream a reality?
We award $5,000 merit based grants to women founders and business owners. Awarded on a rolling basis with deadline posted above. Winners get a business Yoda as the Yang to your Yin.
Our mentors have walked the startup path and are here to support you. Getting access to capital is hard enough as a woman, and even harder at the very beginning stages of starting a business. How many times were your hopes dashed because they just didn’t get it?
And they didn’t understand that it takes money to make money and show product market fit, minimum viable product, blah blah blah. Well here it is. .
. . the money that is.
We are building a community together Strength comes in numbers, and as you know, women have the magical gift of building community to support each other. We are creating a community with both formal and informal groups where your questions will be answered, where your ideas will be supported and challenged and where like-minded women and allies will cheer you on. Curious?
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According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Women-owned businesses at any stage, from ideation to post-revenue, with a female majority founder. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows $5,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
The published deadline was August 31, 2026, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
Women Founders Grant is funded by Women Founders Grant. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Yes — this listing is flagged as national in scope, so applicants across the U.S. may apply, subject to the sponsor's other eligibility criteria.
Applications go through the funder's official portal — the Apply Now link on this page goes there directly.
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USDA-NIFA-WAMS-011117 posted September 4, 2026 with $1,905,210 across an estimated 12 awards of $25,000 to $200,000, closing September 14, 2026. The opportunity title is now simply "Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Fields." Assistance listing 10.318 still reads "Women and Minorities in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Fields" — and NIFA's own program page says the program is not funded for FY2026.
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