US Sector Grants

Retail & E-commerce Business Grants

Retail and e-commerce businesses can access grants for digital transformation, premises improvement, and high street revitalisation. Local authorities and business improvement districts are key funding sources.

188grants available
Innovation, growth & development funding

High Street Support

High street shops can access shop front improvement grants, business rate relief, and local authority business support. Town centre regeneration programmes provide additional opportunities.

Digital Transformation

Grants support retailers moving online or improving their digital presence. E-commerce development, inventory systems, and digital marketing may be funded through regional schemes.

Sustainability & Accessibility

Retail businesses can access grants for energy efficiency, accessibility improvements, and sustainable practices. These often come through local authority programmes.

US Retail Grants

188 grants found

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SBA

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.

Up to $150,000NationwideRolling
All SectorsCommunity & Social
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SBA

Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR)

The STTR program encourages scientific research that helps meet federal research and development objectives, with high potential for commercialization.

VariesNationwideRolling
All SectorsInnovation & R&D
open
SBA

Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)

The SBIR program encourages scientific research that helps meet federal research and development objectives, with high potential for commercialization.

Up to $1.8 millionNationwideRolling
All SectorsInnovation & R&D
upcoming
Breva

Breva Thrive Grant

The Breva Thrive Grant awards $5,000 each quarter to small business owners who are making a measurable difference in their local communities.

$5,000Nationwide1 Apr 2026
All SectorsBusiness Support
upcoming
Founders First CDC

2026 Pride Fund for LGBTQIA+ Business Owners

The 2026 Pride Fund for LGBTQIA+ Business Owners provides $1,000 microgrants to 20 LGBTQIA+-owned small businesses across the U.S.

$1,000Nationwide1 Apr 2026
All SectorsCommunity & Social
upcoming
Visionaries

Hey Helen Grant

The Hey Helen Grant offers $10,000 in unrestricted funding to support women and nonbinary entrepreneurs building mission-driven, for-profit businesses in the U.S.

$10,000Nationwide30 Apr 2026
All SectorsBusiness Support
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U.S. Department of the Treasury

Work Opportunity Tax Credit (WOTC)

The WOTC is a federal tax credit that encourages companies to hire employees from groups who have historically faced significant barriers to gainful employment.

VariesNationwide31 Dec 2025
All SectorsBusiness Support
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National Endowment for the Arts

NEA Grants for Arts Projects 1, FY 2027

The National Endowment for the Arts is accepting applications for grants to support arts projects.

$10,000 - $100,000Nationwide12 Feb 2026
All SectorsBusiness Support
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Dept of the Army -- Materiel Command

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION – MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL MULTIDISCIPLINARY INNOVATION ECOSYSTEMS

The Dept of the Army -- Materiel Command is accepting applications for requests for information to support innovation ecosystems.

VariesNationwide15 Feb 2026
All SectorsInnovation & R&D
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U.S. National Science Foundation

Ocean Technology and Interdisciplinary Coordination

The U.S. National Science Foundation is accepting applications for grants to support ocean technology and interdisciplinary coordination.

VariesNationwide16 Feb 2026
All SectorsInnovation & R&D
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U.S. National Science Foundation

Physical Oceanography

The U.S. National Science Foundation is accepting applications for grants to support physical oceanography research.

$250,000 - unknownNationwide17 Feb 2026
All SectorsInnovation & R&D
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U.S. National Science Foundation

Biological Oceanography

The U.S. National Science Foundation is accepting applications for grants to support biological oceanography research.

VariesNationwide17 Feb 2026
All SectorsInnovation & R&D

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about US retail grants