Last verified September 26, 2026 · How we verify
As of September 2026, a Florida small business can be matched against 123 programs: 6 Florida state programs, 52 national programs open to FL businesses, and 65 federal grants via Grants.gov.
We track 6 Florida state programs. 4 are open or verified right now and named below. Most of these programs never run an ad. The money is real, but nobody tells you it exists. That's the part we fixed.
Only Florida's own programs, open ones first. Each names its funder and links to the official page. Annual programs spend most of the year between windows; the date tells you when to be ready.
| Program | Amount | Status | Built for | Official link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Florida STEP Export Grant Florida SBDC Network Verified Sep 26, 2026 | up to $2,500 travel reimbursement; up to $15,000 total per 2-year period (including export marketing plan) | Rolling, apply anytime | A reimbursement grant program for Florida small businesses entering or expanding export markets. Eligible businesses receive reimbursement for export-related travel costs, trade show fees, translation services, website localization, market research, and export marketing plans up to a maximum of $15,000 per 2-year funding period. | Official page ↗ |
Florida Retail Fuel Transfer Switch Modernization Grant Program Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Verified Sep 26, 2026 | Up to $10,000 for facilities located in fiscally constrained counties; up to $5,000 for facilities in all other counties | Rolling, apply anytime | A cash grant program administered by FDACS offering up to $10,000 (or $5,000 in other counties) to registered retail fuel facilities for the installation or modernization of transfer switch infrastructure to enable operation during power outages. Facilities must have a minimum of four fueling positions and be registered in compliance with Florida Statutes. | Official page ↗ |
Florida Block Grant Disaster Relief Program Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Verified Sep 26, 2026 | more than $600 million in disaster block grant funding | Closes Jan 1, 2027 | A state and federal disaster relief grant program providing $600+ million to support Florida agricultural producers recovering from 2023 and 2024 hurricane-related losses. Eligible producers can receive funding for infrastructure repair/restoration, market loss compensation for specialty crops, citrus grove recovery, and timber replanting assistance. | Official page ↗ |
Quick Response Training (QRT) Grant CareerSource Florida Verified Sep 26, 2026 | $7.5 million allocated for 2025/2026 | Rolling, apply anytime | Florida's Quick Response Training grant program provides funding to for-profit businesses to implement customized training for new, full-time, permanent employees in high-skill industries. The program has supported over 950 businesses and trained more than 200,000 employees over 25 years. | Official page ↗ |
We track 2 more Florida programs that are not verified closely enough to name here yet. The quiz still checks your business against them.
Open only to businesses in one city, county or local area, so they are not counted in the Florida totals above.
Also open to FL businesses: 52 national programs and 65 federal grants via Grants.gov. They are the same in every state, so we list them by who they fund: women-owned, veteran-owned, minority-owned, or by industry.
A reimbursement grant program for Florida small businesses entering or expanding export markets. Eligible businesses receive reimbursement for export-related travel costs, trade show fees, translation services, website localization, market research, and export marketing plans up to a maximum of $15,000 per 2-year funding period. Verified against the funder's own page Sep 26, 2026. Official page ↗
A cash grant program administered by FDACS offering up to $10,000 (or $5,000 in other counties) to registered retail fuel facilities for the installation or modernization of transfer switch infrastructure to enable operation during power outages. Facilities must have a minimum of four fueling positions and be registered in compliance with Florida Statutes. Verified against the funder's own page Sep 26, 2026. Official page ↗
A state and federal disaster relief grant program providing $600+ million to support Florida agricultural producers recovering from 2023 and 2024 hurricane-related losses. Eligible producers can receive funding for infrastructure repair/restoration, market loss compensation for specialty crops, citrus grove recovery, and timber replanting assistance. Verified against the funder's own page Sep 26, 2026. Official page ↗
Florida's Quick Response Training grant program provides funding to for-profit businesses to implement customized training for new, full-time, permanent employees in high-skill industries. The program has supported over 950 businesses and trained more than 200,000 employees over 25 years. Verified against the funder's own page Sep 26, 2026. Official page ↗
State programs come from Florida's own budget and only FL 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.
No. Grants are not loans. Each row shows the date we last checked it against the funder's own page. How we verify.
This page can't read your business. The 3-minute quiz can. It matches your industry, state, and ownership against all 123 programs and shows you where you stand.
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