Where grant money is going right now
Industries receiving the most small business and nonprofit grant money right now, across federal, state, county and city programs. Refreshed monthly · last updated 11/1/2026. AI-researched, so always confirm with the program.
Federal health dollars from HRSA, SAMHSA, and CDC, plus state and county opioid-settlement and mental health funds, form the largest pool of grants available to community clinics, behavioral health providers, and health nonprofits.
- HRSA Health Center Program (Section 330)
- SAMHSA Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC) Expansion Grants
- HRSA Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP)
Typical award$100,000 - $4,000,000
HUD formula and competitive funds pass through states, counties, and cities to nonprofit developers, shelters, and service providers, creating very large local grant pools.
- HUD Continuum of Care (CoC) Program
- Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program
- HOME Investment Partnerships Program
Typical award$50,000 - $5,000,000
Head Start and CCDF block grants, along with state pre-K and child care stabilization funds, flow heavily to nonprofit and small-business child care providers and out-of-school programs.
- Head Start and Early Head Start Grants
- Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) state subgrants
- 21st Century Community Learning Centers
Typical award$25,000 - $3,000,000
Block grants and commodity programs are administered by states and counties through food banks, community action agencies, and social service nonprofits.
- Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)
- The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP)
- FEMA Emergency Food and Shelter Program (EFSP)
Typical award$10,000 - $1,000,000
Agencies including DoD, NIH, NSF, DOE, and NASA set aside billions for small-business innovation research, often supplemented by state SBIR matching programs, though federal program authorization and agency funding should be confirmed before applying.
- DoD SBIR/STTR Program
- NIH SBIR/STTR Program
- NSF SBIR/STTR (America's Seed Fund)
Typical award$50,000 - $2,000,000
USDA programs and state agriculture departments fund farms, food processors, cooperatives, and rural small businesses for value-added production and market development.
- USDA Value-Added Producer Grants (VAPG)
- Specialty Crop Block Grant Program (SCBGP)
- USDA Local Agriculture Market Program (LAMP)
Typical award$10,000 - $500,000
WIOA dollars flow through state and local workforce boards to training nonprofits and employers, and states add their own incumbent-worker and credentialing grants.
- WIOA Title I Adult, Dislocated Worker and Youth Programs
- DOL YouthBuild Grants
- Ohio TechCred
Typical award$10,000 - $1,500,000
USDA, EPA, and state energy offices fund small-business energy upgrades, renewable installations, and brownfield cleanup, although some federal clean-energy programs have recently been cut back or terminated.
- USDA Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)
- EPA Brownfields Assessment and Cleanup Grants
- NYSERDA Clean Energy Programs
Typical award$5,000 - $1,000,000
Large federal broadband allocations are subgranted by state broadband offices to internet service providers, cooperatives, and nonprofits to expand rural and underserved connectivity.
- NTIA Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program
- USDA ReConnect Program
- Treasury Capital Projects Fund (state broadband subgrants)
Typical award$250,000 - $25,000,000
Federal and state programs fund small and mid-sized manufacturers for technology adoption, efficiency improvements, supply-chain resilience, and regional innovation ecosystems.
- NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)
- EDA Build to Scale Program
- DOE Industrial Assessment Center Implementation Grants
Typical award$25,000 - $3,000,000
DOJ formula and competitive grants, largely administered through state criminal justice agencies, support nonprofits that provide victim services, violence intervention, and reentry programs.
- VOCA Victim Assistance Formula Grants
- BJA Second Chance Act Grants
- Community Based Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative (CVIPI)
Typical award$50,000 - $2,000,000
NEA funding combined with state arts councils and city cultural affairs departments supports many smaller grants to arts nonprofits, artists, and creative small businesses.
- NEA Grants for Arts Projects
- NYC Department of Cultural Affairs Cultural Development Fund
- California Arts Council Grant Programs
Typical award$1,000 - $150,000
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