COVID-RELATED GRANTS
4/27/20
SheaMoisture launched a $1 Million Fund to support
entrepreneurs of color. Applications open 4/8 and have a quick turnaround. https://www.sheamoisture.com/community-commerce/communitycommerce-covid.html
Spanx Red Backpack fund is a $5 Million
fund targeting women entrepreneurs. Applications opened 4/6. https://www.spanx.com/the-red-backpack-fund 1,000 women at $5,000 each.
Facebook is offering $100 Million in cash
grants and ad credits for up to 30,000 small businesses. https://www.facebook.com/business/boost/grants
Verizon has donated $2.5 million to the
national nonprofit Local Initiatives Support Corporation
(LISC). LISC is
targeting grants up to $10,000 to entrepreneurs of color and women-owned
businesses. To
register for the mid-April round of funding. https://www.lisc.org/ourstories/
story/verizon-and-lisc-fire-25-million-small-business-covid-19-recovery-fund
Hello Alice is offering $10,000 grants to help
small business owners. For more information about those grants and other small
business resources. https://helloalice.com/resources/funding/hello-alicecovid-19-business-for-all-emergency-grant
Microsoft is providing six months of Office 365
tools for free to enable remote collaboration, file
sharing and video
conferencing. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft365/blog/2020/03/17/helping-smb-customers-work-remotely-microsoft-teams/
Tory Burch Foundation has a useful list of resources (for
both funding and advice) for small
businesses. http://www.toryburchfoundation.org/resources/operations/business-resources-covid-19/
Missouri Humanities is providing funding for nonprofit
cultural organizations.
https://www.mohumanities.org/grants/mh-cares-act/
The Food & Beverage Industry Relief Fund, James Beard
Foundation.
https://www.jamesbeard.org/blog/relief-fund
Yelp! is not providing grants to small
businesses, but announced $25 million in relief, primarily
focused on
independent local restaurants and nightlife businesses, in the form of waived
advertising fees. https://blog.yelp.com/2020/03/yelp-covid-19-response-and-support-for-local-businesses
Beauty Professionals. https://www.probeauty.org/covid-relief-fund-application
