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Most Popular Grant Programs
The 12 federal and foundation programs nonprofits and small businesses search for by name.
NIH
National Institutes of Health
The world's largest public funder of biomedical research — over $35B awarded annually across 27 institutes and centers.
Amount
$50K – $5M+ / year
Cycle
Three cycles per year (Feb / Jun / Oct)
SBIR
U.S. Federal Government (11 participating agencies)
America's Seed Fund — over $4B per year in non-dilutive R&D capital for early-stage technology startups, across 11 federal agencies.
Amount
Phase I: up to $314K • Phase II: up to $2.1M
Cycle
Varies by agency — multiple cycles per year
SBA
U.S. Small Business Administration
Federal grants from the SBA — primarily for organizations that support small businesses, plus targeted programs for export, R&D, and underserved entrepreneurs.
Amount
Varies — typically $50K – $1M
Cycle
Annual cycles — most close in spring or fall
NSF
National Science Foundation
The federal funder of fundamental research and education in all non-medical fields of science and engineering — ~$9B per year across 12,000 awards.
Amount
$100K – $1M+ per year (varies by program)
Cycle
Varies — most programs accept on rolling or annual cycles
NEA
National Endowment for the Arts
The federal arts funder — ~$200M per year supporting nonprofit arts organizations, individual writers, translators, and creative placemaking projects.
Amount
$10K – $100K typical
Cycle
Two main cycles per year (Feb / Jul)
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Mike Bloomberg's giving organization — over $14B given since inception, focused on cities, public health, climate, education, the arts, and government innovation.
Amount
$25K – $25M+ depending on initiative
Cycle
Initiative-specific — most are RFP-based
Knight Foundation
John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
A national foundation focused on informed and engaged communities — funding journalism, the arts, and the success of cities where the Knight brothers owned newspapers.
Amount
$5K – $1M+ depending on program
Cycle
Open Calls run on rotating schedules
Gates Foundation
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
The world's largest private foundation — over $77B given to global health, global development, education, and gender equality since inception.
Amount
$100K – $50M+ depending on program
Cycle
Mostly by invitation; Grand Challenges runs open RFPs
NEH
National Endowment for the Humanities
The federal humanities funder — ~$200M per year for scholarship, preservation, public programs, education, and cultural infrastructure.
Amount
$5K – $1M+ depending on program
Cycle
Most programs have one or two deadlines per year
CDBG
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
HUD's flagship community development program — over $3.3B per year flowing through cities, counties, and states for housing, infrastructure, and anti-poverty programs.
Amount
Allocation varies — $3.3B distributed annually
Cycle
Annual entitlement allocations + ad hoc disaster recovery
Ford Foundation
Ford Foundation
A 90-year-old social justice foundation — ~$700M per year focused on disrupting inequality across civic engagement, the arts, gender, race, and economic justice.
Amount
$25K – $5M+, multi-year
Cycle
No open RFPs — invitation-only
STTR
U.S. Federal Government (5 participating agencies)
SBIR's sibling program — non-dilutive R&D funding that requires a formal partnership between a small business and a U.S. research institution.
Amount
Phase I: up to $314K • Phase II: up to $2.1M
Cycle
Varies by agency — multiple cycles per year
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About our free grants database
Grantable's grants database aggregates 51,947+ active grant opportunities across three source types:
- Foundation grants — private, corporate, and family foundation programs, sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.
- Federal grants — programs from federal agencies and Grants.gov.
- State and regional grants — economic development, arts, health, and community funding programs from US states.
Every listing shows the funder, typical award amount, deadline cycle, and a link to apply directly. The grant database refreshes daily as funder websites and 990 filings are updated.
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- Keyword search — type a topic, program name, or funder name (e.g. "youth literacy" or "rural broadband") into the search bar at the top.
- Filter by grant type — use the Type filter in the left rail to narrow to foundation, federal, or state funding.
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