Veteran Grant

If you are a veteran in Texas who has formed your business, you may qualify for the Veteran Entrepreneur Grant.

5 grants of $5,000 each will be awarded to qualified Texas veterans. This grant program is aimed specifically at helping veterans and is open to entrepreneurs throughout Texas.

Veteran Entrepreneur Grant Guidelines

Frequently Asked Questions

2025 Grant Winners

Available resources to help Veteran entrepreneurs start, build and grow their businesses

• TWU Center for Women Entrepreneurs
• Veteran Women’s Enterprise Center
• Texas Veteran’s Commission
• Score
• University of Texas Arlington Veterans Business Outreach Center 
• National Veteran Small Business Coalition
• SBA Office of Veterans Business Development
• US Department of Veterans Affairs-Women Veteran-Owned Small Business Initiative
• The Reynolds & Reynolds Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans (EBV) at Texas A&M

Veterans entrepreneurship training programs

• LifeFund-WVET
• Veteran Women Igniting the Spirit of Entrepreneurship-VWISE

All Jane Nelson Institute for Women’s Leadership programs and events are open to any resident of the state of Texas, regardless of sex, race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, or other protected characteristic. This includes the Institute’s funding opportunities, which are available to all eligible persons.

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