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Small Business Administration
SERVICE CORP OF RET EXECUTIVES (SCORE) 2026-01
Amount
Up to $17M
Deadline
Aug 14, 2026
Odds
~1 winner
Effort
1 to 2 wks
Can you get this?
✓Must be a nonprofit organization
✓Must be based in the USA
✓Connected to SCORE mentorship program support
✕For-profit entities are not eligible
✓Not confirmed against the funder's page. Check before you apply.
Your real odds
There is one deadline, August 2026, and no second chance to apply.
The grant goes up to $17M and is structured as a cooperative agreement, so it will likely go to one organization or very few, and competition among qualified nonprofits will be significant.
What it takes
Confirm eligibility and register on SAM.gov1 to 2 wks
Review opportunity and prepare proposal4 to 8 wks
Submit application before deadline
Worth knowing
This grant funds the SBA's SCORE program, which delivers free mentoring and education to small business owners, so how clearly your nonprofit maps to that mission will carry real weight in the application.
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