COVID-19 Grants and Funding Resources for Small Businesses
If you're looking for financial support for your business during COVID-19, here's a brief list of some of the federal, state, and privately funded business grants and funds available to businesses right now.

Starting or growing your business requires capital, plain and simple.
In the uncertain and tumultuous times we’re experiencing, access to business grants and funds could be key to keeping your business on track during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Depending on your location, industry, and other aspects of your business, you might be eligible for several different grants and resources for small businesses.
Here’s a brief list of some of the federal, state, and privately funded business grants and funds available to businesses right now.
*Note: This isn't an exhaustive list, and options may exist outside of what we rounded up here. We encourage you to do additional research if nothing here applies to your business.*
(Last updated: 11/25/20)
List of COVID-19 Grants and Funds
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado (Applications closed) Connecticut (Applications closed) Delaware
District of Columbia
Streatery Winter Ready Grant Program(opens in a new tab) (Applications will open by program December 22, 2020)
Florida
Georgia (Applications closed) Hawaii
Energy Relief Grant program(opens in a new tab) (Second round applications due on November 30, 2020)
Idaho (Applications closed) Illinois
Illinois Small Business Emergency Loan Fund(opens in a new tab)
Downstate Small Business Stabilization Program(opens in a new tab) (Expanded November 1, 2020 to include Essential Businesses that have lost more than 20% in sales in comparison to the same time period in 2019)
Business Interruption Grant (BIG) program(opens in a new tab)
Arts for Illinois Relief Fund(opens in a new tab) (Applications close December 3, 2020)
Indiana
Small Business Restart Fund(opens in a new tab) (Applications close Dec. 1, 2020, for eligible small businesses located in Indiana outside of Marion County)
Iowa (Applications closed) Kansas
Strengthening People and Revitalizing Kansas (SPARK) Task Force Funds for Small Business Working Capital Expenses(opens in a new tab) (For costs incurred between March 1 & December 30, 2020)
Kentucky (Applications closed) Louisiana
Maine
Finance Authority of Maine (FAME)’s COVID-19 Relief Business Direct Loan Program(opens in a new tab)
Maryland (Applications closed) Massachusetts (Applications closed)
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi (Applications closed) Missouri (Applications closed) Montana
Montana Department of Commerce COVID Relief Program(opens in a new tab) (Currently only Montana Movie Theater Assistance Grant Program is open for applications)
Nebraska
Nebraska Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) Program(opens in a new tab) (Applications open until December 1, 2020)
Nevada
New Hampshire (Applications closed) New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
New York Forward Loan Fund(opens in a new tab) (Applications will be reviewed on rolling basis as regions and industries are phased to reopen)
North Carolina (Applications closed) North Dakota (Applications closed) Ohio
Oklahoma (Applications closed) Oregon
Oregon Emergency Small Business Assistance Fund(opens in a new tab) (Applications from Eastern Oregon-based businesses open on November 23, 2020 to meet geographic distribution targets required for the fund)
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina (Applications closed) South Dakota (Applications closed) Tennessee
Supplemental Employer Recovery Grant (SERG)(opens in a new tab) (Applications open until December 29, 2020)
Texas (Applications closed) Utah
Utah Small Business Quarantined Employee Grant(opens in a new tab) (Applications open until December 30, 2020)
Vermont (Applications closed) Virginia
Virginia 30 Day Fund(opens in a new tab) (Applications open until December 31, 2023)
Washington
Working Washington Small Business Emergency Grant program(opens in a new tab) (Applications for Round 3 of the grant will open soon)
West Virginia (Applications closed) Wisconsin (Applications closed) Wyoming
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