Apply for a Comcast RISE Grant!
- API Middle TN
- May 22
- 1 min read
This year, we're partnering with Comcast RISE, an initiative supporting the growth of small businesses and entrepreneurs committed to uplifting their local communities. The program is built to help businesses and their communities thrive with a focus on economic growth. To date, Comcast RISE has awarded 14,000 small businesses with over $140 million in monetary, marketing, and technology grants. We’re pleased to bring Comcast RISE back in 2025. This year, Comcast RISE will award 100 recipients in Nashville with a grant package that includes business consultation services, educational resources, a monetary grant, creative production, a media schedule, and a technology makeover. Comcast RISE is part of Project UP, Comcast’s comprehensive initiative to advance digital opportunity and help build a future of unlimited possibilities.
Program Details
100 awards total will be distributed as follows:
$5,000 monetary grant
Creative production, media, and technology makeovers
Education resources
Business consultation services
Application period is May 1-31, 2025
Grants will be awarded in August 2025
Applications will be available online at ComcastRISE.com.
Program Eligibility
To be eligible, businesses must:
Be established for 2 or more years
Have 100 or less full-time or part-time employees
Independently owned and operated
Be located in the Nashville Metropolitan and/or Rutherford County
Additional Application Resources
Comcast RISE Application Walkthrough
1-Page Information Sheets