Retail & E-commerce Business Grants
Retail and e-commerce businesses can access grants for digital transformation, premises improvement, and high street revitalisation. Local authorities and business improvement districts are key funding sources.
High Street Support
High street shops can access shop front improvement grants, business rate relief, and local authority business support. Town centre regeneration programmes provide additional opportunities.
Digital Transformation
Grants support retailers moving online or improving their digital presence. E-commerce development, inventory systems, and digital marketing may be funded through regional schemes.
Sustainability & Accessibility
Retail businesses can access grants for energy efficiency, accessibility improvements, and sustainable practices. These often come through local authority programmes.
US Retail Grants
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New York State Surety Bond Assistance Program
Provides access to bid bonds, payment and performance bonds for contractors performing on publicly funded projects via participating surety companies.
Global NY Grant Fund Program
The Global NY Fund offers grants (up to $25,000 for for‑profit companies and up to $100,000 for not‑for‑profit organizations) that reimburse a portion of export‑related project costs to help New York small‑ and medium‑sized businesses expand globally.
New York State Contractor Financing Program
Provides financing to contractors in need of working capital to deploy and execute federal, state, and local government‑related contracts. Loans are provided by participating lenders.
POWER UP Grant Program
The POWER UP Grant Program provides up to $100 million in grants to develop electric infrastructure at industrial sites, creating power‑ready locations to accelerate site development for high‑tech manufacturing.
New York State Land Bank Program
The program allows municipalities to establish land banks—non‑profit entities that acquire, manage, and redevelop vacant, abandoned, or tax‑delinquent properties—to return them to productive use.
FAST NY Shovel-Ready Grant Program
The FAST NY Shovel‑Ready Grant Program provides up to $400 million in state grants to prepare and develop sites across New York, aiming to make them shovel‑ready for large employers such as high‑tech manufacturing, semiconductor, logistics and other advanced industries.
Regional Council Capital Fund
The Regional Council Capital Fund provides capital grant funding for economic development projects that create or retain jobs, reduce unemployment, and increase business activity, including $8 million allocated for tourism projects.
Better Buffalo Fund
The Better Buffalo Fund provides a $40 million pool of grants and loans to support mixed‑use, high‑density development and downtown revitalization in Buffalo through two initiatives: Transit Oriented Development and the Buffalo Main Streets Initiative.
New York State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI)
Provides over $500 million in federal SSBCI funding to help small and traditionally disadvantaged businesses succeed, focusing on post‑pandemic recovery.
Tourism Matching Funds Program
The Tourism Matching Funds Program provides up to $3.45 million in matching funds to designated Tourism Promotion Agencies to market destinations and boost visitor numbers and spending in New York State.
Electric Generation Facility Cessation Mitigation Program
The Electric Generation Facility Cessation Mitigation Program provides annual funding over up to seven years to local government entities that lose at least 20% of property tax or PILOT revenue because an electric generating facility in their jurisdiction has ceased operations.
New York Ventures Direct Fund
New York Ventures is New York State’s venture capital arm that invests over $300 million in high‑growth companies, fund managers and accelerators, focusing on diverse entrepreneurs and strategic sectors.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about US retail grants