Small Business Grant Programs in California 2025

Need $4,000 To Help Your Business Grow?
Apply for a business development grant from the NASE worth up to $4,000!

Empower your business with the HerRise Microgrant
The HerRise MicroGrant offers financial support to innovative Women of Color who struggle to secure funding for their community-impacting small businesses.

NEED SOME FUNDING?
Have a crazy brilliant idea that needs funding? The Awesome Foundation awards $1,000 in grants every month. It couldn’t be simpler! Your idea is yours alone. We don’t want a stake in it. We want to help you make it happen!

NASE has a business development grant worth up to $4,000 to use toward marketing, advertising, hiring employees, expanding facilities, and other specific business needs.
Since 2006, the NASE has awarded nearly $1,000,000 to members like you through the Growth Grants program by providing small business grants.

How it works.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s goal is to support small businesses in becoming more resilient and prepared for disasters. Times of crisis can be devastating for communities, and they are dedicated to sharing knowledge and resources and promoting collaboration to ensure a speedy recovery.

WomensNet founded the “Amber Grant” in 1998. The grant was set up with one goal: to honor the memory of a special young woman, Amber Wigdahl, who died at 19 years old — before realizing her business dreams.

The Warrior Rising Small Business Grants are part of a comprehensive program designed to support veterans transitioning into entrepreneurship. To get information on Warrior Rising’s training programs, including Warrior Academy and Warrior University, you can follow these steps:

Disasters are unpredictable — but critical support shouldn’t be. The average small business loses $3,000 every day they remain closed due to a disaster. To help restaurants recover in times of critical need, DoorDash has partnered with Hello Alice to create the Restaurant Disaster Relief Fund. The fund supports restaurants impacted by natural disasters, severe weather events, or major infrastructure failures, and provides relief through $10,000 grants.

The NASA Sustainable Business Model Challenge is an innovation competition encouraging entrepreneurs, researchers, startups, and innovators to develop sustainable business models utilizing NASA’s publicly available Earth system science data. The challenge aims to foster resilient infrastructure by leveraging NASA’s extensive datasets, encouraging solutions that are both technologically sound and commercially viable and scalable. Participants submit business concepts and commercialization plans, with the top solutions receiving cash prizes, feedback, and access to further training and support.

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The Start.Pivot.Grow. Micro Grant is designed to support small business owners facing challenges in accessing capital. The grant provides non-dilutive funding, meaning recipients do not have to give away equity in their businesses. The funding aims to help small, U.S.-based businesses cover essential expenses, invest in growth, and build long-term stability.