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$5,000
Closes September 18, 2026
- Applicant must have a currently operating business
- businesses in any industry or stage may apply. An active Her Agenda newsletter subscription is required
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$50,000 package per recipient ($45,000 cash plus $5,000 in H&R Block services); up to four women-owned businesses selected
Closes September 22, 2026 (Applications close September 22, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. ET)
- Main executive must be age 18+ (19+ in Alabama and Nebraska)
- for-profit business located and registered in the U.S., D.C., or a U.S. territory. Presented by H&R Block in partnership with Hello Alice
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$5,000 (ten awards)
Closes September 23, 2026 (Applications close September 23, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. Central)
- Existing Texas for-profit legal entity, directly owned and controlled by U.S. citizens or permanent residents, with no more than 10 employees (excluding the owner). Supports eligible Texas startups
- no TWU affiliation required
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$20,000–$150,000
Closes October 1, 2026
- Applicant must be the project's producer or director, a U.S. citizen, with at least three years of professional producing/directing experience (or a senior producer attached)
- the project must be a feature-length (60+ min) nonfiction film in pre-production, production, or early post-production, suitable for public media distribution
- +1 more on the program page
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$10,000 (fifteen restaurant owners across the U.S.)
Closes October 1, 2026 (Applications close October 1, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. ET)
- Leading executive of an independently owned, for-profit restaurant, café, or food-service business registered and located in the 50 U.S. states, D.C., or Puerto Rico. Business must have an existing, active effort addressing food insecurity in its community
- operating at least 6 months
- +2 more on the program page
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Up to $3,000
Closes October 6, 2026
- Professional dancers, 21+, residing in the U.S./DC/Tribal Nation/U.S. territory, with at least five years (since 2021) as a paid live dance performer with at least one paid engagement annually
- income of $80,000 or less individual / $160,000 joint (average of last two returns)
- +2 more on the program page
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