Verizon Small Business Digital Ready $10,000 Grant (2026)
Verizon (administered by LISC) · Small business grant
$10K$10,000 grant; 10 small businesses selected each month through December 2026
Non-repayable $10,000 grants for US small-business owners who complete two free courses or events on Verizon's Small Business Digital Ready platform; LISC selects 10 grantees a month.
Key terms
- Owners (18+) of for-profit small businesses based in the US, Puerto Rico or the US Virgin Islands; nonprofits not eligible; one business per owner
- Unlock the application by completing any two Digital Ready courses or events between 1 Jan and 7 Dec 2026
- One application stays eligible for all remaining monthly selections in 2026; final decisions by 12 Jan 2027
- Selection: anonymous drawing, then a balance for industry and geography, then review; priority for under-resourced, low-to-moderate income communities
- Grant is taxable (Form 1099) and does not need to be repaid
Eligibility
- Where
- United States
- Stages
- idea, pre-seed, seed
- Needs VC/accelerator backing
- No
- Needs partner referral code
- No
- Must be incorporated
- Yes
- AI focus required
- No
- Students / researchers
- Not eligible
- Nonprofits
- Not eligible
Also required
- US for-profit small business (incl. PR, USVI)
- Complete 2 Digital Ready courses/events
How to apply
Register on Verizon Small Business Digital Ready, complete two eligible courses or events (by 7 December 2026), then submit the unlocked grant application.
- Benefit
- cash
- Equity-free
- Yes
- Decision time
- —
- Credit validity
- —
- Deadline
- Monthly selections through Dec 2026; finish the 2 required courses by 2026-12-07
- Status
- Open
Verified 2026-11-08 · source
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