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Amex Shop Small Grants: $20,000 Funding for 250 Physical Store Owners Across America Expired
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Eligibility for Amex Shop Small Grants: $20,000 Funding for 250 Physical Store Owners Across America

American Express & Main Street America offer $20,000 grants to 250 brick-and-mortar U.S. businesses.

Amount $20,000
Deadline Closed on: January 23, 2026
Location United States
Category Grants For For-Profit Businesses
Questions 16 total
Required 16 required
View full grant on Grantaura Updated December 4, 2025 on Grantaura.

This checker evaluates 16 criteria, including 16 required items, based on official sources and verified rules.

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Amex Shop Small Grants: $20,000 Funding for 250 Physical Store Owners Across America

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Eligibility Requirements (Source-Based)

  1. Are you 18 years or older? Required
  2. Have you owned your business since January 1, 2025 or earlier? Required
  3. Is your business for-profit and independently owned? Required
  4. Did your business start operations on January 1, 2024 or earlier? Required
  5. Does your business operate from a physical brick-and-mortar location? Required
  6. Is your business location a permanent structure (not mobile, temporary, or home-based)? Required
  7. Is your business location exclusively used by your business (not a shared space)? Required
  8. Has your business been operating from its current location since January 1, 2025 or earlier? Required
  9. Does your business currently employ 20 or fewer Full Time Equivalent (FTE) employees? Required
  10. Does your business meet all federal, state, and local legal operation requirements? Required
  11. Does your business have updated licenses, permits, and good standing status? Required
  12. Is your business NOT a franchise? Required
  13. Is your business NOT a nonprofit organization? Required
  14. Is your business NOT online-only (it has a physical location)? Required
  15. Is your business NOT home-based? Required
  16. Is your business NOT located in a coworking space, pop-up location, or shared space? Required