Assisting Louisiana institutions, non-profit organizations, and municipalities locate and compete successfully for federal grant funding is a priority for me as your Senator. Constituents requesting assistance with grants may approach my office at varying stages throughout their search for federal funding.
*Often I am contacted by small businesses across Louisiana seeking start-up or operational capitol. Unfortunately, the federal government is not able to provide assistance to these businesses in the form of a grant. Low interest loans may be available, however, from the Small Business Administration.
Grants.gov simplifies the grants management process and creates a centralized, online process to find and apply for over 900 grant programs from the 26 Federal grant-making agencies. Grants.gov streamlines the process of awarding over $360 billion annually to state and local governments, academia, not-for-profits and other organizations. This program is one of the 24 Federal cross-agency E-Government initiatives focused on improving access to services via the Internet. The vision for Grants.gov is to produce a simple, unified source to electronically find, apply, and manage grant opportunities. [Grants.GOV]
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance provides a comprehensive listing of federal grants with program descriptions and contact information for convenient searching. This catalog can be accessed at local libraries or via the Internet [CDFA website]
Information on grant topics for which I commonly receive requests: