Last verified September 4, 2026
As of September 2026, a California small business can be matched against 110 programs: 5 California state programs, 42 national programs open to CA businesses, and 63 federal grants via Grants.gov.
Most of these programs never run an ad. The money is real — the problem is that nobody tells you it exists. That's the part we fixed.
California's own programs first, then national programs — every one names its funder, and every one is genuinely open to CA businesses. No padding, no filler.
| Program | Amount | Status | Built for | Official link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California state program California STEP Export Voucher (Go-Biz) California Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) / SBA STEP Verified Sep 2, 2026 | Up to $10,000 | Rolling — apply anytime | Reimburses California small businesses up to 75% of pre-approved export promotion expenses (trade shows, tr… | Official page ↗ |
| California state program CA Rise California Office of the Small Business Advocate Verified Aug 27, 2026 | $100,000 – $500,000 | Annual · next ~Spring 2027 | A $42 million state investment providing capital, technical assistance, and community support to employment… | Official page ↗ |
| California state program Restaurants Care Resilience Fund California Restaurant Foundation (funded by PG&E Corporation Foundation and SoCalGas) Verified Sep 4, 2026 | $5,000 | Annual — between cycles Sign up for alerts about future rounds | $5,000 grants to independent California restaurants and commercial caterers for equipment upgrades, technol… | Official page ↗ |
| National · open to CA businesses 2Gether-International Startup Accelerators 2Gether-International (backed by Comcast NBCUniversal, Google for Startups) Verified Aug 30, 2026 | Up to $10,000 | Rolling — apply anytime | Founders with disabilities | Official page ↗ |
| National · open to CA businesses Amber Grant WomensNet Verified Sep 2, 2026 | $10,000 | Closes Sep 30, 2026 | Woman-owned businesses — awarded monthly | Official page ↗ |
2 more California programs — plus the 40 national matches — scored against your specific business — and 63 federal listings for you to review, in your full report.
No. A grant is not a loan. You never pay it back. Most small-business awards just ask for a short report on how the money was used. Larger federal grants can carry more formal reporting and compliance terms, so read the award conditions before you accept.
Get ready before the window opens. CA Rise lists its next window as “~Spring 2027”; Restaurants Care Resilience Fund as “Sign up for alerts about future rounds”. The owners who win are the ones whose applications are ready the week a window opens — not the ones who find out it existed the week it closed.
State programs come from California's own budget and only CA businesses can win them — less competition. National programs are run by companies and foundations and are open to businesses in every state. Federal grants come through Grants.gov and tend to be larger and more paperwork-heavy.
Every program shows the date we last verified it against the funder's own page. Anything that closes, moves, or changes gets caught by our daily re-check.
This page lists programs. The report scores all 110 against your actual business — your industry, your state, how you're owned — and comes with up to 10 written applications, done with you.
This page can't read your business. The 3-minute quiz can — it matches your industry, state, and ownership against all 110 programs and shows you where you stand.
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