A large amount of money is available from various government grant programs to almost any organization willing to take the time to apply and meet specified requirements.

Government Grant Programs

Government Grant Programs: Funding For You

State, local, and tribal governments, academia and research institutions, and not-for-profits can all benefit from the billions of dollars of funding that is offered each year by different government agencies through grant programs. The application process is straightforward and a comprehensive government grant Web site provides easy access to all necessary information and forms. Government grant programs are a great way for financially needy organizations to obtain support.

Government Grants

Over $350 billion is awarded in over 900 different government grant programs that are available from 26 different government grant-making agencies. The basic categories of government grant programs include agriculture, arts, business and commerce, community development, consumer protection, disaster prevention and relief, education, employment labor and training, energy, environment, food and nutrition, health, housing, humanities, information and statistics, law, justice, and legal services, natural resources, regional development, science, technology, and other research and development, social services and income security, and transportation.

The government agencies that provide grants include the Agency for International Development; Appalachian Regional Commission; Corporation for National and Community Service; Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Justice, Labor, State, Air Force, Army, Treasury, Transportation, and Veterans’ Affairs; District of Columbia; Environmental Protection Agency; Federal Emergency Management Agency; General Services Administration; Institute of Museum and Library Services; Japan-US Friendship Commission; National Aeronautics and Space Administration; National Archives and Records Administration; National Endowment for the Arts; National Endowment for the Humanities; National Science Foundation; Small Business Administration; Social Security Administration; and United States Navy. Each of these agencies provides government grant programs that are appropriate for their areas of specialization and that are in line with their ideals.

These grants are given out based on applications filed by organizations. The application process involves completing an official application package by filling out the necessary forms, writing a grant proposal, and providing the appropriate authorization numbers. In general, most government agencies want to know what the grant would go towards, why they should be convinced to support that use, and whether the organization applying is legitimate.

Finding Opportunities

You can find many grant opportunities online. Once you have accessed an Internet search, you can follow links to search for grant opportunities by category or agency and choose a basic or advanced search. It is easy to do a basic search simply by choosing a keyword, and if you already know a lot about the grants available you can also search by funding opportunity number. GrantSeekerPro.com is a website that will help you find the government grants tailored to your specific needs and qualifications.

A large amount of money is available from government grant programs to organizations that make the effort to research and apply for opportunities, and the GrantSeekerPro.com Web site makes this process easy and efficient. With some time and effort, nearly any agency in need of funding should be able to find opportunities to apply for and hopefully in time receive.

By Kristin Cleveland