Thriving Entrepreneurs Grant Program
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Thriving Entrepreneurs Grant Program supports organizations serving diverse Oregon entrepreneurs with business assistance and access to capital, markets, and shared services to help businesses thrive.
Funder: Oregon Community Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): June 2027 (Account creation) | June 2027 (Application)
Funding Amounts: 2026 cycle: $800,000 anticipated total; generally $5,000–$25,000 per grant for 18 months
Summary: Flexible funding for organizations helping diverse entrepreneurs thrive and strengthen Oregon’s economic and community vitality.
Key Information: Individuals cannot apply; eligible organizations must be based in or doing work in Oregon.
Description
Oregon Community Foundation’s Thriving Entrepreneurs Grant Program supports organizations helping entrepreneurs develop and grow businesses across Oregon. It prioritizes entrepreneurs who are women, people of color, living in under-resourced rural communities, or working in under-resourced sectors such as consumer products. Funding supports programmatic work and specific projects, including business advice, coaching, technical assistance, training, business planning, mentoring, incubators, accelerators, and youth entrepreneurship education.
The program also supports access to capital, markets, and shared business services. Its goals include advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion across remote, rural, suburban, and urban communities. OCF values creative responses to clear business needs, strong community support, realistic planning, and wise stewardship. Both experienced and new organizations are encouraged to apply, including those with promising new approaches to serving diverse entrepreneurs.
