With more than $10,008.00 million dollars in grants and additional local government funding sources of $7,610.00 million dollars, the majority of the federal budget in government grants is put into the business sector every year as small businesses and large corporations are the foundation of the economic growth in Alabama. There are 77,035 business establishments in the state of Alabama, and they break down to the following:

Alabama Business Sector Breakdown by Size:

  • 42,158 registered businesses in Alabama have 0 to 4 employees. People who work at home with sole proprietorship are included in this breakdown.
  • 14,544 registered businesses in Alabama have 5 to 9 employees.
  • 8,694 registered businesses in Alabama have 10-19 employees.
  • 7,381 registered businesses in Alabama have 20-99 employees.
  • 1,909 registered businesses in Alabama have 100 to 499 employees.
  • Over 2,349 registered businesses in Alabama have over 500 employees.

Alabama Business Sector Breakdown in Service Industries:

  • 9,425 registered businesses in Alabama are in the Professional, Scientific and Technical Services sector.
  • 4,213 registered businesses in Alabama are in the Administrative, Support, Waste Management, and Remediation Services sector.
  • 8,080 registered businesses in Alabama are in the Accommodation and Food Services sector.
  • More than 11,268 registered businesses in Alabama are also service orientated businesses but are not categorized to the above sectors.

If you are in the farming industry, you may be eligible to apply for small business grants as well. There are more than 49,000 farms in the state of Alabama.

Starting and managing a small business in Alabama is not an easy task. Over $56,972,095,000.00 US dollars are paid to employee salaries/payroll alone in the state of Alabama and more than 34,932 businesses declare bankruptcy every single year. Although the federal government does not publically provide grants for starting and expanding a business, in Alabama, some small business grants are given to business owners to start and grow their ventures, and grant recipients do not have to pay back the funding from government. Therefore, it makes sense to look into small business grants as one of your sources to fund your business.

To apply for business grants in Alabama, contact Alabama financial aid agencies, or

Access Applicant Portal

Current online applicants in Alabama are browsing from the following cities: Deatsville, Cullman, Muscadine, Gordon, Lanett, Columbia, Slocomb, Remlap, Midland City, Hatchechubbee

Recent State Funding Opportunities

Below is a list of opportunities recently published in the local state:

Funding Opportunity
Head Start/Early Head Start Recipient -- Communities in the state of Alabama (Apply for HHS 2024 ACF OHS CH R4 0118)

Funding Number: HHS 2024 ACF OHS CH R4 0118
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS
Category: Income Security and Social Services
Funding Amount: $17,437,816
Head Start/Early Head Start Recipient -- Communities in the state of Alabama (Apply for HHS 2023 ACF OHS CH R4 0177)

Funding Number: HHS 2023 ACF OHS CH R4 0177
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS
Category: Income Security and Social Services
Funding Amount: $14,445,060
Threatened and Endangered Fish Passage on the Alabama River (Apply for W81EWF 22 SOI 0027)

Funding Number: W81EWF 22 SOI 0027
Agency: Department of Defense, Engineer Research and Development Center
Category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Funding Amount: $1,000,000
Alabama NRCS Technical Outreach and Education for FY2022 (Apply for USDA NRCS AL CTA 22 NOFO00011292)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS AL CTA 22 NOFO00011292
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Category: Agriculture
Funding Amount: $60,000
Alabama NRCS Technical Assistance for FY2021 (Apply for USDA NRCS AL MULTI 21 NOFO0001092)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS AL MULTI 21 NOFO0001092
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources
Funding Amount: $800,000
Alabama NRCS Technical Outreach and Education for Fiscal Year 2021 (Apply for USDA NRCS AL MULTI 21 NOFO0001093)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS AL MULTI 21 NOFO0001093
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources
Funding Amount: $50,000
Head Start/Early Head Start Grantee -- Communities in the state of Alabama (Apply for HHS 2021 ACF OHS CH R04 1859)

Funding Number: HHS 2021 ACF OHS CH R04 1859
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS
Category: Income Security and Social Services
Funding Amount: $5,135,843
Head Start and/or Early Head Start Expansion - Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, and South Carolina (Apply for HHS 2020 ACF OHS CH 1818)

Funding Number: HHS 2020 ACF OHS CH 1818
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS
Category: Income Security and Social Services
Funding Amount: $4,027,077
Alabama NRCS Technical Services and Projects for Fiscal Year 2020 (Apply for USDA NRCS AL MULTI 20 NOFO0001021)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS AL MULTI 20 NOFO0001021
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources
Funding Amount: $1,550,000
(5) Year Base Agreement to Promote and Develop the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail at Tuscumbia Landing in Sheffield, Alabama (Apply for NPSNOINTIRP20AC00424)

Funding Number: NPSNOINTIRP20AC00424
Agency: Department of the Interior, National Park Service
Category: Natural Resources
Funding Amount: Case Dependent

 

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