$5000 per Team

All entrepreneurs and founders are eligible for the curated content in this Series. However, only African American and Hispanic founders based in the cities listed below are currently eligible for grant funding through our partnership with Capital One and the Rockefeller Foundation. Learn more about our position on supporting Black and Brown founders by reading our Impact Report (here). Founders who meet this criterion also must:

1. Be an incorporated business (LLC, C-Corp or S-Corp)

2. Have a residential or commercial address in one of the Eligible Cities

In order to be considered for a grant, all founders must be registered in our system and submit a grant request. The grant request provides specifics around your business needs, use of funds, and impact.

Founders who are awarded a grant are required to complete a set of online learning that contains valuable business guidance and strategies to grow their business. They are also required to attend at least three (free) coaching sessions over the course of 3 months.

Yes! You are free to join our community, access any webinar and the online learning. This is open to any founder regardless of location. You can join our Slack channel here and our events page here to register for our events.

Presently, we are awarding grants to founders located in the District of Columbia through our partner Capital One. Upon the authorization, additional funding will be made available through our second partner, Rockefeller Foundation, for Black entrepreneurs located in the cities/areas below:

1. Atlanta, Georgia

2. Baltimore, Maryland

3. Boston, Massachusetts

4. District of Columbia

5. Chicago, Illinois

6. El Paso, Texas

7. Gainesville, Florida

8. Houston, Texas

9. Jackson, Mississippi

10. Louisville, Kentucky

11. Miami-Dade, Florida

12. Newark, New Jersey

13. Norfolk, Virginia

14. Oakland, California
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For grantees that are eligible for this funding but are not located in the District of Columbia, grant applications will be made available but will not be awarded until funding is authorized from our partner. This ensures that you are in the review cue and also provides access to the free coaching.

Note that if you are not eligible for grant funding, you still get access to the business coaching, community, and content.

We will check in your progress periodically to learn more about your experience as you progress through the Series. If you have ideas or need assistance at any time, we invite you to contact us at:
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elearning@1863ventures.net.