Finding Grants and Writing Proposals

• H-Announce | H-Net: Tracks and lists Humanities and Social Sciences funding announcements.
• National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
• National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
• NYFA: New York Foundation for the Arts. A national directory of awards, services, and publications for artists.
• WomenArts: Provides information about grants and other opportunities for women artists and allies.

What is a government grant? A grant is a way the government funds your ideas and projects to provide public services and stimulate the economy. Grants support critical recovery initiatives, innovative research, and many other programs listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA). A grant is one of many different forms of federal financial assistance. You will find grant and cooperative agreement opportunities from federal grant agencies.

• Grants.gov: Free searchable database and email notification service for all federal funding opportunities.
  • Grant-Making Agencies
• Department of Education Grants Forecast: Forecast of funding opportunities under the discretionary grant programs for upcoming fiscal years.
• SAM.gov Assistance Listings: Assistance listings are detailed public descriptions of federal programs that provide grants, loans, scholarships, insurance, and other types of assistance awards. You may browse assistance listings across all government agencies to learn about potential funding sources. If you are looking for grant opportunities, visit our partner site at grants.gov .
   

A-Z index of U.S. government departments and agencies

• Administration for Children and Families
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Department of Agriculture
• Department of Commerce
• Department of Defense
• Department of Education
• Department of Energy
• Department of Housing and Urban Development
• Department of the Interior
  • Fish and Wildlife Service 
  • Geological Survey (grants and contracts)
  • Geological Survey (unsolicited proposals)
  • Bureau of Ocean Energy Management 
  • Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement
• Department of Justice
• Department of State
  • Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
  • Middle East Partnership Initiative
• Department of Transportation
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Health Resources and Services Administration
• National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration
• National Endowment for the Arts
• National Endowment for the Humanities
• National Institutes of Health
• National Science Foundation
• National Security Agency
• Smithsonian Institution
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration