Top grants
Fearless Fund Foundation, NAACP Powershift Black Business Grants, Black Women Talk Tech, the SoGal Foundation, the Black Enterprise BE 100s Grant. Cycles vary year to year.
Local Atlanta options
Russell Center for Innovation grants, Atlanta Black Chambers grants, Black Tech Atlanta micro-grants. $5k–$25k per award.
Applications
Have your 90-second pitch, a one-page financials sheet, and your business plan ready. Most grants reject sloppy applications fast.
Common pitfalls
Don't apply to the same grant cycle twice. Don't lie on the application — Fearless Fund and others verify revenue and ownership. The Black-owner verification industry is small and they talk.