Congratulations to our Beyond Open Round 2 Grantees!
Foundation For The Carolinas announced that 116 small businesses within Charlotte’s Corridors of Opportunity have been chosen through a competitive review process to receive grants totaling $4.8 million from the second round of the Beyond Open small business grant program.
Read the full press release.
See the list of Beyond Open Round 2 Grantees.
Grant awardees will receive funding before December 30, 2023. If you do not receive an award this year, you are invited to follow the program to explore eligibility for Round 3 funding in 2024. Grant recipients are also invited to explore the opportunity for additional funding.
To learn about Beyond Open funding in 2024, sign up for communications by submitting your email address on the bottom of this page and clicking “Sign up.”
Thank you for your interest, and we wish you great success with your business.
What is Beyond Open?
Beyond Open is a competitive small business grant program centered on building economic mobility within Charlotte’s Corridors of Opportunity, and is focused on diverse-owned small businesses.
Grant awards can be used for capital assets such as equipment, technology, inventory and real estate, and do not need to be repaid.
$5 million in grants will be awarded in each of three rounds for a total $15 million.
