Grant Opportunities
Welcome to the Vacaville Chamber's Grant Opportunities page! Discover funding options tailored to your business or non-profit. We update this page monthly, so bookmark it for the latest opportunities.
Aurora Tech Award
Global prize for women-led tech startups; Awards $30,000 for first place, $20,000 for second, $15,000 for third, and $10,000 each for fourth and fifth. To qualify, startups must be founded or co-founded by a woman, have a working product prototype, have less than $4 million in funding (including seed), and be under five years old.
Deadline: October 21st, 2024
BryteBridge Cares Microgrant
BryteBridge Nonprofit Solutions helps build organizations that make a positive impact through relationships, education, technology, and service. In 2024, our BryteBridge Cares program will award $20,000 in cash and service grants to effective nonprofits. U.S.-based 501(c)(3) public charities are eligible to apply.
Deadline: November 1st, 2024
Inflation Reduction Act Community Change Grants Program
The Environmental and Climate Justice Community Change Grants program by the EPA has released a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for around $2 billion in Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funds. These grants aim to support environmental and climate justice activities benefiting disadvantaged communities by reducing pollution, enhancing community climate resilience, and building capacity to address environmental challenges. Emphasizing community-driven initiatives, these investments seek to address the disproportionate impacts of climate change, legacy pollution, and historical disinvestments on vulnerable communities.
Deadline: November 21st, 2024
California Paid Family Leave Grant
Small businesses in California with 1-100 employees with at least one (1) employee utilizing California’s Paid Family Leave program (on or after June 1, 2024) are eligible to apply for grants up to $2,000 per employee on PFL to offset the increased costs associated with the employee out on leave.
Deadline: Rolling until May 2026
Her Culture Micro Grant
About Her Culture's micro-grant aims to empower African and Caribbean women around the world for social and economic development. For the rest of 2024, they are giving away a few $500 micro-grants to women of African and Caribbean descent, based anywhere in the world, who are entrepreneurs, nonprofit founders, and creatives.
Deadline: Rolling
Warrior Rising Grant
Warrior Rising strives to accept and assist veterans at any point in starting their own business, whether it is only a concept or if they have actual operations. They offer up to $20k in funding and other training support.
Deadline: Rolling
Sales Tax Exclusion (STE) Program
CAEATFA supports California's mission to provide financial incentives to cutting-edge companies by offering a sales and use tax exclusion to manufacturers purchasing equipment to promote alternative energy, advanced transportation and recycling, as well as advanced manufacturing. These manufacturers create tens of thousands of high-paying, permanent jobs that bolster the state's economy.
Deadline: Rolling
Civil Money Penalty Reinvestment Grant
This grant supports programs to improve the quality of life for residents in skilled nursing facilities. Projects may include training, culture change, and direct improvements to the quality of life, direct improvements to quality of care, and other applicable goals.
Examples of projects include, but are not limited to, developing and implementing methods to increase Person-Centered Care, Infection Control Training, implementing technology to prevent resident falls, and more.
Deadline: Rolling
Civil Money Penalty Communicative Technology Grant
This grant allows Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF) and associations on behalf of facilities to apply for funding for tablets and tablet-related accessories. The tablets will be used for virtual telehealth and family visits for SNF residents. Applicants may generally request up to $3,000.00 per facility, however requests beyond $3,000.00 per facility will be accepted and will require CDPH and CMS review.
Deadline: Rolling
Amber Grant
Established in 1998, WomensNet's Amber Grant honors Amber Wigdahl's entrepreneurial spirit, awarding a minimum of $30,000 monthly. They've broadened their support to encompass Startup Grants, Business Category Grants, and two $25,000 Year End Grants, recognizing diverse women-owned businesses. Applying is simple: provide a brief overview of yourself and your business goals, and one application qualifies you for all relevant grants, with recipients announced by the 23rd of the following month.
Deadline: Rolling
The Amplifier Grant
The Amplifier Grant was set up with one goal in mind: to get funds in the hands of people trying to make the world a better place. The Amplifier Grant is accepting applications on a rolling basis with at least $5,000 in funds awarded on a seasonal basis (ie. Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall).
Deadline: Rolling
Wish Local Empowerment Program
Wish is dedicating $2M to give roughly 4,000 Black-owned stores $500-$2,000 to help promote equality and diversity in American business.
Deadline: Rolling