Applications are now open for the BGE Energizing Small Business Grants program, one of a number of grant programs undertaken by the Global Entrepreneurship Network, Hello Alice and BGE to provide direct support to entrepreneurs impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and other significant challenges.
In 2021, 176 small business received $20,000 grants through the BGE Energizing Small Business Grants program. Applicants must be an existing BGE electric and/or gas customer with positive BGE credit history. Other eligibility criteria include:
- For-profit business founded in 2020 or prior
- In good standing (or on the way to) with the State of Maryland
- A maximum of twenty-five (25) employees
- Annual gross revenues in 2021 of less than $7 million USD
- Demonstrated need for funding to support business and serve customers
Applications close March 25, 2022, at 6 p.m. ET. Recipients will be announced in mid-May.
For more information and to apply, visit https://helloalice.com/partners/bge/.