Backing International Small Restaurants Grant Program 2026 – YOA

Deadline: November 16, 2026

Applications are open for the Backing International Small Restaurants Grant Program 2026. The International Downtown Association Foundation acknowledges that small eating places are very important to thriving communities.

The Backing International Small Restaurants grant program, supported by American Express, goals to assist eating places to develop, get well, and help their native communities. Funding can help a spread of initiatives together with enhancing digital capabilities, constructing or refreshing eating areas and bettering kitchen operations.

Grant

Grants can be found for the next funding quantities within the following cities:

• Auckland – 5 grants of NZD 25,000
• Barcelona – 10 grants of EUR 12,500
• London and Manchester – 20 grants of GBP 10,500
• Melbourne and Sydney – 15 grants of AUD 20,000
• Mexico City – 10 grants of MXN equal of USD $10,000
• Milan – 5 grants of EUR 12,500
• Montreal and Toronto – 20 grants of CAD $20,000
• Osaka, Fukuoka, Sapporo, and Tokyo – 10 grants of JPY 2,300,000
• Paris – 10 grants of EUR 12,500

Eligibility

To be eligible, eating places should be positioned in one of many 15 program cities above and:

• Be presently open for enterprise, in operation previous to September 1, 2025, and have a brick-and-mortar location/storefront. (Online-only or app-based mostly companies usually are not eligible)
• Be a small/independently owned for-revenue restaurant, café, bar or pub with meals providing and never part of a franchise with greater than 5 areas
• Have a 2025 annual income under market-particular thresholds.

IDA Foundation will consider candidates who meet all eligibility standards based mostly on the next priorities:

• Clear use of grant funds and its impression on the restaurant.
• Ability to deploy grant funds inside a 5-month timeframe.
• Demonstration of historic, cultural, or neighborhood significance
• Investment in initiatives that assist eating places develop, get well, and help their native communities

Application

When you might be prepared to begin your application, login or create an account to Submittable and use the nation and language-particular hyperlinks.

For extra data, go to Backing International Small Restaurants Grant.