Florida Small Business Grants & Funding Programs
Florida provides diverse funding opportunities for small businesses through Enterprise Florida, the Florida Small Business Development Center Network, and local economic development organizations. The state's business-friendly environment includes various grant and incentive programs.
Enterprise Florida Programs
Enterprise Florida coordinates economic development incentives including the Qualified Target Industry Tax Refund, High Impact Performance Incentive, and various workforce training grants for expanding businesses.
Florida SBDC Network
The Florida Small Business Development Center Network provides free consulting and connects businesses with funding opportunities including SBA loans, grants, and alternative financing options across the state.
Local & Regional Grants
Many Florida counties and cities offer local business grants, especially for facade improvements, small business recovery, and minority-owned businesses. Check with your local economic development office.
Florida Business Grants
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Research and National Technical Assistance (RNTA)
The RNTA program funds research, evaluation, and national technical assistance projects that promote competitiveness and innovation in distressed rural and urban regions throughout the United States and its territories.
Build to Scale (B2S)
The Build to Scale (B2S) Program builds regional economies through scalable startups and includes three competitions supporting entrepreneurship, acceleration of company growth, and increased access to risk capital across regional economies.
Recompete Pilot Program
Provides flexible grant investments to alleviate persistent economic distress and support long-term, comprehensive economic development and job creation.
Good Jobs Challenge
The Good Jobs Challenge is a workforce program that aims to accelerate local economic growth and rebuild regional economies so they are more resilient to future challenges, while placing American workers into jobs.
Build to Scale Program
The Build to Scale Program provides funding to support entrepreneurship and innovation
Grants for community organizations
Grants for community organizations that support small businesses
Manufacturing grants
Grants for small manufacturers to help them grow and expand
Grants for Community Organizations
SBA offers grants to community organizations that promote entrepreneurship, including those that support veteran-owned small businesses and service-disabled veteran-owned businesses.
Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)
The STTR program encourages scientific research that helps meet federal research and development objectives, with high potential for commercialization.
Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
The SBIR program encourages scientific research that helps meet federal research and development objectives, with high potential for commercialization.
Yégo Action Grant
Provides up to $2,500 in quick-response funding for Native artists and culture bearers who need support to sustain their creative endeavors due to emergencies or unanticipated expenses.
Yéego Action Grant
The Yéego Action Grant provides quick-response funding for Native artists and culture bearers who need support to sustain their creative endeavors due to emergencies or unanticipated expenses.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about business grants in Florida