Find the grant — by field
Where the money actually is: federal grants, foundations, fellowships and RFPs — for research, schools, small business, nonprofits, the arts, and individuals. Start with the master search portals, then go straight to the official application. We never charge for access to public money.
We point you to the official application — free. The search portals (where you find thousands of grants and RFPs) lead each field. We never charge for access to public money, never pay-to-rank, and never sell your data.
Start here — search them all
Grants.gov Search portal
U.S. federal government
The single front door to every federal grant — search by agency, category, and eligibility, then apply. Free. If you want U.S. government grant money, you start here.
▸ All ~26 federal grant-making agencies in one search
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SAM.gov Search portal
U.S. federal government
Two things in one: the official list of federal contract opportunities (RFPs), and the entity registration (free UEI) every organization must complete before it can receive any federal grant or contract.
▸ Federal contract opportunities + the registration you MUST have to receive federal $
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Candid — Foundation Directory Search portal
Candid (Foundation Center + GuideStar)
The authoritative database of foundation grants — who funds what, how much, and to whom. The paid Foundation Directory is the deep version; much is free, and many public libraries provide full access.
▸ The database of U.S. private & community foundations and their grants
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11 federal agencies (SBA-coordinated)
The biggest source of early-stage, non-dilutive R&D money for small businesses — ~$4B/yr across NIH, NSF, DOD, DOE and more. You keep your equity. Start at SBIR.gov.
▸ R&D-stage small businesses (non-dilutive funding)
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Browse by field
Search them all (the master portals)
Start here. The databases that let you search thousands of grants and RFPs at once — Grants.gov for all federal grants, SAM.gov for federal contracts, Candid for foundations.
6 sources · 6 search portals
Research & science
Federal science money and research fellowships — NSF, NIH, DOE, NASA, DARPA, USDA, NEH, ARPA-H — plus the discovery tools researchers use.
10 sources
Schools & education
Money for K-12 and districts — Title I, IDEA, 21st Century Learning Centers, charter/magnet, E-Rate broadband, the TEACH Grant for teachers, and classroom funders like DonorsChoose.
9 sources
Small business & startups
SBIR/STTR (America's Seed Fund), SBA programs, USDA Rural, MBDA for minority-owned firms, and the well-known private small-business grants.
6 sources
Nonprofits & community
HUD community block grants (CDBG) and the major private foundations — Ford, MacArthur, Gates, Knight, Kresge, RWJF — plus how to find your local community foundation.
7 sources
Arts & humanities
Project and artist funding — the NEA and NEH, state arts councils, and arts foundations like Mellon and Creative Capital.
4 sources
Individuals & fellowships
Money that goes to a person, not an org — Guggenheim and MacArthur fellowships, Fulbright, artist grants, and emergency/hardship funds.
4 sources · 1 search portals
RFPs & contracts
Where requests-for-proposals live — SAM.gov for federal contracts, state & local procurement, the big bid databases (BidNet, GovWin), and Candid's nonprofit RFP bulletin.
6 sources