BGE Energizing Small Business Grants

Applicants must be an existing BGE electric and/or gas customer with positive BGE credit history. Other eligibility criteria include:

  • For-profit business founded in 2020 or prior
  • In good standing (or on the way to) with the State of Maryland
  • A maximum of twenty-five (25) employees
  • Annual gross revenues in 2021 of less than $7 million USD
  • Demonstrated need for funding to support business and serve customers
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BGE Energizing Small Business

In 2021, BGE and the Global Entrepreneurship Network awarded 176 small business with $20,000 grants through its Energizing Small Business Grants program. This grant program is part of BGE’s $15 million pledge to assist small businesses with COVID-19 relief and recovery and is a multi-year commitment expected to run through at least 2023.

Supporting Maryland-Based Small Businesses

$7.98M grants awarded
$7.98M

grants awarded

57% owned by women
57%

owned by women

75% owned by people of color
75%

owned by people of color

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Team is the biggest component of our business. These funds helped keep that foundation solid so we can focus on growing the business by serving customers and the community, even in uncertain times.

Michelle Bond
Bottoms Up Bagels, Baltimore, MD
BGE Energizing Small Business Grants
Celebrate Their Success

Over $3.75m in BGE Energizing Small Business Grants Awarded to Maryland-Based Small Business Owners

Congratulations to the 296 recipients of BGE Energizing Small Business Grants. These businesses all share a demonstrated need for funds to recover from the impacts of COVID-19, clear and feasible plans for the proposed use of funds to grow business and serve customers, and a demonstrated commitment to their communities.

Check out a few of these grant recipients

Marc Komins
Erika DeShazo

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BGE's Multi-Year Customer Relief and Energy Infrastructure Investment Plan

BGE is aiding in the region’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic while continuing to improve the energy delivery systems serving 1.3 million electric customers and more than 680,000 natural gas customers in central Maryland by investing in better service for customers, powering the local economy, and supporting communities in central Maryland.

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About BGE

BGE is Maryland’s largest natural gas and electric utility, providing safe and reliable energy delivery to more than 1.3 million electric customers and more than 680,000 natural gas customers in central Maryland. The company was founded in 1816 as the nation’s first gas utility and remains headquartered in Baltimore City to this day. BGE is a subsidiary of Exelon Corporation (Nasdaq: EXC), the nation’s leading competitive energy provider. Engage with the latest BGE stories on bgenow.com and connect with BGE on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.

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