Grants are not benefits or entitlements. A federal grant is an award of financial assistance from a federal agency to a recipient to carry out a public purpose of support or stimulation authorized by a law of the United States. Federal grants are not federal assistance or loans to individuals.

A federal grant may not used to acquire property or services for the federal government's direct benefit. The 26 federal agencies offer over 1,000 grant programs annually in various categories.

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Here is the authority government link for all kind of grants. This government link comes with a Resource page, you should visit this page. By the way when you see the grant that is for you, there is a particular way to write a grant. First, you need to register and then apply for your grant. After that you need to track it. Have a great search...

Agriculture, Arts, Business and Commerce, Community Development, Disaster Prevention and Relief, Education
Employment, Labor and Training, Energy, Environmental Quality, Food and Nutrition, Health, Housing, Humanities
Information and Statistics, Law, Justice and Legal Services, Natural Resources, Recovery Act, Regional Development, Science and Technology, Social Services and Income Security, Transportation

AGENCIES PROVIDING GRANTS:

Agency for International Development
Corporation for National and Community Service
Department of Agriculture
Department of Commerce
Department of Defense
Department of Education
Department of Energy
Department of Health and Human Services
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Department of the Interior
Department of Justice
Department of Labor
Department of State
Department of Transportation
Department of the Treasury
Department of Veterans Affairs
Environmental Protection Agency
Institute of Museum and Library Services
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
National Archives and Records Administration
National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Humanities
National Science Foundation
Small Business Administration
Social Security Administration

Other Grants and Resources. From Students, Minorities,  to obscure grants, you find this page to be very helpful.

1. Students, Consumer Actions, Consumer Publications, Grandparents Raising Grandchildrens, Homehowners, Job Seekers-Government Jobs, Job Seekers-Other Jobs, Kids and Youth, Librarians and Research, Outdoor Enthusiasts, Parents, Persons with Disabilities, Rural Communities and Citizens, Veterans
2. College Grants, Online Education Data Base, Department of Education, Grant for Minorities, Political Science, Government and Minority Grants, Dissertation Research Grants, Minorities in Diabetes, Kidney and Digest Diceases, HUD Grants, Institute of International Education, Dana Foundation Grant, Science Grants, International Research & Exchanges Board, Sloan Foundation, German Academic Grant, Verizon Foundation, Carnegie Corporation, Carnegie Hero Fund, Spencer Grant, Yahoo directory to Grants, SBA Grants, Department of Justice, Institute of Health, US Fish & Wildlife Services, Federal Student Aid Grants, National Endowment for the Arts, Susan Harwood Grant, Federal Pell Grant, EPA Grant, EPA and General Grants, Health Resources & Services Department,Health & Human Grant, Research on Diseases of Poverty, Federal Domestic Assistance, World Bank Grants, Department of Commerce, NEA Foundation, FEMA Grants, Youth Service America, Teachers Network Grants, Telecommunications and Information Applications, Inventors & Innovator Grants, National Criminal Juatice, Advance Engineering, Rockefeller Grant, Rural Poverty-IFAD, Firefighter Grants

Small Business Grants

Here are some of the best sites for you to apply for a Small Business Grant. Most of those sites will give you a wealth of information on grants. Every site is unique.

Small Business Grants by State, US Government Grants, SBA, Small Business Reasearch Opportunities, Department of Energy,Woman's Business Grants, World Bank Business Center, American Express Card, NIKE, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Cleveland Foundation, Dayton Foundation, E-Grants/Government, FAA Grants, FTA Grants, Girl going Places Grant,HP Technology Grant, IBM Grants,Microsoft Grant, Miller-Coors Grant, Special Education, State of Ohio Grants, Overseas Private Investment, Rural Business Enterprise Grant, Department of Energy, Value-Added Producer Grant, Verizon Foundation, Woman's Grant/SBA