What Agencies Offer Government Grants?<\/strong><\/p>\nThere are currently 26 Federal agencies that offer government grants. They are as follows:<\/p>\n
Agency for International Development (USAID)
\nCorporation for National and Community Service (CNCS)
\nDepartment of Agriculture (USDA)
\nDepartment of Commerce (DOC)
\nDepartment of Defense (DOD)
\nDepartment of Education (ED)
\nDepartment of Energy (DOE)
\nDepartment of Health and Human Services (HHS)
\nDepartment of Homeland Security (DHS)
\nDepartment of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
\nDepartment of the Interior (DOI)
\nDepartment of Justice (DOJ)
\nDepartment of Labor (DOL)
\nDepartment of State (DOS)
\nDepartment of Transportation (DOT)
\nDepartment of Treasury
\nDepartment of Veterans Affairs (VA)
\nEnvironmental Protection Agency (EPA)
\nInstitute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
\nNational Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
\nNational Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
\nNational Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
\nNational Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
\nNational Science Foundation (NSF)
\nSmall Business Administration (SBA)
\nSocial Security Administration (SSA)<\/p>\n
As you can see from this list of government agencies, there are a variety of categories for which Federal grants are available. These categories include (but are not limited to): agriculture, arts and humanities, business and commerce, community development, education, energy, environment, health, social services, science and technology, and transportation.<\/p>\n
Who Can Apply for a Government Grant?<\/strong><\/p>\nMany different kinds of organizations and groups are eligible for Federal government grants. Here is a breakdown of the main applicant types:<\/p>\n
Individuals<\/em><\/strong> \u2014 While they do exist, there is actually a low number of government grants designed for individuals. If you qualify, you may be eligible for a minority grant, an education grant, or a housing grant. However, the majority of grants are designed for states, cities, universities, researchers, and non-profit organizations. If you are looking for personal financial aid, you can visit USA.gov or Benefits.gov to view your options for Federal assistance.<\/p>\nSmall Businesses<\/em><\/strong> \u2014 The Small Business Administration (SBA) provides grants to educational and non-profit organizations, but it does not make Federal grants to small businesses. However, there are various business grants offered through state and local programs, as well as some non-profit groups. If you are not eligible for a government grant, you can look into the other types of financial assistance that Federal\/state agencies offer, including programs for small business loans and venture capital financing.<\/p>\nGovernment Organizations<\/em><\/strong> \u2014 This includes state governments, local governments, city and township governments, special district governments, and Native America Tribal Governments.<\/p>\nEducational Organizations<\/em><\/strong> \u2014 This includes independent school districts, public and state-controlled higher education institutions, and private higher education institutes.<\/p>\nPublic Housing Organizations<\/em><\/strong> \u2014 This includes public housing authorities, as well as Indian housing authorities.<\/p>\nNon-Profit Organizations<\/em><\/strong> \u2014 This includes nonprofits that have 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, as well as those that don\u2019t.<\/p>\nFor-Profit Organizations<\/em><\/strong> \u2014 This includes organizations other than small businesses.<\/p>\nTo find a Federal government grant, you can visit Grants.gov. This website was created as part of the President\u2019s Management Agenda and included in Public Law 106-107.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Federal government grants are created through legislation that is passed by the U.S. House of Representatives (a.k.a. Congress) and signed into law by the President. These grants are financed with taxpayer dollars and are available for a variety of purposes, depending on the type of applicant and the government agency. Currently, there are 26 Federal […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1580,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1579","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tax-resources"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.irs.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1579","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.irs.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.irs.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irs.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irs.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1579"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.irs.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1579\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8973,"href":"https:\/\/www.irs.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1579\/revisions\/8973"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irs.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1580"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.irs.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1579"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irs.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1579"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irs.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1579"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}