Leap Funding provides promising, revenue-generating businesses with $10,000 – $30,000 of equity-free funding to scale their community impact and increase the odds of long-term survival.
Donor Name: Main Street Ventures
State: Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio
County: Boone County (KY), Butler County (OH), Campbell County (KY), Clermont County (OH), Dearborn County (IN), Hamilton County (OH), Warren County (OH)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/30/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Funding Information
Grant Request between $10,000 – $30,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Business Type
- Applicant MUST be a business entity (C-Corp, S-Corp, or LLC) with a Federal Tax ID (EIN).
- Industry Focus Areas:
- Retail Storefronts – Ex. Restaurants, Coffee Shops, Retail Shops, etc.
- Manufactured Goods – Ex. Consumer Packaged Goods (Food / Beverage), Clothing, Sporting Goods, etc.
- Technology Companies – Ex. Hardware, Software.
- Business Location
- Business Entity MUST be located in the Greater Cincinnati region (Hamilton, Butler, Clermont and Warren counties in Ohio; Boone, Campbell, and counties in Kentucky; and Dearborn County in Indiana). Grant requests from other regions will NOT be considered.
- Application Responses
- Businesses MUST show customer demand and strong progression since the founding.
- Funding requests MUST focus on specific growth projects. MSV defines a growth project as a step that will help accelerate your business growth.
- MSV Grant Funding is designed to help businesses scale by covering key Direct Costs, not General Operating Expenses.
- Businesses MUST explain the impact of Grant Funds on the business OR the Cincinnati Region.
- Special Consideration will be granted to
- Women and Minority-Owned businesses
- Businesses that can show matching funds from other sources.
For more information, visit Main Street Ventures.
