Kenneth B. and Stephen L. Tadlock Veteran Business Grant

Founders First CDC, a national 501(c)(3), runs the Kenneth B. and Stephen L. Tadlock Veteran Business Grant, a $25,000 fund that gives 25 finalists a $1,000 unrestricted micro-grant plus free enrollment in one Founders First growth program. Applicants must be U.S. military veterans or military spouses leading an active U.S. business that is at least one year old, has 2 to 100 employees and earns $5 million or less a year. In 2026 pre-registration opened July 1 and the full application ran...