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

The Department of Energy’s Loan Programs—administered by LPO—enable DOE to work with private companies and lenders to mitigate the financing risks associated with clean energy projects, and thereby encourage their development on a broader and much-needed scale.
The Loan Programs consist of three separate programs managed by two offices, the Loan Guarantee Program Office (LGP) and the Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program Office. LPO originates, guarantees, and monitors loans to support clean energy projects through these programs.

U.S. Department of Energy

Department of Energy: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) provides a list of financial opportunities for business, industry, and universities.

Past opportunities include: solar, geothermal, vehical technology, biomass, hydrogen and fuel cell research,. 

To explore current EERE financial assistance solicitations and solicitation-related requests please click here: http://www1.eere.energy.gov/financing/business.html

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

Department of Energy

National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL)

Incentive: NETL’s project portfolio includes R&D conducted through partnerships, cooperative research and development agreements, financial assistance, and contractual arrangements with universities and the private sector. Together, these efforts focus a wealth of scientific and engineering talent on creating commercially viable solutions to national energy and environmental problems.

Award: Individual project funding ranges up to $120 million dollars. Individual awards vary by solicitation.

Eligibility: For eligibility, please view the individual solicitation.

Department of the Commerce

Incentive: The Office of Textiles and Apparel (OTEXA) Export Promotion Program targets small-and medium-sized export-ready firms by providing support, facilitation, and program venues for sales of U.S.-made textile and apparel products in overseas markets.

OTEXA’s Export Program includes export-counseling, seminars, sponsorship of trade missions, U.S.A. pavilions in major international trade events, and market research to identify key export opportunities in selected markets.

Eligibility: U.S. companies interested in participating in an OTEXA-sponsored event must use the event to promote the sale of textile and apparel products or services. They must be a U.S.

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.

Renewable Energy Grants

Department of the Treasury

Internal Revenue Service

Incentive: The Section 1603 Grant Program is a renewable energy grant program that is administered by the U.S. Department of Treasury. This program allows taxpayers eligible for the federal business energy investment tax credit (ITC) to take this credit or to receive a grant from the U.S. Treasury Department instead of taking the business ITC for new installations. The program also allows taxpayers eligible for the renewable electricity production tax credit (PTC) to receive a grant from the U.S. Treasury Department instead of taking the PTC for new installations.

Every year over 700 manufacturers, industry experts and MEP field staff join together to learn and connect, bringing the experience back to their organizations and continuing to build a strong & competitive U.S. manufacturing base. The event truly brings the “voice of manufacturing” and “voice of government” to an open, educational and sharing environment that makes a measurable impact on U.S. manufacturing.

The theme for Manufacturing Innovations 2011 represents MEP’s focus on providing U.S. manufacturers with the information they need on new emerging technologies, partnerships, methodologies and ultimately new business opportunities to ensure profitable growth.

Reviews FTZ applications, designates site licenses, and provides information/education concerning how special customs procedures allowing domestic activity involving foreign items may be used in FTZ. FTZ can offset customs advantages available to overseas producers who compete with domestic producers. Helps facilitate and expedite international trade and exports, attract offshore activity and the retention of domestic activity, and create employment opportunities.

Click here for more information: http://www.trade.gov/ftz