#FundingFriday Highlights: Recent U.S. Government Grants Posted on Grants.gov
Every week, federal agencies publish grant announcements on Grants.gov. Below, we highlight new funding opportunities from the Department of the Interior, the Department of Agriculture, the Department...
View ArticleWhere Do Grants Go? Awards, USAspending.gov, and the DATA Act
Lots of grants are awarded by different grant-making agencies each year, so you may wonder—where do the grants go? Who receives the funding? These are important questions. We will begin to answer them...
View Article#FundingFriday: Top 5 Most Viewed Grants of Last 2 Weeks
These federal funding opportunities have been viewed thousands of times over the last two weeks by prospective grant applicants. Are you ready to apply for these? 5. Gaining Early Awareness and...
View ArticleWhat Is a Block Grant? [Updated]
A block grant is a specific type of federal financial assistance for a broadly defined function. Before getting into the nuance of block grants, it may be helpful to know what we mean by the terms...
View Article#FundingFriday: Top 5 Most Viewed Grants in May (19th-31st)
Earlier this month, we shared the most viewed grants through the first half month of May. Over the last two weeks of the month, have these trends continued? Below are the top 5 for May 19-31. 5) Our...
View ArticleWhat Is an Award?
When you hear the word “award,” do you envision the federal government conferring funding to you to implement a public-serving project? Some of you grant professionals did, but it is understandable if...
View ArticleMisconceptions about Government Grants | #GrantChat Highlights Part 2
What do you think of when you hear “government grants”? One thing we have learned as a program is this—a person or organization’s specific desires and goals shape how they re-define “government grants”...
View ArticleWhat Is a CFDA Number?
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA), an E-Gov initiative managed by the General Services Administration (GSA), is a list of all federal financial assistance and nonfinancial assistance...
View ArticleWhat Is the Difference Between Grants.gov and Benefits.gov?
If you are an individual seeking government assistance, you should go to Benefits.gov. There, you will find eligibility information for a wide range of offerings, including healthcare and medical...
View ArticleWhat Is Federal Financial Assistance? [Updated]
In the most general sense, federal financial assistance is a tool the government uses to serve public purposes as defined by Congress.
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