With more than $55,671.00 million dollars in grants and additional local government funding sources of $35,330.00 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 Texas. There are 392,378 business establishments in the state of Texas, and they break down to the following:

Texas Business Sector Breakdown by Size:

  • 225,599 registered businesses in Texas have 0 to 4 employees. People who work at home with sole proprietorship are included in this breakdown.
  • 70,517 registered businesses in Texas have 5 to 9 employees.
  • 43,826 registered businesses in Texas have 10-19 employees.
  • 38,385 registered businesses in Texas have 20-99 employees.
  • 8,755 registered businesses in Texas have 100 to 499 employees.
  • Over 5,296 registered businesses in Texas have over 500 employees.

Texas Business Sector Breakdown in Service Industries:

  • 58,176 registered businesses in Texas are in the Professional, Scientific and Technical Services sector.
  • 25,854 registered businesses in Texas are in the Administrative, Support, Waste Management, and Remediation Services sector.
  • 43,907 registered businesses in Texas are in the Accommodation and Food Services sector.
  • More than 47,995 registered businesses in Texas 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 247,000 farms in the state of Texas.

Starting and managing a small business in Texas is not an easy task. Over $376,647,000,000.00 US dollars are paid to employee salaries/payroll alone in the state of Texas and more than 57,810 businesses declare bankruptcy every single year. Although the federal government does not publically provide grants for starting and expanding a business, in Texas, 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 Texas, contact Texas financial aid agencies, or

Access Applicant Portal

Current online applicants in Texas are browsing from the following cities: Gatesville, Baytown, DeSoto, Buffalo Gap, Denison, Purmela, Pleasanton, Red Rock, Terlingua, George West

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 Texas (Apply for HHS 2024 ACF OHS CH R6 0103)

Funding Number: HHS 2024 ACF OHS CH R6 0103
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS
Category: Income Security and Social Services
Funding Amount: $46,190,763
NIJ FY 2023 Invited to Apply - University of Texas at Austin Developing More Effective Services and Programs for Victims of Mass Shootings (Apply for O NIJ 2023 171863)

Funding Number: O NIJ 2023 171863
Agency: Department of Justice, National Institute of Justice
Category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Funding Amount: $1,000,000
OJJDP FY 2022 and 2023 Nonparticipating States: Connecticut (2022), Nebraska (2022), Texas (2022 and 2023), Wyoming (2022 and 2023) (Apply for O OJJDP 2023 171848)

Funding Number: O OJJDP 2023 171848
Agency: Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention
Category: Law, Justice and Legal Services
Funding Amount: $2,000,000
SOUTHEAST TEXAS HURRICANE EVACUATION STUDY RE-STUDY VULNERABILTY, BEHAVIORAL, SHELTER, and TRANSPORTATION ANALYSES (Apply for W81EWF 23 SOI 0011)

Funding Number: W81EWF 23 SOI 0011
Agency: Department of Defense, Dept. of the Army -- Corps of Engineers
Category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Funding Amount: $150,000
Head Start/Early Head Start Recipient -- Communities in the state of Texas (Apply for HHS 2023 ACF OHS CH R6 0080)

Funding Number: HHS 2023 ACF OHS CH R6 0080
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families - OHS
Category: Income Security and Social Services
Funding Amount: $1,008,629
Announcement for Program Funding for NRCS’ Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) for Federal fiscal year (FY) 2023 – Texas (Apply for USDA NRCS TX CIG 23 NOFO0001258)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS TX CIG 23 NOFO0001258
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources
Funding Amount: $200,000
Texas Partners for Conservation (Apply for USDA NRCS TX NOFO0001238)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS TX NOFO0001238
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Category: Agriculture, Environment, Natural Resources
Funding Amount: $200,000
Development and Application of Compound Flood Hazard Estimation Method for Coastal Texas (Apply for W9126G 23 2 SOI 1033)

Funding Number: W9126G 23 2 SOI 1033
Agency: Department of Defense, Fort Worth District
Category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Funding Amount: $998,000
“Natural Resources and Endangered Species Research and Support at Fort Hood, Texas” (Apply for W81EWF 22 SOI 0011)

Funding Number: W81EWF 22 SOI 0011
Agency: Department of Defense, Dept. of the Army -- Corps of Engineers
Category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Funding Amount: $977,000
Texas Partners for Conservation (Apply for USDA NRCS TX 22 NOFO0001149)

Funding Number: USDA NRCS TX 22 NOFO0001149
Agency: Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Category: Agriculture, Natural Resources
Funding Amount: $150,000

 

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