Grant guides
Practical guides to how grant funding reaches different kinds of organizations. Start with small business grants for the overall picture, then go deeper by audience or industry.
By who you are
- Grants for StartupsHow grants for startups actually work: which agencies fund early-stage companies, what SBIR/STTR requires, common eligibility rules, and how to find programs that fit your stage.
- Grants for Veterans and Veteran-Owned BusinessesWhat veteran business owners should know about grants: which programs exist, how VOSB and SDVOSB certification works, why contracting often beats grant hunting, and how to find real opportunities.
- Grants for Women-Owned BusinessesA realistic guide to grants for women-owned businesses: WOSB certification, federal contracting preference, private and corporate award programs, eligibility rules, and how to find real opportunities.
- Grants for Minority-Owned BusinessesHow funding for minority-owned businesses really works: 8(a) and MBE certification, MBDA business centers, CDFI lending, private award programs, eligibility rules, and how to find opportunities.
- Grants for NonprofitsHow nonprofit grant funding works: federal programs on Grants.gov, state pass-through funding, foundation grants, eligibility requirements, application steps, and how to build a repeatable pipeline.
By what you do
- Grants for Farmers and Agricultural BusinessesHow agricultural grant funding works: USDA programs, conservation and energy funding, value-added producer support, eligibility rules, and how farmers can find opportunities that fit.
- Grants for Restaurants and Food BusinessesA realistic guide to restaurant grants: which programs exist, why most restaurant funding is local, what disaster and revitalization funding looks like, and how to find opportunities you qualify for.
- Grants for Trucking CompaniesHow funding reaches trucking companies: clean-vehicle and emissions programs, workforce and CDL training funds, safety grants, eligibility rules, and how to find opportunities that fit your fleet.
- Grants for Construction CompaniesHow construction firms access public funding: workforce and apprenticeship programs, certification and contracting preference, energy and infrastructure work, plus eligibility and application steps.
- Grants for Technology CompaniesHow technology companies win grant funding: SBIR/STTR mechanics, agency research priorities, what reviewers score, eligibility rules, and how to find solicitations that match your technology.
- Grants for Healthcare BusinessesHow healthcare funding works: HHS and HRSA program categories, rural and underserved-area priorities, research funding, eligibility rules, and how providers can find opportunities that fit.
- Education GrantsHow education grant funding works: formula versus competitive federal funds, state pass-through, foundation giving, eligibility rules, application steps, and how to build a school grant pipeline.
- Grants for Real Estate BusinessesHow public funding reaches real estate businesses: housing development programs, CDBG and HOME funds, brownfield and redevelopment grants, eligibility rules, and how to find opportunities.