MBDA Capital Readiness Program
Closed for now
Capital Readiness was a one-time American Rescue Plan-funded competition; the awarded incubators continue to deliver services to entrepreneurs through their performance periods. No successor competition has been announced.
MBDA awarded 43 incubators and accelerators roughly $3m each to deliver technical assistance to underserved entrepreneurs. Funded through the American Rescue Plan.
U.S. Minority Business Development Agency, Department of Commerce
public · national
Deadline: One call a year
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.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
Who can apply
- Stage: pre-seed and seed
- Locally registered entity required
Grantees are incubators and accelerators; entrepreneurs access support by joining a funded programme rather than applying to MBDA.
Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · UEI and SAM.gov registration, explained
Source. https://www.mbda.gov/financial-resources/grants
Not yet re-checked against the official page — this record was extracted on 14 August 2026 and may be out of date. Check the source before you rely on it.
Source: www.mbda.gov
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