Federal small business grants for minorities

1. Grants.gov

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Grants.gov is a federally operated website that hosts more than 1,000 funding opportunities — including those for small and minority-owned businesses.

These grants are offered by federal agencies like the Department of Commerce and the U.S. Small Business Administration. Once you sign up, you can search the available grants and find the options that best match your business.

Businesses that want to apply for grants through Grants.gov must first register with the System for Award Management (SAM.gov) to obtain a non-proprietary identifier. The identifier, known as a Unique Entity Identity (UEI), is a 12-character alphanumeric identifier. All entities that want to do business with the federal government must have a UEI. After obtaining a UEI, you can return to the Grants.gov website to proceed with submitting funding applications. The non-proprietary identifier replaces the DUNS Number, which used to be required up until April 4, 2022.