Congratulations to our Beyond Open Round 3 Grantees!

Foundation For The Carolinas congratulates all small businesses in our community that have been awarded grants in the third and final round of Beyond Open! The program has selected 109 small businesses to receive grants in the third round, ranging from $10,000 to $150,000 and totaling $5.8M in awards.

Read the full press release here.

See the list of Beyond Open Round 3 Grantees here.

Beyond Open offered an array of awareness outreach and supports to applicants, many of whom were applying for the first time to a small business grant or loan program. These supports included live and virtual application support sessions, a step-by-step Beyond Open Application Guide, FAQs, key application question guidance, and other materials in English, Spanish and Vietnamese. Beyond Open partnered with a network of community organizations to offer additional assistance, including application workshops and 1:1 applicant supports. These partner organizations include: ASPIRE Community Capital, Carolinas Asian American Chamber of Commerce, Charlotte Alliance Foundation, Charlotte Mecklenburg Black Chamber of Commerce, City Startup Labs, Historic West End Partners, Latin American Chamber of Commerce of Charlotte, North End Community Coalition, Prospera, Veterans Bridge Home, Vietnamese Association of Charlotte, and the Women’s Business Center of Charlotte.