Grants.gov is your source to find and apply for federal grants. Grants.gov is a central storehouse for information on grants from multiple federal agencies. Grants.gov lists over 1,000 grant programs and provides access to approximately $500 billion in annual awards.

Government organization, educational organization, public housing organization, non-profit organizations, small businesses, other for-profit organizations, individuals are all eligible to apply for different federal governemnt grants.

Visit grants.gov to search for and apply for grants from a wide variety of industries and sectors http://www.grants.gov/

Grants Program Management Office

1-800-518-4726

support[at]grants[dot]gov

U.S. Department of Agriculture

The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) links U.S. agriculture to the world to enhance export opportunities and global food security.

In addition to its Washington, D.C. staff, FAS has a global network of 98 offices covering 162 countries. These offices are staffed by agricultural attachés and locally hired staff who are the eyes, ears, and voice for U.S. agriculture around the world. FAS staff identify problems, provide practical solutions, and work to advance opportunities for U.S. agriculture and support U.S. foreign policy around the globe. 

Programs and Services

Trade Policy
FAS expands and maintains access to foreign markets for U.S. agricultural products by removing trade barriers and enforcing U.S.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) provides a full listing of all Federal programs available to State and local governments (including the District of Columbia); federally-recognized Indian tribal governments; Territories (and possessions) of the United States; domestic public, quasi- public, and private profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and individuals.

As of July 17, 2012 detailed program descriptions are listed for 2,238 Federal assistance programs.

The Internet and GSA’s free CFDA website at http://www.cfda.gov will be the primary means of disseminating the Catalog.

The Export-Import Bank of the United States (Ex-Im Bank) is the official export credit agency of the United States. Ex-Im Bank's mission is to assist in financing the export of U.S. goods and services to international markets.

Ex-Im Bank enables U.S. companies — large and small — to turn export opportunities into real sales that help to maintain and create U.S. jobs and contribute to a stronger national economy.

Ex-Im Bank does not compete with private sector lenders but provides export financing products that fill gaps in trade financing. We assume credit and country risks that the private sector is unable or unwilling to accept. We also help to level the playing field for U.S.

Department of Labor

Department of Labor Employment and Training Program compiles a list of current fisical year grants for training and employment.

U.S. Department of Agriculture

USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture compiles a database of anticipated competitive grants or cooperative agreements in the areas of:

Agricultural systems
Animals
Biotechnology and Genomics
Economic and Community Development
Education
Environment and Natural Resources
Family, Youth and Communities
Food, Nutrition and Health
International
Pest Management
Plants
Technology and Engineering

For access to the database please visit: http://www.nifa.usda.gov/fo/funding.cfm

U.S. Department of Agriculture

Program assistance is provided in many ways, including direct or guaranteed loans, grants, technical assistance, research and educational materials.  Below are available programs:

Department of Commerce

DOC National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Measurement Science and Engineering (MSE) Research Grant Programs offers funding in the areas of:

(1) the Material Measurement Laboratory (MML);
(2) the Physical Measurement Laboratory (PML);
(3) the Engineering Laboratory (EL);
(4) the Fire Research Division;
(5) the Information Technology Laboratory (ITL);
(6) the NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR);
(7) the Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST);
(8) the Standards Services Group (SSG); and
(9) the Office of Special Programs (OSP

Dates: For all programs listed in this FFO, proposals will be considered on a continuing/rolling basis.

Funding will vary depend

Department of the Commerce

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration  

Incentive: The NOAA Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program is part of a Federal-wide program that funds small businesses to do innovation research for Federal agencies (see www.sbir.gov). The objective of the program is to stimulate technological innovation while strengthening the role of small businesses in meeting Federal research needs.

Department of the Commerce

Incentive: The Fisheries Finance Program (FFP) provides direct loans to the commercial fishing and aquaculture industries. The FFP was developed to provide customers will long term fixed rate financing that is often not available or available only with restrictive terms. The FFP provides long term financing for the cost of construction or reconstruction of fishing vessels, fisheries facilities, aquaculture facilities and the purchase of individual fishing quota in the Northwest Halibut/Sablefish Fishery. The program can under some conditions finance the purchase of used fishing vessels. The program can also refinance existing debt associates with these purposes.