Applicants are invited to apply for the Small Business Relief Grants.
Donor Name: Lincoln & Gilbert
State: Ohio
City: Cincinnati
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/18/2026
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Lincoln & Gilbert Initiative is part of a $2.5 million dollar fund designed to help double the number of Black (MBE) employer firms in Cincinnati to 1,000+ in 5 years. The initiative is named for the Lincoln & Gilbert intersection of Walnut Hills, the site of the neighborhood’s historic, bustling Black Business District of the 1840s.
The Urban League of Greater Southwest Ohio, The Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky African American Chamber of Commerce, and the Cincinnati Chamber USA Minority Business Accelerator will cooperatively lead Lincoln & Gilbert. It will do so by leveraging the knowledge and expertise of these economic development organizations: the Greater Cincinnati Microenterprise Initiative (GCMI), MORTAR and Lightship Foundation.
Funding Tiers
Grants are open to small, medium, and large MBE’s based on revenue. There are three applicant tiers:
- $10,000 to $75,000 in revenue ($2,500 grant)
- $75,000 to $250,000 in revenue, ($5,000 grant) or
- $250,000 TO $1.5 million in revenue ($15,000 grant)
Eligibility Criteria
You can apply for a grant based on your business revenue. These grants are open to MBEs and individuals who have been negatively impacted by COVID-19, or that predominately serve businesses that have been disproportionately impacted by COVID.
For more information, visit Lincoln & Gilbert.
