June 2024 Grant Round Up
Summer is here and it's time to heat up your business ambitions! Dive into our latest grant round-up to find funding that help propel your brand to grow, shine, and succeed.
GRANT TIP OF THE MONTH: Include Clear Objectives and Evaluation Methods
Clear, specific, and measurable objectives are the backbone of any strong grant proposal. Detail what your project aims to achieve and how you will measure success. Use SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound) criteria to outline your objectives. Also, explain your evaluation methodology, including tools, data collection methods, and analysis techniques
TL;DR - Define what success looks like for your project and how you will prove it.
Hello Alice x eBay Up & Running Grant —$10,000 | June 7 (Deadline)
eBay is giving back to the small businesses powering America. In partnership with Hello Alice, eBay is awarding more than $500,000 in grants and education resources to help small businesses stay up and running into 2024 and beyond.
The eBay Up & Running Grant program will award 50 eBay business sellers with grant packages of $10,000, including cash, eBay education, and a $500 stipend sellers can use to equip themselves with essential office technology from eBay Refurbished. eBay has been the home of small business since 1995, offering a global marketplace of 132 million active buyers and the tools and resources to manage your business and scale for success.
Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise in Visual Arts and Curatorial Work —$50,000 | June 10 (Deadline)
The Vilcek Foundation will award three Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise to young, immigrant visual artists and three Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise to young, immigrant curators who demonstrate outstanding early achievement in their field.
SheaMoisture x The Gathering Spot Trailblazers Fellowship | June 10 (Deadline)
In partnership with SheaMoisture, The Gathering Spot is looking for 20 up-and-coming Black and male-owned companies in the New York City metropolitan area to form our 2024 Trailblazers Fellowship. Through this immersive five-month program, selected business owners will gain entrepreneurial knowledge, curated business advisement, and access to key networks to catapult their company to the next level.
Hello Alice x Progressive® Driving Small Business Forward—$50,000 | June 14 (Deadline)
This year, Progressive is dedicating $1 million to award 20 deserving businesses with a $50,000 grant each. Grant recipients will also be invited to attend an exclusive 12-week virtual Boost Camp coaching program, designed to equip business owners with the tools and resources to help them achieve their growth objectives.
Johnson & Johnson HealtheVoices™ Impact Fund—$5,000 | June 18 (Deadline)
This fund has been created by Community Foundation of New Jersey (CFNJ), an organization established to assist individuals and businesses in opening charitable funds and establishing philanthropic legacies, Johnson & Johnson to support innovative efforts by online health advocates to serve and assist online patient communities. Grants are available to US citizens or nonprofit organizations.
The Creative Business Boost Initiative—$5,000 | June 21 (Deadline)
Introducing the Creative Business Boost Initiative, presented by Hello Alice and the Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN), with support from Etsy’s Uplift Fund!
100 creative entrepreneurs will be selected from eligible entrants to receive a $5,000 grant and access to an exclusive Boost Camp coaching program, helping them access the capital and resources they need for growth and success.
GRIST Imagine 2200 Short Story Contest—$1,000-$3,000 | June 24 (Deadline)
Imagine 2200 celebrates stories that envision the next decades to centuries of equitable climate progress, imagining futures of abundance, adaptation, reform, and hope.
They are looking for stories that are rooted in creative climate solutions and community-centered resilience, showing what can happen as solutions take root, and stories that offer gripping plots with rich characters and settings, making that future come alive.
Verizon Digital Ready Small Business Grant—$10,000 | June 28 (Deadline)
The Verizon Small Business Digital Ready Grant is part of Verizon's commitment to give small businesses the tools and resources they need to thrive in today's digital economy and ultimately benefit their local communities. In addition to the free courses, coaching sessions, and mentoring offered through the Verizon Small Business Digital Ready program, Verizon, in partnership with LISC will award grant funding to small businesses to further our commitment.
QuickBooks Small Business Grant Program—$10,00 | June 30 (Deadline)
Quickbooks is giving away 20 QuickBooks grants to small business owners just like you. What would you do with $10,000 and business coaching? Whether you invest in marketing to reach new customers, upgrade old equipment, or hire a team, you’ll have the resources you need to grow.
Roy W. Dean Film Grant—$3,000-$3,500 | June 30 (Deadline)
The Roy W. Dean Film Grant funds short films, documentaries, and independent features, and web series that are budgeted under $500,000. They must be films that are unique and make a contribution to society.