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12 Grants Every Veteran-Owned Business Should Know About

For veterans, active-duty, National Guard, Reserve, and military spouses. Real amounts, real deadlines, direct application links — plus the federal set-asides reserved just for you.

3%
Fed spend reserved SDVOSB
$25B
Yearly VOSB opportunity
12
Grants in this guide
0
Loans (all grants)

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Part 1 · Quick wins

6 grants of $500–$10K, fast decisions

No VOSB certification required. Applications take under 30 minutes. Great starter kit to build grant track record while your certifications process.

Bunker Labs Founder Circle
$2.5K–$10K
Quarterly
Veterans + active-duty + spouses · cohort program
The Rosie Network Service2CEO
$5K + program
Rolling
Veterans + military spouses · free curriculum
Awesome Foundation
$1,000
Monthly
100+ US chapters · one-page application
Amber Grant · WomensNet
$10,000
Monthly
Women veterans qualify · auto-entry + year-end $25K
NASE Growth Grants
Up to $4K
Monthly
Members-only ($120/yr) · small applicant pool
Freed Fellowship
$500 + $2.5K year-end
Monthly
Best for visual/creative veteran founders
Part 2 · Bigger wins

6 grants + federal set-asides of $5K–$500K+

Bigger amounts, more paperwork. VOSB / SDVOSB certification unlocks the federal set-asides — 3% of every federal contract dollar is reserved specifically for you.

PenFed Foundation VEIP
$10K–$25K
Quarterly
Explicit for veteran + military-spouse entrepreneurs
IVMF EBV Bootcamp (Syracuse)
Free program + stipend
Annual cohorts
Free tuition + housing for disabled + post-9/11 vets
Warrior Rising
$5K–$25K
Cohort-based
Veterans + Gold Star family · mentor pairing
Second Service Foundation
$5K–$15K
Rolling
Explicit vet-owned SMB · quick decisions
VOSB Federal Set-Asides
$100K+
Rolling
VOSB certified · federal contracts + grants reserved
SDVOSB Federal Set-Asides
$500K+
Rolling
Service-disabled veterans · 3% federal spend reserved
The reality
“The federal government reserves 3% of all contracting dollars for service-disabled veteran-owned businesses. Most veterans never claim it — not because the process is hard, but because nobody told them the money was there.”

— Windfall philosophy

What you'll get in your inbox

The 12 grants with direct links, exact amounts, and application tips — plus 3 follow-up emails on VOSB/SDVOSB certification, SAM.gov, your Readiness Score, and a 30-day plan to win your first grant.

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