Ohio Minority Micro-Enterprise Grant Program
Many Ohio small, minority- and women-owned businesses have been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. The Ohio Minority Micro-Enterprise Grant Program provides $10,000 in funding to help these companies through the current crisis and set them up for the future.
Applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Must be an Ohio minority or woman-owned business.
- Must have 10 or fewer employees.
- Must have been in operation for at least a year (no startups).
- Must have $500,000 or less in annual revenue.
- Must be a current full-time resident of Ohio and a full-time resident in 2019.
- The business must be located within the State of Ohio.
- Must be current on all State of Ohio taxes.
- Must provide the most recent copy of each document requested for your specific type of business ownership structure:
- Sole Proprietor – 2019 Schedule C and Bank Signature Card, or a letter, on the bank’s letterhead, explaining who has signature authority for the company’s bank accounts.
- Partnerships – 2019 Schedule K-1 and Bank Signature Card, or a letter, on the bank’s letterhead, explaining who has signature authority for the company’s bank accounts.
- Corporation – Stock journal or ledger, 2019 schedule K-1, Bank Signature Card, or a letter, on the bank’s letterhead, explaining who has signature authority for the company’s bank accounts, and management agreements.
- LLC – Unit journal of ledger, 2019 schedule K-1, Bank Signature Card, or a letter, on the bank’s letterhead, explaining who has signature authority for the company’s bank accounts, and management agreements.
Grants will be awarded on first-come, first-served basis.
