April 2025 Small Business Grants
At For All Things Digital, we believe that access to funding should be simple and straightforward. That’s why we’ve compiled a list of grants tailored for small businesses, creatives, and founders from diverse industries. These grants can provide the capital you need for marketing, operations, product development, and more—so don’t miss out!
Take a moment to review this month’s funding opportunities, apply with confidence, and keep building the brand of your dreams. Your next big win could be just one application away!
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🔗 Explore the Spring 2025 Grants List Below ⬇️
1. Global Fellows in Courage
A 6-month accelerator program (via Zoom) designed for social entrepreneurs aged 25-35 who are working to advocate for human rights and gender justice. The mission of the fellowship program is to help emerging leaders drive bold and courageous social change, improve their effectiveness, and advance their missions throughout the world.
AMOUNT $2,500 TO $10,000
https://www.globalfic.org/fellowship-program
Due April 1, 2025
2. Honeycomb Credit Breakthrough Grant
Supports small businesses in achieving their next milestone, such as opening a new location, launching a food truck, or franchising. Eligible applicants must own a small business; no purchase or payment is required to apply.
AMOUNT $10,000
www.honeycombcredit.com/breakthrough
Due April 2, 2025
3. Entreprenista Evolve Grant
The Evolve Grant aims to provide capital to empower founders, amplify their impact, and accelerate growth.
AMOUNT $2,500
Due April 5, 2025
4. UpGreyed Her 2025
This program is designed to empower female entrepreneurs by providing them with the necessary capital to expand their businesses. Long-term support is necessary to achieve gender parity, and UpGreyed Her is our commitment to that.
AMOUNT: The first-place winner will receive $4,000, while the remaining three winners will receive $2,000, $2,000 and $1,500, respectively.
Due April 8, 2025
5. Moodi Female Founder Grant
This grant is intended to provide a financial lifeline. The grant is a no-strings-attached cash award, requiring no repayment or equity. Any self-identifying woman founder is eligible to apply, regardless of the stage of their business. The application process involves a short form and a 90-second video pitch.
AMOUNT $6,000
https://b8himghgr3x.typeform.com/to/G75IKUhd?typeform-source=www.linkedin.com
Due April 8, 2025
6. Southern Black Girls and Women’s Consortium’s Black Girls Defense Fund
This Resistance and Resilience mini grant will provide financial support to organizations fighting against dehumanization and protecting the fundamental rights of Black girls and women in the South.
AMOUNT $2,000
https://www.southernblackgirls.org/bgdefensefund/
April 10, 2025
7. Remy Martin This is My City Grant
Are you an emerging creative making a lasting impact in Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, or New York City? Rémy Martin's This is My City grant program seeks visionary artists, musicians, designers, and entrepreneurs who are making a lasting impact in their communities. Four groundbreaking local leaders will each receive a $20K grant, paired with one on one mentorship from industry leaders, to amplify their community impact.
AMOUNT $20,000
https://helloalice.com/grants/remy-martin-this-is-my-city-grant-program/
Due April 11, 2025
8. NBCUniversal Local Impact Grants
Comcast NBCUniversal, NBC and Telemundo owned television stations will fund organizations that are doing work in three specific areas: Youth Education and Empowerment, Next Generation Storytellers and Community Engagement. These grants are general operating grants, and your application will be reviewed based on your overall work and impact in your local community.
AMOUNT $2.5M to 11 nonprofit orgs
https://www.localimpactgrants.com/
Due April 11, 2025
9. Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship
If you lead a mission-driven social enterprise looking to scale a proven impact model, you’ve come to the right place! Miller Center’s Silicon Valley-based, globally recognized, investment readiness accelerator helps leaders develop pathways to scale and prepare for next-level investment. Join our accelerator to create a credible, investable plan to scale your business and your impact. We accept applications on a rolling basis and space is limited. It only takes a few minutes to see if you qualify through our pre-application survey.
AMOUNT $300,00
https://www.millersocent.org/accelerator/
Due April 13, 2025
10. Roots Micro Grants 2025
Access to small grants, funding, and resources is one of the biggest hurdles for young local organizers in the Global South. Roots seeks to bridge that gap by providing financial grants, mentorship, and resourcing for promising youth-led campaigns.
AMOUNT Up to $10,000
https://poweredbyroots.org/resourcing-campaigns
Due April 14 2025
11. Restaurant Business Development Grant Program
The Restaurant Business Development Program ensures your business is financially sustainable, operationally sound, and advancing towards the next culinary endeavors. Cohorts will receive 6 months of intentional consultations followed up with educational training services and continuous training and services extend to support you with procedures that help you process and maintain your business.
AMOUNT up to $15,000
https://feedthesoulfou.org/restaurant-business-development/
Due April 15, 2024
12. Famous Amos Ingredients For Success Entrepreneurs Initiative
An annual national award program launched by Ferrero North America in 2020. IFS creates pathways for early-stage Black business owners to thrive by providing $150,000 in capital awards, mentorship, networking, and educational resources. Honoring Wally Amos’ legacy and the “Famously You” ethos, this initiative celebrates the qualities that make each business owner unique and fosters long-term success for their businesses.
AMOUNT: 3 Winners, $150,000 In Awards
https://famousamosingredientsforsuccess.com/
Due April 23, 2025
13. The MSP Equity Accelerator
The MSP Equity Accelerator sponsored by Allianz invests in high-growth startups founded by undercapitalized entrepreneurs. For each cohort, we invest $100K in each of five startups who receive a concierge experience during our 12-week accelerator program.
AMOUNT $100,000
https://www.gener8tor.com/investment-accelerators/msp-equity-accelerator
Due April 25, 2025
14. Enthuse Foundation Grant Program
The Enthuse Foundation offers a series of financial grants to assist entrepreneurs with critical business needs.
AMOUNT: Grants for 8 women entrepreneurs, totaling $37,000.
https://www.enthusefoundation.org/grant-program
Due April 28, 2025
15. Dream Makers Founder Grant
Dream Makers Founder Grant is a $1 million grant fund established by Nancy Twine to drive a dedicated effort to support female entrepreneurs, particularly spotlighting the talents and innovations of Black and BIPOC founders. As part of the two year commitment, the Pledge will award $125,000 annually, distributing $25,000 grants to five business owners each year.
AMOUNT $25,000
https://15percentpledge.org/grant-dream-makers
Due April 30, 2025
16. O’Shaughnessy Fellowships
The O’Shaughnessy Fellowships & Grants program unites the world’s most bold and undiscovered researchers, builders, and creatives from all over the world to discover, build, and spread path-breaking ideas and supports their journey with equity-free funding of up to $100,000.
AMOUNT $100,000
www.osv.llc/oshaughnessy-fellowships
Due April 30, 2025
17. Thrive Grant by Breva.ai
Breva, formerly known as Cadence Cash, awards a $5,000 grant every quarter to an entrepreneur who is having a positive impact in an underrepresented community. Your business must have a demonstrated impact on its community, such as creating new jobs, innovating new products, or making products and services more accessible.
AMOUNT $5,000
Due April 31, 2025
18. The Halstead Grant
The Halstead Grant is an annual award for emerging silver jewelry artists. Applicants submit answers to 15 business questions in addition to their design portfolios. The experience is designed to help jewelry entrepreneurs create a strategy to kick-start their careers. The grand prize is a $7,500 cash grant plus other benefits. The deadline is May 1st.
AMOUNT $7,500
https://grant.halsteadbead.com/
Due May 1, 2025
19. Nearshored $5,000 Grant
We’re awarding a $5,000 manufacturing grant to three small businesses to use to purchase inventory. In addition to the grant, winners will get introduced to verified manufacturers, a feature on our platform, and expert guidance.
AMOUNT $5000
https://www.nearshored.ai/blog/get-nearshored-grant/
Due May 3, 2025
20. Women Founders Network Fast Pitch Competition
Each year Women Founders Network creates a unique opportunity for Female Founders. What makes our pitch competition different than other fast pitch competitions is the valuable mentoring, coaching and in-kind sponsorships that we offer as part of the program. This individualized attention allows the top women entrepreneurs to become pitch-ready in a way that sharpens their plans to scale their companies and makes their business more appealing to Angel and VC investors.
AMOUNT $25,000
https://www.womenfoundersnetwork.org/about-fast-pitch
Due May 31, 2025
21. SoGal Black Founder Startup Grant
Supports Black women and nonbinary entrepreneurs who face barriers to accessing capital. SoGal Foundation has teamed up with Winky Lux, bluemercury, twelveNYC, Twilio, and other sponsors to provide several grants.
Prize: $10,000
Deadline: Rolling
Apply: https://ow.ly/8aQL50Vg0xC