OpenPrivate programOpen to for-profit businesses

DAV Patriot Boot Camp

DAV (Disabled American Veterans)No deadline listed

Summary

Free in-person boot camp (education, mentors, meals) for veteran and military-spouse founders of scalable for-profit businesses, with a pitch for thousands in non-dilutive capital. In-kind; you pay travel and hotel. Winter '27 registration is open, first come, first served.

About this grant

DAV Patriot Boot Camp gives founders from the veteran and military community, including spouses, free entrepreneurship education, mentorship and resources at in-person cohorts. DAV covers programming, meals and local transportation (participants pay their own travel and hotel), and selected entrepreneurs from each cohort compete in DAV Patriots Pitch for thousands of dollars in non-dilutive capital. Registration for the Winter '27 cohort is open on a first-come, first-served basis.

Who can apply

  • Small businesses
  • For-profit companies

Member of the veteran or military-connected community (includes spouses)

Owner or founder of a for-profit business (not franchisees); nonprofits not eligible

Company is scalable and looking to grow

Preferred but not required: EIN and website, and revenue or capital raised in the last year

Topics and uses of funds

Topics

  • Entrepreneurship
  • In kind

Money can be used for

  • Training
  • Technical assistance

Set-asides

  • Veteran owned

Program contact

patriotbootcamp@dav.org

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