Grants and free programs for small businesses in Georgia

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NAACP and Leslie's Certification Boost Grant

Leslie's and NAACPFor businessesOnly in 5 states: AZ, CA, FL, GA, TX

Leslie's and the NAACP award one-time $5,000 grants to help small businesses pay for business certifications such as MBE, WBE and DOBE. It is for businesses led by people of color, women or people with disabilities (or qualifying HUBZone businesses) in the consulting or food services industries and headquartered in Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia or Texas. The page gives no current application window, and NAACP's grants page says all grant applications are closed for this season.

What you get: $5,000 one-time grant for certification costs (17 grants)
Who qualifies: At least 51% owned and controlled by one or more African-American individuals or other persons of color, OR by one or more women, OR by one or more persons with a disability, OR a qualifying HUBZone business
Operates in the consulting and/or food services industries
Headquartered in Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia or Texas
Funds may be used for state and/or federal certification application costs, including legal/consulting fees (not personal use, debt, marketing, payroll or fixed assets)
How to apply: Apply through the program page: https://naacp.org/find-resources/grants/naacp-and-leslies-inc-certification-boost-grant

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Program page checked on October 16, 2026. The amount or dates aren't published, so confirm them on the program page.

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TVA Economic Development Performance Grants (including Special Opportunities County and Workforce+)

Tennessee Valley AuthorityFor businessesOnly in 7 states: TN, AL, GA, KY, MS, NC, VA

TVA's Valley Incentive Programs include Performance Grants paid directly to companies for competitive economic development projects that create jobs in the seven-state Tennessee Valley, with amounts based on the project's five-year economic impact and set at TVA's discretion. The Special Opportunities County (SOC) Performance Grant supports smaller projects in counties with greater economic need, and Workforce+ funds companies' talent pipeline plans. Companies work with TVA Economic Development and their local power company.

What you get: Amount not stated (based on five-year economic impact)
Who qualifies: Company locating or expanding with a competitive economic development project in the TVA service region (all of Tennessee and parts of Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina and Virginia)
Funding is discretionary and based on the project's five-year economic impact and power-system metrics
SOC grants target smaller projects in designated counties with greater economic needs; Workforce+ requires an approved talent pipeline development plan
How to apply: Contact TVA Economic Development (EconDev@TVA.com) or your local power company's economic development staff about your project
Work with TVA's team to build the project profile used to set incentive levels
If approved, the grant is paid directly to the company

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Program page checked on October 16, 2026. The amount or dates aren't published, so confirm them on the program page.

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