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Are you a food and beverage business located in Chicago? Apply for the Good Food Fund grant by April 12th! The Good Food Fund Grant Program will provide grants between $10,000 and $100,000 to eligible entrepreneurs. The grant is made possible by Chicago Mayor's Office, Chicago Business Affairs and Consumer Protection, and administered by Allies for Community Business. To learn more visit a4cb.org/grants

2024 Tax filing season set for JANUARY 29, 2024 Kingdom Express Tax Services, Inc

11 GRANTS ENTREPRENEURS
STILL HAVE TIME TO APPLY FOR IN 2023📌

📌 WomensNet awards a $10,000 grant on a monthly basis to women-owned businesses. They also have an end of the year $25,000 grant award. There is a $15 application fee.
Deadline: Monthly

https://ambergrantsforwomen.com/get-an-amber-grant/

📌 The Awesome Foundation distributes $1,000 grants, no strings attached, to projects and their creators. The foundation has awarded $6,083,000 in grant funding since 2009.
Deadline: Monthly

https://www.awesomefoundation.org/en

📌 The Walter Dean Myers Grant program was established to provide grants of $2,000 each to individuals working toward a career as a children’s author or illustrator who are currently unpublished. Since 2015, they have awarded 26 grants.
Deadline: Summer 2023

https://diversebooks.org/programs/walter-grant/ -form

📌 SOGAL Black Founder Startup Grant
https://www.iamsogal.com/black-founder-startup-grant/

📌 HerRise Micro Grant
2023 Applications Opening Soon
https://www.hersuitespot.com/herrise/

📌 Wealthy Single Mommy Grant
12 WINNERS || $500 EACH
https://www.wealthysinglemommy.com/single-mom-grant/?ct=t(EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2_4_2021_22_0)&mc_cid=810b80e6bc&mc_eid=10c95e57fd

📌 The Halstead Grant
*** FOR JEWELRY ENTREPRENEURS
$7500 || Deadline May 1, 2023
https://grant.halsteadbead.com/

📌THE BARSTOOL GRANT
https://www.barstoolsports.com/the-barstool-fund

📌NASE GROWTH GRANT
$4,000 || APPS REVIEWED QUARTERLY
*** MUST BE A MEMBER
https://www.nase.org/become-a-member/member-benefits/business-resources/growth-grants

📌GOOGLE ADS GRANT
*** FOR NONPROFITS
https://www.google.com/grants/get-started/

📌2ND SERVICE FOUNDATION || MILITARY ENTREPRENEUR CHALLENGE
*** FOR MILITARY VETERANS
https://www.secondservicefoundation.org/application-central-

Grant Program — Second Service Foundation The Second Service Foundation is committed to creating more opportunities for military veteran and military spouses entrepreneurs. Our grant program, the Veteran Small Business Award, allows us to boost veteran small businesses in a big way by providing opportunities for access to capital.

Jan. 23 as official start to 2023 tax filing season

6 SMALL BUSINESS GRANTS
TO APPLY FOR IN 2023 ✅

📌 The Diamond Challenge provides an opportunity for teens to learn about entrepreneurship while putting their ideas into action. The competition offers $100,000 in prizes and resources to take student ideas to the next level.
Deadline: January 9, 2023

https://diamondchallenge.org/competition/

📌 Started in 2019, VentureLab Spark Startup provides a four-month mentorship program to kids ages 8-18 with a business idea and up to $500 in materials to help them start or scale their business.
Spring cohort applications due by: January 16, 2023

https://venturelab.org/venturelab-spark/

📌 The E-Team Program, part of the VentureWell Accelerator, supports student ventures. They help students advance their inventions through a mix of up to $25,000 in grant funding, entrepreneurship training, mentorship by dedicated staff, national recognition, and networking with peers and industry experts.
Deadline: February 1, 2023

https://venturewell.org/e-team-grant-program/

📌 WomensNet awards a $10,000 grant on a monthly basis to women-owned businesses. They also have an end of the year $25,000 grant award. There is a $15 application fee.
Deadline: Monthly

https://ambergrantsforwomen.com/get-an-amber-grant/

📌 The Awesome Foundation distributes $1,000 grants, no strings attached, to projects and their creators. The foundation has awarded $6,083,000 in grant funding since 2009.
Deadline: Monthly

https://www.awesomefoundation.org/en

📌 The Walter Dean Myers Grant program was established to provide grants of $2,000 each to individuals working toward a career as a children’s author or illustrator who are currently unpublished. Since 2015, they have awarded 26 grants.
Deadline: Summer 2023

https://diversebooks.org/programs/walter-grant/ -form

Walter Grant The Walter Dean Myers Grant provides financial support to diverse authors and illustrators who are currently unpublished.

The IRS has not announced when it will start accepting tax returns in 2023. Based on past years and our experience, we are estimating that the IRS will open eFile on January 23, 2023.

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