33 Grants for Black-Owned Businesses to Apply for in November

We're almost at the end of the fourth quarter, and it's time to finish strong! Before throwing in the towel or putting those business goals on hold until next year, take a look at these 33 grants and funding opportunities you can explore this November.

From small businesses and women-owned ventures to creative industries, social enterprises, and international opportunities, this month's roundup brings together grants, cash awards, pitch competitions, and development programs to help Black entrepreneurs fund new ideas, expand operations, and build stronger businesses.

Your next business milestone may be one application away! Review the opportunities below to find those that align with your business and goals. Before applying, be sure to check the deadlines, eligibility requirements, location restrictions, required documents, and any application or membership fees.

1. Sephora x Fifteen Percent Pledge — Beauty Grant

A grant supporting underrepresented founders who are building and scaling consumer beauty brands, including haircare, skincare, makeup, fragrance, and body care businesses.

Deadline: November 6, 2026 (official terms may specify an earlier cutoff; verify portal)

Amount: $100,000 (1 winner)

Audience: U.S.-based beauty businesses led by underrepresented founders, including Black founders, with at least $100,000 in annual revenue and one year of operations.

Application Fee: Free

2. Africa Jobs Fund x SDRB — Somalia Business Plan Competition

Supports entrepreneurs developing export-oriented businesses that create employment, increase productivity, and strengthen Somalia's economy.

Deadline: November 6, 2026

Amount: $20,000 for the winner, with a potential pathway to up to $1 million in additional investment (not guaranteed grant funding).

Audience: Entrepreneurs and early-stage businesses developing ventures connected to Somalia, including Somali diaspora founders. Black-owned businesses may apply if they meet the Somalia-related requirements.

Application Fee: Not confirmed

3. Purple Line — Small Business Grant

Financial assistance for small businesses affected by construction along Maryland's Purple Line transit corridor.

Deadline: November 7, 2026

Amount: Up to $50,000

Audience: Eligible small businesses operating within designated Purple Line construction-affected areas in Maryland, including Black-owned businesses.

Application Fee: Not confirmed

4. Restaurant Strong — Small Business Grant

Funding to help independent restaurants improve operations, strengthen their businesses, and invest in long-term sustainability.

Deadline: November 11, 2026

Amount: $5,000

Audience: Eligible single-location restaurants, including Black-owned restaurants.

Application fee: Free

5. SoMad NYC — Bathroom Design Open Call

Invites artists, designers, architects, and interdisciplinary creatives to transform eight bathrooms into permanent artistic installations. Selected applicants receive project funding and an artist fee.

Deadline: November 11, 2026

Amount: $5,000–$25,000 project budgets, including at least $2,500 in artist fees

Audience: Eligible artists and creative designers, including Black-owned creative studios and independent designers where the application permits business-led proposals.

Application Fee: Not confirmed

6. City of Los Angeles — Independent Master Artist Projects Grant

Supports accomplished mid-career artists developing original works across graphic design, literature, performing arts, and visual arts.

Deadline: November 13, 2026

Amount: $10,000

Audience: Eligible Los Angeles-based professional artists and independent duos, including Black creative professionals. This is an individual artist grant, not general LLC funding.

Application Fee: Not specified on official program page

7. Verizon — Disaster Resilience Mitigation Grant

Supports small businesses investing in equipment and improvements that help protect their operations from natural disasters.

Deadline: November 15, 2026

Amount: $5,000

Audience: Eligible U.S.-based small businesses, including Black-owned businesses, that complete the required Verizon Digital Ready training.

Application Fee: Free training; no application fee identified

8. Wavelength — WAVE Grant

Provides production funding and mentorship to emerging filmmakers creating their first narrative short film. Recipients receive guidance covering development, production, post-production, and festival strategy.

Deadline: November 15, 2026

Amount: $5,000 (5 recipients)

Audience: Emerging filmmakers from diverse backgrounds, including Black filmmakers, producing their first narrative short film of approximately 10 minutes. Films already in production or post-production are ineligible.

Application Fee: Free

9. Tory Burch Foundation — Fellows Program

A yearlong entrepreneurship fellowship offering business education, mentorship, networking, and financial support for women founders.

Deadline: November 17, 2026

Amount: $2,000 education grant plus fellowship benefits

Audience: U.S.-based for-profit businesses at least 51% women-owned, with at least $75,000 in annual revenue, including Black women-owned businesses.

Application Fee: No fee identified

10. The Film Fund — Narrative Short Film Funding

Offers production financing to filmmakers developing or producing narrative short films. Applicants pitch their film concept and explain how the funding would help bring it to life.

Deadline: November 17, 2026, at 11:59 PM EST

Amount: Up to $10,000 (confirm award terms for this round)

Audience: Independent filmmakers and creative production teams, including Black-owned film production businesses with eligible short-film projects.

Application Fee: $25 per submission

11. Queens Arts Fund — Arts Access Grant

Provides funding to community-based arts organizations and collectives producing public arts and cultural programs that strengthen local communities.

Deadline: November 17, 2026, at 5:00 PM ET

Amount: $5,000–$10,000

Audience: Eligible Queens-based arts organizations and collectives, including Black-led organizations producing community arts programs. For-profit company eligibility must be checked.

Application Fee: Not confirmed

12. Takoma Park — Green Homes & Businesses Grant

Local funding supporting eligible sustainability and environmental improvements for properties and businesses in Takoma Park, Maryland.

Deadline: November 20, 2026

Amount: Varies by eligible project; confirm current award limits

Audience: Eligible businesses and property owners in Takoma Park, including Black-owned businesses.

Application Fee: Free

13. Colorado Department of Agriculture—Climate Resilience Grant

Supports agricultural businesses investing in climate resilience, conservation, and sustainable land-management improvements.

Deadline: November 23, 2026

Amount: Up to $150,000 (20% matching contribution required)

Audience: Eligible Colorado farmers, ranchers, and agricultural land stewards, including Black-owned agricultural businesses.

Application Fee: Not confirmed

14. Entreprenista x IT Cosmetics — Evolve Grant

Provides growth capital to established women entrepreneurs seeking to expand operations, hire employees, improve marketing, or scale their businesses.

Deadline: November 30, 2026

Amount: $5,000

Audience: U.S.-based women-owned or women-led businesses operating for at least one year and generating $100,000 or more in annual revenue.

Application Fee: Free

15. Hey Helen — Business Grant

Unrestricted financial support for women entrepreneurs investing in business development, marketing, hiring, operations, or infrastructure.

Deadline: November 30, 2026

Amount: $10,000 (1 monthly winner)

Audience: U.S.-based women-owned businesses earning less than $1 million annually, including Black women-owned businesses.

Application Fee: $15

16. IFundWomen — Startup Accelerator Grant

Provides equity-free funding to help women entrepreneurs launch their ideas, develop products, and achieve early business milestones.

Deadline: November 30, 2026

Amount: $5,000

Audience: U.S.-based businesses at least 50% women-owned, including idea-stage, pre-revenue, and established businesses.

Application Fee: Not confirmed

17. Shophand — Small Business Boost Grant

Offers cash and technical services to help small businesses improve automation, marketing, technology, creative production, and business operations.

Deadline: November 30, 2026

Amount: $5,000 total ($2,500 cash + $2,500 in services)

Audience: U.S.-based for-profit businesses with fewer than 50 employees and less than $5 million in annual revenue, including Black-owned businesses.

Application Fee: $15

18. Threadneedle Alley Foundation — Business Grant

Provides financial assistance and mentorship to entrepreneurs over 40 who face barriers to growing or sustaining their businesses.

Deadline: November 30, 2026

Amount: $5,000 (at least 5 recipients)

Audience: Eligible entrepreneurs aged 40 or older facing financial barriers, including Black-owned business founders.

Application Fee: $20

19. Hustler’s MicroGrant

Provides $1,000 to small business owners and entrepreneurs as a recurring microgrant opportunity to support growth and operations. Applications are accepted on a monthly basis (rolling deadline).

Deadline: November 30 at 11:59 pm

Amount: $1,000

Audience: U.S.‑based small business owners / entrepreneurs of all industries.

Application Fee: $15; non-refundable

20. Kickstarter Next Wave Fund

A funding and accelerator program from Kickstarter and Google for Startups that helps entrepreneurs launch innovative technology products through crowdfunding.

Deadline: Rolling (applications accepted year-round)

Amount: $10,000 Kickstarter pledge toward your campaign goal if selected

Audience: U.S.-based startups and small businesses with fewer than 20 employees building technology products, software, apps, platforms, gaming products, or hardware.

21. Women Founders Grant

Merit-based funding to help women translate their ideas and passions into businesses.

Deadline: November 30, 2026

Amount: $5,000

Audience: Women founders and business owners meeting the program’s eligibility requirements

Application fee: $25, nonrefundable

22. HerSuiteSpot — HerRise MicroGrant

Funding to help under-resourced women entrepreneurs meet specific business needs.

Deadline: November 30, 2026, at 11:59 PM; confirm time zone

Amount: $1,000

Audience: U.S.-registered businesses at least 51% owned by women, with less than $1 million in gross revenue

Application fee: $15, nonrefundable

23. Wish Local Empowerment Program

Microgrants to support Black-owned brick-and-mortar businesses. Awards help with inventory, marketing, or operational expenses.

Deadline: Rolling (applications accepted through March 2026)

Amount: $500–$2,000

Audience: U.S. Black-owned physical storefronts with < 20 employees and <$1 M revenue.

Application Fee: Free

24. Visionaries — Hey Helen Grant

Unrestricted funding for women founders building mission-driven businesses.

Deadline: November 31, 2026, at 11:59 PM ET

Amount: $10,000

Audience: U.S.-registered, for-profit businesses at least 50% women-owned, with less than $1 million in annual revenue; pre-revenue businesses welcome

Application fee: $15; applications remain eligible for 12 monthly rounds

25. Amber Grants

Monthly grant for entrepreneurs (especially women founders). Funds can be used for business growth, marketing, staffing, or other operational costs.

Deadline: November 31, 2026 (last day of month)*

Amount: $10,000 (monthly) + eligibility for larger annual awards

Audience: U.S. & Canadian entrepreneurs and small business owners (women-owned primary focus, but many use it broadly).

Application Fee: $15 (Fee waiver available by emailing info@ambergrantsforwomen.com.)

26. Freed Fellowship

The Freed Fellowship helps small business owners get the feedback they need to build successful companies that make an impact.

Deadline: Rolling (Monthly)

Amount: $500

Audience: Small business owners & BIPOC entrepreneurs

Application Fee: $19

27. Galaxy of Stars

Quick, no-business-plan application designed to support minority and women entrepreneurs.

Deadline: November 30,, 2026

Amount: $4,250

Audience: Women-owned and minority-owned businesses at any stage.

Application Fee: Free

28. NASE Growth Grant

Provides funding to support marketing, hiring, equipment purchases, technology upgrades, and other business growth initiatives.

Deadline: Quarterly (Rolling)

Amount: Up to $4,000

Audience: National Association for the Self-Employed (NASE) members in good standing.

Application Fee: Membership required: $120 annually or $11.95 monthly. Monthly members must wait 90 days before applying; annual members are immediately eligible. No separate grant application fee disclosed.

29. Verizon Small Business Digital Ready Grant

(Rolling)

Provides small businesses with free expert-led courses, live coaching, networking opportunities, and business resources designed to help owners grow and compete in today's digital economy. Businesses that complete the required program activities become eligible to apply for Verizon's grant program.

Deadline: Rolling (Monthly Grant Rounds Throughout 2026)

Amount: $10,000

Audience: U.S.-based for-profit small businesses that complete the required Verizon Small Business Digital Ready courses or events before applying. Eligible businesses must be registered in the United States and agree to the program's terms and conditions.

30. SoGal Foundation Black Founder Startup Grant

Provides funding and investor access for underrepresented founders building scalable companies.

Deadline: Rolling

Amount: $5,000–$10,000

Audience: Black women founders and nonbinary entrepreneurs.

Application Fee: Free

31. YippityDoo — Big Idea Grant

Funding to help women entrepreneurs move their business ideas forward.

Deadline: Monthly program; exact October closing date not confirmed

Amount: $1,000

Audience: Eligible for-profit women-owned businesses

Application fee: $15

32. The Hustle Grant

Microgrant funding to support women pursuing their entrepreneurial goals.

Deadline: Rolling

Amount: $1,000

Audience: Women age 18+ operating U.S. businesses with at least 50% women ownership

Application fee: $15

33. National Association for the Self-Employed — Growth Grant

Funding for qualifying business-development needs such as marketing, equipment, hiring, and expansion.

Deadline: Rolling applications; reviewed quarterly

Amount: Up to $4,000

Audience: Eligible NASE members in good standing; annual, veteran, and gold members may apply immediately, while monthly members must wait 90 days

Application fee: Paid eligible NASE membership required; no separate application fee confirmed