✨ GRANT WEDNESDAY — Your Weekly Funding Roundup (Dec 10, 2025)

Tagline: Don’t leave money on the table.

Hey Fam,

Happy Wednesday! Here’s your weekly roundup of open grants available this month. Consistency is how you win with funding, so let’s get into what’s available right now.

FOR-PROFIT GRANTS (4)

(Includes the standing monthly BusinessGrants.com Leg Up Grant.)

1. BusinessGrants.com — Leg Up Grant

Amount: $500–$1,000

Fit For: Early-stage entrepreneurs needing support to overcome a specific business challenge

Opens: 1st of every month

Closes: Last day of the month

Winners Announced: On or before the 15th

Apply: https://businessgrants.com/leg-up-application-page

2. Smart. Pivot. Grow. Micro-Grant

Amount: $500–$1,000

Fit For: New and growing small businesses seeking support to pivot or scale

Deadline: Open cycles

Apply: smartpivotgrow.com (or updated link if needed)

3. Verizon Small Business Digital Ready Grant

Amount: $10,000

Fit For: Small businesses that complete required Digital Ready courses

Deadline: Multiple cycles throughout the year

Apply: verizon.com/digitalready

4. Fast Break for Small Business Grant (LegalZoom + NBA + WNBA)

Amount: $10,000 grants + free LegalZoom services

Fit For: Small businesses across the U.S.

Deadline: Typically open in winter cycle (current cycle active if shown on page)

Apply: legalzoom.com/fastbreak

NONPROFIT GRANTS (4)

1. PEDIGREE Foundation — Disaster Relief Grants

Amount: Up to $5,000

Fit For: Nonprofits supporting animal welfare or emergency response

Deadline: Open

Apply: pedigreefoundation.org

2. Aspen Institute / Pivotal — Workplace Innovation Now Challenge

Amount: Part of $60M in grants

Fit For: Nonprofits improving workplace systems for women

Deadline: December 11

Apply: aspeninstitute.org

3. KidsGardening — 2026 Youth Garden Grants

Amount: $750 + tools + seeds

Fit For: Youth-serving programs with 15+ participants

Deadline: December 12

Apply: kidsgardening.org

4. Clif Family Foundation — Small Grants Program

Amount: Typically $1,000–$7,000

Fit For: Nonprofits focused on environmental justice, food access, or youth development

Deadline: February 1

Apply: clifffamilyfoundation.org

Stay Ready and you don’t to Get Ready for Funding!

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Let’s secure this money.

— Ty Woods

BusinessGrants.com

Don’t leave money on the table.

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