Small Business Administration
Manufacturing in America E2G Grant Initiative
Key facts
- Deadline
- Next round: about May 4 – Jun 18, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder ?
- Award size
- Up to $5M
- Total available
- $50M · about 10 awards
- Match ?
- Not required · Work out your budget and match
- Who can apply
- Small business, Public college or university, Nonprofit with 501(c)(3), Private college or university, Larger business, and others named in the official notice
- Where
- Anywhere in the U.S., including Tennessee
Before you apply: federal grants require an active SAM.gov registration (Unique Entity ID) and a Grants.gov account. Registration is free but can take weeks, so start now, not when the deadline is close. Get-ready checklist
How this fits you
- Available in Tennessee (nationwide program)
- No match required
Tell us who you are to see whether you're eligible.
Official notice: https://simpler.grants.gov/opportunity/af17467c-3620-4a6e-8bd1-c6f7943a5ea6 · Printed from grantme.click/grants/cf03d631-13a6-461b-860c-4fca27eec76f
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- State Trade Expansion Program 2026 · Next round: about Jul 10 – Aug 18, 2027 Estimate, not confirmed by the funder
About this grant
The purpose of this Funding Opportunity Announcement is to invite proposals for funding from established organizations interested in providing innovative hands-on, in-person manufacturing training and technical assistance to eligible small manufacturing business concerns, under the U.S. Small Business Administration's Empower to Grow Program (formerly known as 7(j) Management and Technical Assistance Program).
Who can apply, from the official notice
To be eligible for this funding opportunity, an applicant must:
•Be a for-profit or not-for-profit entity (including, but not limited to small businesses, other-than small businesses, trade and professional associations, and educational institutions);
•Have been in existence continually for at least the past three years;
•Have experience providing hands-on, in-person technical assistance, tools, or training relating to small manufacturing businesses on a regional or national basis; and
•Demonstrate that it has the capacity to provide manufacturing-related training and technical assistance to small business concerns
About the federal program
7(j) Technical Assistance
Program number 59.007 (the federal Assistance Listing number) · Small Business Administration · Project grant
Match
None required (federal program listing).