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Founders First CDC Job Creators Quest Grant

Status

Status not published

No Job Creators Quest round is listed on Founders First CDC's current grants page (current: Tadlock Veteran, Kitty Fund, Pride grants, USD 1,000 + program access). Last announced Job Creators Quest rounds were 2023 (USD 100,000 pool, 25 businesses).

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Amount
$10,000

Grants historically US$5,000-10,000 to diverse-led small businesses that create quality jobs

Funder

Founders First Community Development Corporation

private · national

Deadline: One call a year — No Job Creators Quest round is listed on Founders First CDC's current grants page (current: Tadlock Veteran, Kitty Fund, Pride grants, USD 1,000 + program access). Last announced Job Creators Quest rounds were 2023 (USD 100,000 pool, 25 businesses).

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
quick

Quick — mostly identity and bank details.

Who can apply

US service-based businesses led by women, people of colour, LGBTQ+ or military veteran founders, with 2-20 employees and revenue between roughly US$100,000 and US$5m

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Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://foundersfirstcdc.org/about-grants

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: foundersfirstcdc.org

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