Other Grants

The 2023 AAPISTRONG Restaurant Fund
Applications Open: August 14-28, 2023 or if 2,000 applications is reached, whichever one comes first.
The AAPISTRONG Restaurant Fund has released a new grant program for restaurants nationwide. Grants from $15,000-$50,000 are available and 2,000 restaurants will be awarded. 

FOR-M
Deadline: Until Filled
The fall incubator includes six Monday evening workshops and plenty of (optional) office hours mentoring sessions in the weeks between workshops. We’ll help you explore your concept and get you plugged into the MKE tech startup ecosystem!

1915 Studios Fall 2023
Deadline: September 1st
1915 Studios is a program of Georgia-Pacific and nationally ranked startup accelerator gener8tor. 1915 Studios is a free 12-week accelerator for early-stage companies. Each program is capped at five teams, and requires no fees and no equity.

Talent Marketing Co-op Initiative
WEDC’s Talent Attraction & Retention Marketing Cooperative Initiative aims to help eligible participants statewide by magnifying the impact of their own marketing investments to help solve workforce challenges.

For eligible partners, WEDC will provide dollar-for-dollar matching funds to support talent attraction retention marketing. This can include advertising, as well as such activities as such as market research, audience targeting, and development of creative materials.

Become an RNC Vendor
The Republican National Convention (RNC), scheduled for July 15-18, 2024, will welcome tens of thousands of visitors to Milwaukee. It promises to provide a windfall of revenue for the region. And now, local businesses can throw their hats in the ring as potential vendors. Learn more on how to become a vendor during this convention.

City of Milwaukee Public Opportunities
See the list of available contracts with the City of Milwaukee.

Government Contracts
Contract opportunities are posted under Contract Opportunities on the SAM.gov website. You are encouraged to create an account on SAM.gov so that they can add your business to the interested vendors list, view additional documentation, and receive notifications about changes to solicitations in which the business may be interested.

HWCC Forgivable Loan Program
HWCC now has a new Forgivable Loan Program designed for new and existing HWCC clients. This program offers loan forgiveness of up to 25% of the approved loan for new clients, and up to 25% of the original loan amount with a maximum of $10,000 for existing clients (not to exceed $10,000).To be eligible for a forgivable loan, recipients must maintain good standing with HWCC and the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (WDFI).