Antares REACH Grant Program & Boost Camp
Antares Capital (with Hello Alice and the Global Entrepreneurship Network)
Up to $20,000
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Growth grant + accelerator
The Antares REACH Grant Program, run in partnership with Hello Alice and the Global Entrepreneurship Network (GEN), combines a 12-week small-business accelerator (REACH Boost Camp) with $20,000 growth grants. Each cycle, up to 150 small business owners are selected for the Boost Camp, and a subset of participants then receive grant funding — in 2025, 33 businesses received grants totaling $755,000. The program targets for-profit businesses with established product/market fit that are majority-owned by individuals from historically underrepresented groups (women, people of color, military-affiliated, persons with disabilities, or LGBTQ+) and that have generated over $50,000 in prior-year revenue. It is a recurring annual program (documented 2023 and 2025 cohorts) administered through the Hello Alice platform.
- Funding type
- Grant
- Level
- Private
- Amount range
- Up to $20,000
- Realistic amount
- Grant recipients receive up to $20,000. Not every Boost Camp participant gets funded — in 2025, 33 of 150 participants received grants. Plan for the Boost Camp value (12-week accelerator) as the baseline and the $20,000 grant as the upside.
- Deadline
- Between cohorts: no Antares REACH application is open on Hello Alice; the last listed cohort deadlines were in 2025 (through Jan 5, 2026); next cohort not announced
- Status
- between-intakes
- States
- Nationwide
- Payment model
- lump-sum
Who qualifies
- For-profit business with an established product/service and product/market fit
- Majority (51%+) owned by an individual(s) from a historically underrepresented group: women, people of color, military-affiliated, persons with disabilities, or LGBTQ+
- Generated over $50,000 in revenue in the prior year (2023 revenue for the 2025 cycle)
- Applicant is a leading executive (Founder, President, CEO, CFO, COO, or similar)
- Located and registered in one of the fifty US states, DC, or Puerto Rico
- 18 years of age or older (19 in AL and NE)
- Demonstrated need for growth capital and a venture-scalable or venture-viable offering
Hard requirements
- Minimum $50,000 annual revenue
- Reserved for minority owned businesses
What it covers
Eligible expenses
- Business growth and expansion
- Working capital
- Marketing and customer acquisition
- Hiring and team development
- Operations and infrastructure
Ineligible expenses
- No detailed published ineligible-expense list
How to apply
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1
Create a Hello Alice account and start the application
Applications run through the Hello Alice platform. Create or log into an account and open the Antares REACH Boost Camp application for an open cohort.
~30 min
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2
Complete the Business Health Score assessment
Complete Hello Alice's Business Health Score assessment before the application deadline — it is a prerequisite for consideration.
~30 min
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3
Submit the Boost Camp application
Answer questions on your business, your product/market fit, your underrepresented-ownership status, prior-year revenue (must exceed $50,000), and your need for growth capital. Up to 150 applicants are selected for the Boost Camp.
~2.5 hrs
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4
Participate in the 12-week Boost Camp to be considered for a grant
If selected, complete the 12-week accelerator (expert-led sessions, mentorship, peer network). A subset of participants (33 in 2025) then receive up to $20,000 grants. Acceptance to Boost Camp does not guarantee funding.
~20 hrs
This is a two-stage program: first you compete for one of ~150 Boost Camp seats, then only Boost Camp participants are eligible for the ~33 grants. Treat the Boost Camp itself as the prize and the $20,000 as a bonus — and complete the required Business Health Score early, because skipping it disqualifies you regardless of how strong your business is. The $50,000 prior-year revenue floor means idea-stage businesses won't qualify; you need real traction.
Deadline & timing
Recurring annual program with multiple Boost Camp cohort deadlines per cycle. The 2025 program had several cohort closing dates (e.g., May 23, Jun 20, Jul 18, Sep 29, 2025 and Jan 5, 2026). Because deadlines rotate by cohort, no single fixed upcoming date is set; check Hello Alice for the open cohort.
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