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Grant Applications
A Single Website to Find and Apply for Federal Grants
Grant seekers can now easily access information on, and apply for, thousands of federal
grants through one secure internet source managed by the federal government. 100% of
grant opportunities offered by all 26 federal grant-
commissions are now available
through www.grants.gov.
Grants.gov enables grant-
make grants management easier and more efficient for everyone. State, local and tribal
governments, colleges and universities, research institutions, non-
organizations will now have the ability to find over $400 billion in grants annually, from
more than 1000 different grant programs at one online location.
The search capabilities that are built into the website make finding grants faster and
researching grants more efficient. By subscribing to the Grant Notices update service,
when new grants matching your specified interests are posted, email notifications are
sent to the subscriber—including the title, the agency name and a link which can take
them right to the grant. These features make keeping on top of newly available grants of
interest to grant applicant organizations a matter of minutes a day.
According to the township of Lexington, SC, “We’ve become aware of funding
opportunities that might have been missed or we didn’t know to think of, helping us
expand rapidly to meet the growing need for services. We cannot thank Grants.gov
enough and emphasize how valuable it has been to us as end users!”
The Grants.gov application process eliminates the need to learn and comply with
multiple agency specific system requirements. One registration is all that is needed to
apply to all federal grant opportunities. Additionally, electronic applications that can be
downloaded to any computer, online user support tools and personalized assistance
from a dedicated Grants.gov Contact Center customer support team, all come together–
making it easier to apply for grants.
Grants.gov currently gets 1.5 million visitors a week and distributes more than a million
weekly emails to subscribers of its grant opportunities.
You can find out more about Grants.gov by visiting the website at www.grants.gov.
SBIR and STTR -
Small Business Inovation Research (SBIR) via NIH is for domestic small business research & development that has commercialization potential. Visit NIH link: http://grants.nih.gov/grants/Funding/sbir.htm