Small Business Grant Programs in California 2026

Deja Vu Parker of WBLS, in collaboration with HerSuiteSpot, proudly presents the Hustler’s MicroGrant – a remarkable opportunity for small business owners like you to receive the boost you deserve.

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!

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 Fellowship Fund is a small grant program that pays approved third‑party vendors for equipment or supplies veterans need to launch or grow their farms. Awards are not paid directly to applicants.

The Halstead Grant is an annual business development award for emerging U.S. jewelry designers working primarily in sterling or fine silver. It pairs financial support with industry recognition and a rigorous application designed to strengthen business planning.

The Breva Thrive Grant is a quarterly $5,000 grant program that provides catalytic funding to early‑stage and growing U.S. small businesses that are generating positive, measurable impact in their communities, with particular interest in those serving underrepresented or historically underserved areas.