WBDC Ignite Grant Program Opens August 5th!
Apply for a $10K grant from WBDC August 5- September 16, 2025
The Women’s Business Development Council (WBDC) is excited to announce the next round of our Ignite Grant Program, which will open August 5th, 2025! The deadline to apply is September 16th, 2025. The application will also be offered in Spanish. Please help us spread the word about the grant opportunity to women-owned businesses.
The Ignite Grant Program is designed to help women-owned businesses grow. The program offers grants of up to $10,000 to women-owned businesses in the state of Connecticut who have been in business for 2 or more years and have revenues between $25K and $2 million. Since the start of the program, we have distributed 424 grants of over $3.9 million to women-owned businesses in Connecticut. Please visit our website for additional information and more details on the program.
Starting August 5th, we will hold one-hour informational webinars each week throughout August and September to assist prospective applicants with their applications before submitting. There will be 6 sessions in English and 3 sessions in Spanish.
Interested applicants can register for a live information session.
Mark S. Barnhart,
Director of Community & Economic Development
611 Old Post Road
Fairfield, CT 06824
(203) 256-3120 (office)
(203) 767-2854 (mobile)
(203) 256-3129 (fax)
mbarnhart@fairfieldct.org