WSMA 2025-2026 Statewide Grant Program
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
Empty heading
WSMA 2025-2026 Statewide Grant Program:
Thanks to the support from the Washington State Department of Commerce, WSMA is opening this statewide grant opportunity to fund nonprofit organizations that provide business training series, training workshops/webinars, technical assistance, and/or access to financing for small businesses, especially those with five or fewer employees in Washington.
Eligible applicants for this grant program include nonprofit Entrepreneur Support Organizations (ESOs), Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), Small Business Resiliency Partners (SBRN) and other nonprofit organizations providing comprehensive business services to the smallest Washington-based enterprises, including rural entrepreneurs, Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC), veterans, people with disabilities, returning citizens, LGBTQ+ and other very small businesses.
This grant opportunity is intended to support nonprofit ESOs and others that provide businesses with the training, technical assistance, and financing tools they need to grow their businesses in rural and urban communities. To ensure that business services are available to businesses in every county of the state, applicants will need to designate which areas they are predominantly offering their programs.
Grant Application Due: Wednesday, January 7, 2026, by 5 p.m. PST
For translation and screen reader accessibility support, please use the UserWay icon in the upper right corner. For additional language translation support, please contact Catherine Borgeson at catherine@wamicrobiz.org.
Statewide Grant Program Guidelines
Statewide Grant Application Checklist
2025-2026 WSMA Grants Information Session: Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at 1 p.m. Watch the video replay on the WSMA YouTube Channel.
WSMA Grant Portal Walk-through: Wednesday, December 17, 2025, at 11 a.m. Watch the video replay on the WSMA YouTube Channel.
2025-2026 WSMA Grants Frequently Asked Questions: PDF Download