Welcome to 2022! Let’s start the new year off right. We’ve got a roundup of the best resources to help female entrepreneurs – accelerators, grants, competitions and relief programs. Let’s dive in!
Our resources for this month:
DoorDash Restaurant Disaster Relief Fund (Winter Round)
- For: Local restaurants across the United States affected by natural disasters
- What: $1,000,000 in grants for businesses
- Deadline: Jan. 31
Smith College 2022 Draper Competition
- For: Business owners who are undergraduate women at any accredited not-for-profit university in the United States
- What: Opportunity to compete for $100,000 in funding, scholarships and other prizes
- Deadline: Feb. 4
Fearless Fund and The Tory Burch Foundation’s Women of Color Grant Program
- For: Businesses owned by women of color
- What: $10,000 – $20,000 in grants, mentoring
- Deadline: Feb. 9th
The Women’s Business Development Council Equity Match Grant Program
- For: Women-owned businesses headquartered in Connecticut and established before Feb. 13, 2020
- What: Up to $10,000 in grants
- Deadline: Feb. 13
Techstars Georgia Accelerator
- For: Startups and businesses in Georgia
- What: Funding; mentorships; networking; hosting, accounting and legal support; Demo Day opportunities
- Deadline: April 6
Techstars Iowa Accelerator
- For: Startups and businesses in Iowa
- What: Funding; mentorships; networking; hosting, accounting and legal support; Demo Day opportunities
- Deadline: April 6
2022 Cleantech Open Accelerator
- For: Tech businesses focusing on the following areas
- Generating Energy
- Energy Distribution & Storage
- Energy Efficiency
- Chemicals & Advanced Materials
- Information & Communications Technologies (ICT)
- Green Building
- Transportation
- Agriculture, Water & Waste
- What: Up to $75,000 in funding, training workshops, networking, business support services
- Deadline: April 17
- Note: there is an application fee of $30 through Feb. 28. On March 1, the application fee becomes $75.
Comcast RISE
- For: Business owners who identify as Black, Indigenous, a person of color or a woman
- Note: the program was recently expanded – all female business owners are eligible to apply. The deadline is now June 17.
- What: Marketing, creative, media and technology services
- Deadline: June 17
Interested in finding more resources for female entrepreneurs? Read our Finding Funding section to browse more funding opportunities, or check out our News Briefs section for immediate announcements.
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