Lower the cost to start
The grant may cover an approved first version, avoiding a large build bill.
Digital Impact Grant · for franchises
An app for your franchise. Help with the build.
Bring your locations together with a branded app, customer portal, or business tool. If your project is approved, the grant may cover the first version and reduce monthly costs after launch.
- Partner-led inquiry
- More than one project may qualify
- Terms in writing
Go from idea to launch.
Bring the idea. We handle the build, launch, hosting, maintenance, and future changes.
No equity. Your approved deliverables are yours.
- Initial build
Start without the large upfront bill
For an approved project, the grant can cover the agreed work to build and launch the first version.
- Monthly coverage
Keep one team after launch
Your monthly plan covers hosting, maintenance, and continued development. We agree on the cost based on your locations and the work you need. You can leave before renewal under the notice terms in your agreement.
- Ownership
Your approved deliverables are yours
The signed agreement lists the product, code, design assets, accounts, and data delivered to you.
- Delivery target
Often live in four to six weeks
Most standard projects launch on a written schedule with weekly progress updates.
One useful system. Less software to manage.
Lower the cost to start, replace subscriptions and spreadsheets, and keep one team after launch.
Replace costly software
One useful system can replace several subscriptions, spreadsheets, or manual steps.
Build around the real job
The project starts with the people you serve and the work your team needs to do.
Keep one team after launch
A product manager and developers stay after launch. You can call or text them. Small edits may be ready by the next business day, depending on scope.
What could you build?
These are examples, not a fixed menu. We scope the first version around your customers, franchisees, and locations.
Bring customers back
Give customers one familiar app across your locations.
- Loyalty and rewards
- Offers sent to customers’ phones
- Location finder
- Booking or ordering
Keep your locations connected
Give owners and managers a clearer view of the work.
- Location-level reports
- Customer information in one place
- Requests and follow-ups
- Shared tools for local teams
Support your franchisees
Make everyday information easier to find and use.
- Franchisee portals
- Training and resource hubs
- New-location onboarding
- Support requests
Modernize what you already have
The grant is not limited to new ideas. Approved projects can replace or improve outdated apps, portals, databases, and internal tools. This can help replace expensive software, reduce manual work, or make an existing system easier to use.
More than one project may qualify. Each must help a business serve customers or improve service to a local community.
From idea to a funded build.
Start with a scope call. If the project fits, a partner agency prepares the formal inquiry.
01
Tell us the goal
Tell us how many locations you have, who will use the app, and what needs to work better.
02
A partner prepares the inquiry
A partner agency checks the fit, defines the first version, and submits the formal inquiry.
03
Confirm the terms and build
If approved, the scope, award, monthly coverage, ownership, and launch target are written down before work starts.
Bring us your franchise.
Tell us about your locations and what you want to improve. We will explain the fit, scope, cost, and next step.
Terms and conditions apply. Eligibility, award amounts, covered work, and subsidy duration are determined under the program criteria and set in the program agreement. Program capacity is limited and approval is not guaranteed. Rehost (Hidaku LLC) participates as a contracted delivery partner. This page is informational and is not an official publication of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.