With more than $12,670.00 million dollars in grants and additional local government funding sources of $8,970.00 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 Virginia. There are 150,125 business establishments in the state of Virginia, and they break down to the following:

Virginia Business Sector Breakdown by Size:

  • 87,765 registered businesses in Virginia have 0 to 4 employees. People who work at home with sole proprietorship are included in this breakdown.
  • 25,737 registered businesses in Virginia have 5 to 9 employees.
  • 16,188 registered businesses in Virginia have 10-19 employees.
  • 13,712 registered businesses in Virginia have 20-99 employees.
  • 3,461 registered businesses in Virginia have 100 to 499 employees.
  • Over 3,262 registered businesses in Virginia have over 500 employees.

Virginia Business Sector Breakdown in Service Industries:

  • 27,539 registered businesses in Virginia are in the Professional, Scientific and Technical Services sector.
  • 10,629 registered businesses in Virginia are in the Administrative, Support, Waste Management, and Remediation Services sector.
  • 15,982 registered businesses in Virginia are in the Accommodation and Food Services sector.
  • More than 21,317 registered businesses in Virginia 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 47,000 farms in the state of Virginia.

Starting and managing a small business in Virginia is not an easy task. Over $137,138,000,000.00 US dollars are paid to employee salaries/payroll alone in the state of Virginia and more than 37,760 businesses declare bankruptcy every single year. Although the federal government does not publically provide grants for starting and expanding a business, in Virginia, 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 Virginia, contact Virginia financial aid agencies, or

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Current online applicants in Virginia are browsing from the following cities: Danville, Goodview, Wakefield, Union Hall, Machipongo, Elberon, Charlottesville, Hallwood, Penhook, Carson

Recent State Funding Opportunities

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

Funding Opportunity
Support stewardship of Evergreen Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia (Apply for NPS 20 REG1 0017)

Funding Number: NPS 20 REG1 0017
Agency: National Park Service
Category: Other
Funding Amount: $12,500
Cooperative Watersheds Studies Program: Shenandoah Watershed Study (SWAS) and the Virginia Trout Stream Sensitivity Study (VTSSS) (Apply for NPS 19 NERO 0006)

Funding Number: NPS 19 NERO 0006
Agency: National Park Service
Category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Funding Amount: $50,000
Multi-Scale Program in Virginia, West Virginia and Maryland to Assess Change in the Acid-Base Chemistry of Mountain Streams (Apply for NPS 19 NERO 0004)

Funding Number: NPS 19 NERO 0004
Agency: National Park Service
Category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Funding Amount: $195,000
Continued Post-WNS Bat Surveys in Four Virginia Parks of the National Park Service Northeast Region (Apply for NPS 17 NERO 0209)

Funding Number: NPS 17 NERO 0209
Agency: National Park Service
Category: Science and Technology and other Research and Development
Funding Amount: $47,100
Programmatic Support Associated with Implementation the NPS Urban Agenda in Richmond, Virginia (Apply for NPS 17 NERO 0035)

Funding Number: NPS 17 NERO 0035
Agency: National Park Service
Category: Employment, Labor and Training
Funding Amount: $35,700
Announcement of Availability of Funds for Family Planning Services Grants Virginia (Apply for PA FPH 16 034)

Funding Number: PA FPH 16 034
Agency: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health
Category: Health
Funding Amount: $3,600,000
Announcement of Anticipated Availability of Funds for Family Planning Services Grants - Virginia (entire State) (Apply for PA FPH 16 007)

Funding Number: PA FPH 16 007
Agency: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health
Category: Health
Funding Amount: $4,407,000
Service Area Competition – Additional Areas (SAC-AA) – California, Illinois, Kansas, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, and West Virginia (Apply for HRSA 16 171)

Funding Number: HRSA 16 171
Agency: Health Resources and Services Administration
Category: Health
Funding Amount: Case Dependent
Head Start and/or Early Head Start Grantee - Fairfax County including the Cities of Falls Church and Fairfax, Virginia (Apply for HHS 2016 ACF OHS CH R03 1098)

Funding Number: HHS 2016 ACF OHS CH R03 1098
Agency: Administration for Children and Families - OHS
Category: Income Security and Social Services
Funding Amount: $7,851,042
Head Start and/or Early Head Start Grantee - Cities of Newport News and Hampton, Virginia (Apply for HHS 2016 ACF OHS CH R03 1031)

Funding Number: HHS 2016 ACF OHS CH R03 1031
Agency: Administration for Children and Families - OHS
Category: Income Security and Social Services
Funding Amount: $4,234,121

 

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