Every programme in detail
Read the exclusions before the eligibility. It is faster to find out you are ruled out than to find out you qualify.
Georgia Export Grant (Go Global Georgia)
OpenGeorgia Department of Economic Development, in partnership with the U.S. Small Business Administration · State
Reimburses 75% of actual expenses per activity, or 90% for companies in SBA-defined underserved small business communities. Caps are set per activity rather than as one overall figure.
Applications run through the online portal. Activities must be approved before you spend.
What you put in
You carry the other 25% of each activity, or 10% if you qualify as an underserved community
What it funds
- International trade show booth costs
- International travel for trade shows, trade missions and foreign buyer trips, including airfare and lodging
- U.S. Commercial Service programmes and services
- Website globalisation and other costs of growing export business online
- Design of marketing materials
- Export credit insurance premiums
- The ExportGA training course
Who qualifies
- Operates in the state of Georgia and is incorporated in the United States
- In business at least one year at the time you apply
- Meets the SBA size standard for a small business, typically 500 employees or fewer
- Export-ready, selling goods or services of U.S. origin or with at least 51% U.S. content
- Has the cash to carry the cost of the activity before being reimbursed
Who does not qualify
- Foreign-owned companies
- Any expense incurred before the activity was approved, because this pays in arrears
- Businesses trading under a year
How to apply
- Read the Go Global Georgia application guidelines
- Apply at gaexportgrant.submittable.com and get the activity approved first
- Carry out the approved activity and keep every receipt
- Submit the reimbursement form with proof of payment
Reimbursement, not money up front: you spend first and claim back, so you need the cash to float it. The 90% rate for underserved communities is easy to miss and worth checking before applying at 75%.
Amber Grant for Women
RollingWomensNet · Private
Three $15,000 grants every month, plus three $75,000 year-end grants.
Monthly. Applications close on the last day of every month, and winners are announced by the 21st of the following month.
Who qualifies
- Woman-owned business
- One application enters you for both the monthly grant and the year-end grant
Who does not qualify
- Businesses that are not majority women-owned
How to apply
- Apply online before the month-end deadline
- Describe the business and what the money would do
Not Georgia-specific; open across the US and listed here because Georgia applicants qualify. The widely republished figures of $10,000 monthly and $25,000 annual are out of date. As of 27 October 2026 it is $15,000 and $75,000.
Atlanta Small Business Improvement Grant
RollingInvest Atlanta, the City of Atlanta development authority · Municipal
Rolling. Start with the preliminary questionnaire on the Neighborly portal.
What you put in
At least 10% of the grant award, from your own funds
What it funds
- Exterior work visible from the public right of way: painting, lighting, windows, doors, framing, signage, canopies, awnings, gates, fencing, landscaping and building surface repairs
- Interior work: flooring, walls, ceilings, HVAC, water heaters, plumbing, electrical, and structural repairs to walls, floors, stairs and interior doors
Who qualifies
- The property sits in one of seven Atlanta Tax Allocation Districts: Campbellton Road, Eastside, Hollowell-ML King, Metropolitan Parkway, Perry Bolton, Stadium Neighborhoods or Westside
- The project is under 15,000 square feet
- At least 25% of the money goes on exterior improvements
- You are a tenant or a commercial property owner
- You can show the project would not happen without the grant
Who does not qualify
- Anywhere outside the seven Tax Allocation Districts, which rules out most of Atlanta
- New construction
- Residential property, and government or public agency property
- Religious institutions, though a commercial building they own may qualify
- Smoke shops, night clubs, liquor stores, gambling-focused and adult businesses
- Operations, inventory and other soft costs
How to apply
- Register on the Neighborly portal
- Complete the preliminary questionnaire
- Submit the full application once you are invited to
City of Atlanta only, and only inside seven TADs. Check your address against the TAD map before spending any time on this.
Downtown Atlanta Pop-up Opportunity Fund
ClosedInvest Atlanta · Municipal
Closed. Applications shut on 6 March 2026.
Who qualifies
- When it ran: new retail businesses taking short-term leases in vacant downtown Atlanta storefronts ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup
Who does not qualify
- Everyone, currently. The window closed on 6 March 2026.
Tied to the 2026 World Cup, so unlikely to come back in this form. Listed because it is still circulating as a current Atlanta opportunity.
Comcast RISE
ClosedComcast · Corporate
Closed. The last verifiable round ran 1 to 31 May 2025, and comcastrise.com now redirects permanently to Comcast Project UP.
Who qualifies
- When it ran: small businesses, with rounds aimed at women-owned and minority-owned businesses
Who does not qualify
- Everyone, currently. There is no open application.
Checked directly on 27 October 2026: comcastrise.com returns HTTP 301 to the Project UP page, so the programme site no longer exists. Comcast has not announced an end, so this is dormant rather than formally cancelled. Grant directories still list it as an available $10,000 grant, and so did our own previous Georgia page.
