September 2025 Grants & Funding Opportunities for Entrepreneurs Worldwide

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Funding Opportunities September 2025

September 2025 offers a wide range of funding opportunities for entrepreneurs across the globe. Below is a curated, evidence-based list organized by region with deadlines, eligibility, amounts, and source links –

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Global Funding Opportunities

1. IDB Lab: Venture Capital Funds – Call for Proposals Eligibility: VC fund managers investing in Latin America & Caribbean Amount: Varies (fund capital) Deadline: Sept 30, 2025 Source: https://bidlab.org/en/newsroom/call-for-proposals-for-venture-capital-funds

2. Giving Joy Grants Eligibility: Women entrepreneurs, individuals & micro-orgs Amount: Micro-grants (not specified) Deadline: Sept 30, 2025 Source: https://givingjoygrants.org/

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Caribbean

3. IDB Lab: Call for Caribbean VC Funds Eligibility: VC proposals focused on Caribbean SMEs/startups Amount: Varies (fund capital) Deadline: Sept 30, 2025 Source: https://bidlab.org/en/newsroom/call-for-proposals-for-venture-capital-funds

4. Caribbean Export – Business Matchmaking Mission Eligibility: SMEs in Caribbean exporting sector Amount: Travel/support funding Deadline: Sept 7, 2025 Source: https://carib-export.com/

5. Public Diplomacy Grants Program (U.S. Embassy Jamaica) Eligibility: Projects strengthening U.S.-Jamaica ties Amount: Varies Deadline: Open; projects start Sept 2025 Source: https://jm.usembassy.gov/fy2025-public-diplomacy-grants-program/

6. Public Diplomacy Small Grants (U.S. Embassy Jamaica) Eligibility: Community/cultural projects; NGOs, orgs Amount: USD $10,000–$25,000 Deadline: Open (Sept 2025) Source: https://www.facebook.com/USEmbassyJamaica/videos/1188258679509443/

7. DBJ / JBDC MSME Support (IGNITE, BIGEE, etc.) Eligibility: Jamaican MSMEs – innovation & commercialization Amount: J$3–7 million typical Deadline: Rolling (check DBJ/JBDC sites) Source: https://www.jbdc.net/dbj-the-genie-your-business-needs/

United States

8. DoorDash Local Business Disaster Relief Fund (Hello Alice) Eligibility: Small businesses affected by declared disasters Amount: $5,000–$15,000 Deadline: Sept 29, 2025 Source: https://helloalice.com/funding/doordash-local-business-disaster-relief-fund/

9. Secretsos™ Small Business Grant Eligibility: Small businesses in select states (excludes AK, FL, HI, NY, RI) Amount: $2,500 Deadline: Sept 30, 2025 Source: https://www.uschamber.com/co/good-company/small-business/secretsos-grant

10. M&F; Bank Empowering Growth Grant Eligibility: Small businesses in NC/SC Amount: Varies Deadline: Sept 30, 2025 Source: https://mfbonline.com/

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Canada & United Kingdom

11. Defence & Security Accelerator (DASA) – Open Call Cycle 3 Eligibility: UK-based innovators, companies, academics Amount: Varies by project Deadline: Sept 23, 2025 Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/defence-and-security-accelerator-dasa-open-call-for-innovation

12. RAISE Grant Program (Ontario) Eligibility: Racialized & Indigenous entrepreneurs (Ontario SMEs) Amount: CAD $10,000 Deadline: Oct 1, 2025 Source: https://opportunitydesk.org/2025/09/17/raise-grant-program-2025-2026/

13. Clean Growth Hub (Canada) Eligibility: Canadian SMEs in clean tech / clean growth projects Amount: Up to CAD $500,000 Deadline: Open (as of Sept 2025) Source: https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/clean-growth-hub/en/funding-opportunities

14. Purolator True North Small Business Grant Eligibility: Canadian SMEs (≤50 employees) Amount: Cash, shipping credits, gift cards Deadline: Nov 5, 2025 Source: https://opportunitydesk.org/2025/09/17/purolator-canada-true-north-small-business-grant-2025/

Africa

15. Google for Startups Accelerator Africa 2025 Eligibility: Seed to Series A startups (tech) Amount: Equity-free support, mentorship, Google resources Deadline: Sept 10, 2025 Source: https://startup.google.com/accelerator/africa/

16. ClimateWorks Adaptation & Resilience Fund Eligibility: Climate-focused orgs Amount: Up to $9M Deadline: Sept 19, 2025 Source: https://climateworks.org/

17. Emerging Climate Champions Award Eligibility: Climate entrepreneurs/orgs Amount: Up to $25M Deadline: Sept 22, 2025 Source: https://africangos.org/

18. Food for Tomorrow: Agriculture Resilience Eligibility: Agriculture/food startups Amount: Up to $150k Deadline: Sept 30, 2025 Source: https://africangos.org/

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