Program for Investment in Micro-Entrepreneurs (PRIME)
Usually opens in May and June
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.
FY2026 award floor $75,000, ceiling $400,000, with about 27 awards expected. Cost sharing/matching is required.
U.S. Small Business Administration
public · national
Deadline: annual_call — The FY2026 PRIME notice of funding opportunity closed on 12 August 2026.
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.
Major bid — written case, budget, possibly partners.
Who can apply
- Sectors: social
- Stage: idea, pre_seed
- Locally registered entity required
Applicants are microenterprise development organisations, intermediaries, non-profits, tribal governments and faith-based organisations - not individual businesses. Funds flow to training and technical assistance for disadvantaged microentrepreneurs.
How to apply
- Confirm your organisation is a microenterprise development organisation or intermediary with a track record
- Register in SAM.gov and Grants.gov
- Submit the application package via Grants.gov before the closing date
What you will need
- Project narrative
- Budget and matching-funds documentation
- Evidence of track record serving disadvantaged microentrepreneurs
- 501(c)(3) or tribal government status
Source. https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/c55857c6-55ef-453b-b9ce-37c31ba73a5b — checked 2026-08-14
"provid[e] assistance and guidance to disadvantaged microentrepreneurs and/or microenterprise development organizations"