What Do You Need to Do to Get Government Grants?

What do you need to do to get government grants? Good question! Accessing government grants implies the likelihood that there will be a lot of red tape. While this may be true, as government grants do involve a number of stipulations and requirements, if you follow the basic guidelines that are readily available, you should be able to successfully apply for government grants. At grants.gov, there are a variety of web links to help you learn about – and apply for – government grants.

GrantWatch is here to help you succeed in your efforts to secure government grants. That’s why we search government sites for current grants and list them in our database. Our government grant listings are split into three categories for your convenience: federal, state, and local. We also offer a number of tools and clear guidelines to make it easier for all our grant seekers to apply. Our tools help you identify, organize, and follow-up on grants that meet your needs.

Helpful Links for Government Grants

Here are some links and videos from grants.gov to help you cut through the red tape to see how you can apply for government grants.

Links

• Government Grants Learning Center – This is your gateway to federal grants and includes multiple sections about how to apply.
• How to Apply for a Federal Funding Opportunity -Their Community Blog covers a wide range of topics.

Videos

• Grant Writing Basics – “Tips for Proofreading Your Next Grant Application” and “Grant Writing: How to Build Credibility with Your Budget Narrative” are just two of the many topics that are covered.
• How to Get Help When Using the Grants.gov System – Includes an online user’s guide, videos, even a grants.gov Chatbot learning tool to help you navigate!

Government Grants

GrantWatch has over 4500 grants in its Community Services grant listing category. Below, we have curated examples for you to explore.

1. Address Community Needs

To begin, grants to Tribes to plan and implement programs addressing critical community needs. The funding is for services supporting veterans and their families. Programs will include teaching Native languages, promoting environmental stewardship, and improving science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) academic performance.

2. Patient Health Outcomes

There is a cooperative agreement for a nonprofit or for-profit organization, IHE, agency, school district, or hospital. This agreement will be to improve health outcomes for patients with a respiratory disease. The program improves rural health care by supporting patient-level data collection and analysis, clinic operations, and quality and breadth of services provided by program recipients.

3. Autism and Other Related Research

Grants to nonprofit and for-profit organizations, agencies, IHEs, research centers, and tribes for research on autism and other developmental disabilities. The funding supports research benefiting children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other developmental disabilities.

4. Local Conservation Efforts

There is in-kind support to nonprofits, tribes, government agencies, and community groups for nationwide recreation and conservation projects. The program supports community-led outdoor recreation and natural resource conservation projects.

5. Children in Rural and Disadvantaged Communities

Also, grants up to $50,000 to public and private entities, including government agencies, IHEs, tribes, and organizations. These grants are for activities to improve the delivery of healthcare to children in rural and disadvantaged communities. The funding supports community-based initiatives to expand access to preventive care and clinical services.

6. Services for Victims

Grants to tribal governments to enhance the safety of residents and provide services to victims in need. Focus areas include Tribal justice systems, youth justice, adult tribal treatment courts, community policing, and Tribal youth systems.

7. Poverty Issues Projects

There are grants to nonprofits, government agencies, and Tribes to employ volunteers for projects serving low-income communities and addressing poverty issues. The program is for projects in accordance with: an anti-poverty focus; community empowerment; sustainable solutions; and capacity building.

8. Address Community Needs

Grants to Tribes to plan and implement programs addressing critical community needs. The funding is for services supporting veterans and their families. Programs will include teaching Native languages, promoting environmental stewardship, and improving science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) academic performance.

9. Mitigate Respiratory Disease Complications

Grants to nonprofit and for-profit organizations, Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs), agencies, school districts, and hospitals. The funding helps mitigate the incidence of death and illness from respiratory disease. The program’s primary goal is to reduce morbidity and mortality from occupations known to produce coal mine dust lung disease (CMOLD), also known as black lung disease, by providing medical, outreach, education, and benefits counseling services.

10. Arts Activities in Underserved Communities

Grants of $10,000 to nonprofits, governments agencies, and tribal entities to increase the availability of arts opportunities for underrepresented communities. The funding is to bring arts opportunities to underserved residents.

11. Impact of the Covid Pandemic and Climate Change

There are grants to state and local governments, IHEs, and nonprofits to mitigate the combined cultural and community impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic together with climate change. Applicants will include small and medium-sized organizations strongly tied to the communities, including Native American organizations and communities, as well as others who have not previously received Funder support.

12. Homelessness and Rehousing Efforts

Also, grants to nonprofits, government agencies, and tribes to address homelessness and support rehousing projects for individuals in need. The funding is to promote a community-wide commitment to the goal of ending homelessness.

13. Capacity Building Activities for Museums

Grants to museums, government agencies, nonprofits, and Tribal organizations to increase the capacity of museums to serve the public. The funding is for projects promoting lifelong learning, community engagement, and stewardship of and access to museum collections.

14. Access to Reliable Health Information

In addition, grants of $25,000 to qualifying organizations for funding to improve access to reliable health information and resources. These grants are for caregivers, patients, and/or the general public to locate and utilize health information. Additionally, these grants will support access by healthcare professionals to high-quality biomedical resources.

15. Native Hawaiian Culture and Heritage Preservation

There are grants to Native American Tribes and nonprofits representing and serving Native Hawaiians to identify and preserve the knowledge, heritage, and culture of these groups. Funding supports projects like educational services and programming, workforce professional development, organizational capacity building, community engagement, and stewardship.

16. Systemic Change Within Museums

Lastly, grants to nonprofits, tribal entities, and government agencies to improve museum services. The funding is for projects using the transformative power of professional development and training to generate systemic change within museums.

Final Note

This will hopefully get you started on the road to government grant fulfillment!

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