Grants.gov
Grants.gov
Federal Government Grant Opportunities
Grants.gov provides information and searches of discretionary grants offered by the federal grant-making agencies.
You can research different grants utilizing the sites ‘Basic’, ‘Categories’ and ‘Agency’ search criteria. After, you have done your research and should you find, a grant applicable to you, you can register and apply the grant. You can ‘Get Registered’ and expect an acknowledgement to take about a week for any replies of denial or acceptance. Many times it does take longer.
Searching for Grant Opportunities
The site offers searching by keyword, Funding Opportunity Number or Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number.
Additionally, you can search by a variety of categories for funding activities as well as search from a list of agencies offering grant opportunities.
It is also possible to perform your searches utilizing specific criteria such as below mentioned:
Funding Instrument Type,
Eligibility or Sub-agency
Search for Recovery Act Opportunities.
Once you have researched specific search criteria, and found a grant opportunity, you can access the “Application.
You may also search for a specific application package by the Funding Opportunity Number (FON), Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number or Funding Opportunity Competition ID on the Download a Grant Application Package page.
You can receive notifications of new grant opportunity postings, when you sign up at ‘All About Grants’. Additionally, you can sign-up for a “Quarterly Newsletter”, offered by Grants.gov.
You can always obtain the latest new by reading the Grants.gov Blog.
Although federal grants for small businesses are not often available, there are alternatives to obtain small business start up grants if you fit certain criteria. Additionally, there are specialized small business grants offered by local and state agencies.
Frequently Asked Questions and Answers
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If I have a question that I don’t see in Frequently Asked Questions, what should I do?
Who can I talk to about a problem I’m having?
When should I contact the NIH – eRA Commons Help Desk instead of Grants.gov Contact Center
As an individual, how do I find information on federal and state grants, benefits, or assistance?
What is Grants.gov’s privacy policy?
What do you do with the personal information I enter at Grants.gov?
Who should I contact if I think that someone is fraudulently representing Grants.gov?
How can I recognize and avoid grant scams/fraud?
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