FedEx to Launch 12th Annual Small Business Grants Program
29 Februar 2024 - 3:00PM
Business Wire
10 Winners to be Selected; More Than $230,000
in Cash and Prizes to be Awarded
FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) today announced the upcoming launch of
its 12th annual Small Business Grants Program, which will award
more than $230,000 in grants and services to ten (10) U.S.- based
small businesses. The application period will begin at 12 p.m.
(noon) ET on March 1, 2024, and close at 12 p.m. (noon) ET on April
1, 2024. After a judging period, the ten grant recipients will be
announced on May 16, 2024. Qualifying businesses can submit their
applications and review program rules at
fedex.com/smallbusinessgrants.
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“Small businesses are a driving force in the success of our
economy. They’re also giving back to their local communities and
we’re proud to provide this opportunity to fuel their
contributions,” said Aimee DiCicco, Senior Vice President
Integrated Marketing and Retail Channel Commercial, FedEx. “Since
2012, FedEx has been helping small business owners achieve their
dreams by growing and expanding their ventures through our grants
program, and we are excited to see who will receive grants this
year.”
One 2024 FedEx Small Business Grant grand prize recipient will
receive $50,000 and nine additional recipients will each receive
$20,000, in addition to a $500 FedEx Office print credit, a $300
voucher from My FedEx Rewards, and access to FedEx Premier Customer
Service. All recipients will also receive a sustainable packaging
consult from the FedEx Packaging Lab, a digital consult from the
FedEx Digital Sales Solutions team, an invite to attend a Small
Business Strategic Insights Forum, and a feature on the FedEx Small
Business Center.
The grant recipients won’t be the only ones going home with
prizes. Up to 100 additional businesses will receive a $300 voucher
from My FedEx Rewards.
The 2024 FedEx Small Business Grants Program is open to
U.S.-based FedEx customers who are for-profit small businesses,
have 1-99 employees, have been in operations selling a product or
service for six months or more and have opened a FedEx account
prior to September 1, 2023, and currently ship with FedEx. To
apply, applicants must visit fedex.com/smallbusinessgrants and
enter their business information (including their FedEx shipping
account number), write a short profile about their business,
provide how they would use the grant to enhance their business,
provide their experience with FedEx and upload up to four photos of
their business or product, including their logo. Applicants will
also be required to submit a short video about them as a small
business owner and their experience with FedEx. Following a judging
period, recipients will be announced May 16, 2024, at
fedex.com/smallbusinessgrants.
The 2023 program attracted over 8,200 entrants from across the
United States. Over the past eleven years, nearly 77,000 businesses
have applied in the United States alone. Over that eleven-year
span, a total of more than $2 million in cash & prizes has been
distributed to more than 120 businesses.
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