Small Business Resources

FEMA is the government agency charged with supporting U.S. citizens and first responders "to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards."

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act 2009 allows taxpayers eligible for the federal renewable electricity production tax credit (PTC) to take the federal business energy investment tax credit (ITC) instead of taking the PTC for new installations. 

The FSIS is the public health agency in the United States Department of Agriculture responsible for ensuring that the nation's commercial supply of meat, poultry, and egg products is safe, wholesome and correctly labeled and packed.

Frequently asked questions about Foreign Trade Zones from the International Trade Administration. 

COVID-19 emergency grants to meet the needs of experimental artists who have been impacted by the economic fallout from postponed or canceled performances and exhibitions.

Fundera offers small business financing, business credit cards, and small business insights. 

Games for Change facilitates the creation and distribution of social impact games that serve as critical tools in humanitarian and educational efforts. 

The Purpose of the Gospel Music Trust Fund is to give financial assistance in the nature of gifts in time of need, in the event of an emergency or major catastrophe, terminal or severe illness without efficient insurance, to individuals who derive or have derived a substantial portion of their income from the field of gospel music.
 

Apply for Grant Online Now.  Apply for grants by creating a workspace.  Workspace enables you and your colleagues to fill out webforms and apply together. 

GrantsAlert.com's goal is to help America's K-12 teachers and schools find the funding they need educate our children. 

Sign up for small business health care at HealthCare.gov.

Hello Alice In partnership with Verizon, the digital fundraising and advocacy platform Hello Alice is offering emergency grants of up to $10,000 for companies impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
 

Hello Alice partners with a variety of companies to offer different grants for small businesses, including startups. 

The Challenge gives scientists and deeptech entrepreneurs around the globe a platform for their research and projects, providing equity-free prize money as well as other funding opportunities, global visibility and connections with key players in the deeptech innovation network. 

For applicants who have been a working comic book writer, penciler, inker, colorist, or letterer on a work-for-hire basis for no less than 10 years since January 1, 1934.
 

ICA seeks to change the nature of work by advancing businesses and institutions that center worker voice, grow worker voice, and build worker power. 

From the forms you need to quick access to information on hot tax topics like EINs, independent contractors and the new health care legislation, this IRS site makes doing your taxes as painless and simple as possible.

Real support for bluegrass professionals in times of emergency need. 
 

Special tax law provisions may help taxpayers and businesses recover financially from the impact of a disaster, especially when the federal government declares their location to be a major disaster area. 

This fund offers financial support, housing assistance and pro bono medical care for musicians who have made a living playing blues, jazz, and roots music. 

The Joan Mitchell Foundation provides emergency support to US based visual artists working in the mediums of painting, sculpture, and/or drawing, who have suffered significant losses after natural or manmade disasters that have affected their community. 

COVID-19 resource for small business loans. 

Lending Tree offers a $50,000 grant to help small businesses that are having trouble scaling.  One award per year. 

The Lighton International Artists Exchange Program works to make the world a smaller place by giving artists of different cultures the opportunity to work together, in the hope that lasting friendship and understanding will develop.