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Hiring Our Heroes / FedEx Founder's Fund
Hiring Our Heroes Small Business Grant Program
Amount
$10,000–$25,000
Deadline
Rolling
Odds
5 per cycle
Effort
1 to 2 hrs
Can you get this?
✓For veteran- or military spouse-owned businesses
✓Business must have 3 to 20 employees
✓Annual revenue under $5 million
✓Must show financial need or be in vulnerable community
✓Must reside in US (contiguous, Alaska, or Hawaii)
Your real odds
Five businesses win per cycle, four at $10,000 and one at $25,000.
The pool is national and open to any eligible veteran- or military spouse-owned business, so five awards spread across that field makes this a selective program.
What it takes
Confirm eligibility criteria1 to 2 hrs
Gather documents and write growth narrative3 to 5 hrs
Submit application before deadline30 min
Worth knowing
Judges explicitly weigh community impact and contributions to local economies, so an application that spells out local benefit alongside your growth plan is hitting the criteria most applicants underwrite.
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