Backing Small Businesses (American Express and Main Street America)
Usually opens in July and August
Projected from the months this call usually opens — not a date the funder has confirmed.
Projected from the pattern of past calls — confirm on the funder's page before planning around it.
US$10,000 base grant; a subset of recipients receive an additional US$30,000 enhancement grant. Over US$14m distributed to more than 1,600 businesses since 2021.
American Express / Main Street America
private · national
Deadline: annual_call — Annual grant round. The 2025 round opened in late July. Applications are currently closed.
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
Who can apply
- micro enterprises
- Stage: growth
- Locally registered entity required
Locally significant small businesses with community reach, typically brick-and-mortar, facing economic hardship
Source. https://mainstreet.org/about/partner-collaborations/backing-small-businesses — checked 2026-08-14
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