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WomenGrantOpen
Texas Woman's University Center for Women Entrepreneurs
StartHER Grant
Amount
$5,000
Deadline
Sep 23, 2026
Closes in 22 days
Odds
~5–20 winners
Effort
1 to 2 hrs
Can you get this?
✓For Texas women entrepreneurs
✓Supports business building and scaling
✓Multiple grant types available (veteran, rural, startup)
Your real odds
The CWE has awarded $25K–$100K per round, which at $5,000 per recipient puts the winner count somewhere between 5 and 20.
The pool is limited to women-owned small businesses, so competition is real but narrower than open-market grants.
What it takes
Review grant guidelines1 to 2 hrs
Prepare business info and materials3 to 5 hrs
Submit application before deadline1 hr
Worth knowing
The CWE runs accelerator programs, advising, and training alongside its grants, and engaging with those resources before you apply gives you familiarity with the program that a cold application won't have.
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