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GRANT OPPORTUNITIES

40 Government Grants


Need Support Securing Grant Funding?

Government grants are powerful opportunities—but they require clarity, strategy, and alignment with funder expectations. Many organizations struggle not because they lack mission or need, but because they don’t fully understand how to position themselves for competitive funding.

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Knight Consulting helps you move from confusion to clarity so you can confidently pursue grant opportunities and strengthen your funding readiness.


Ways to Work With Knight Consulting:
 

1.  Grant Strategy Workshops
Learn how to identify the right funding opportunities, understand what agencies are really looking for, and build a clear approach to pursuing grants without wasting time or effort.

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2.  Grant Writing & Funding Courses
Step-by-step training designed to help you understand the grant process from start to finish—so you can approach applications with structure, confidence, and direction.

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3. Grant Books, Resources & Toolkits
Downloadable templates, planning tools, and checklists to help you organize your ideas, strengthen your documentation, and improve your funding readiness.

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4. Capacity-Building Support for Organizations
For leaders who want to strengthen their internal systems, messaging, and funding strategy so they are better positioned for government and foundation opportunities.

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If you’re reviewing these 40 government agency grants, the next step isn’t just applying—it’s making sure your organization is ready to compete strategically.

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👉 Explore Knight Consulting workshops, courses, and resources to move forward with clarity and confidence.

List of 40 government agencies that offer thousands of  grant opportunities:

 

1.  National Endowment for the Arts (NEA): www.arts.gov/grants

2.  National Science Foundation (NSF): www.nsf.gov/funding

3.  National Institutes of Health (NIH): grants.nih.gov

4.  U.S. Department of Education: www.ed.gov/funding

5.  U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA): www.nifa.usda.gov/funding-opportunities

6.  U.S. Department of Energy: www.energy.gov/grants-and-financing

7.  U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD): www.hud.gov/grants

8.  U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT): www.transportation.gov/grants

9.  Environmental Protection Agency (EPA): www.epa.gov/grants

10. Small Business Administration (SBA): www.sba.gov/funding-programs

11. Corporation for National and Community Service: www.nationalservice.gov/grants

12. National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA): nifa.usda.gov/funding-opportunities

13. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA): www.samhsa.gov/grants

14. National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH): www.neh.gov/grants

15. U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ): www.justice.gov/funding

16. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA): www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/grants-funding

17. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): grants.noaa.gov

18. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS): www.hhs.gov/grants

19. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST): www.nist.gov/oiaa/grants

20. Department of Defense (DoD): www.grants.gov/web/grants/search-grants.html

21. Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS): www.imls.gov/grants

22. National Security Agency (NSA): www.nsa.gov/resources/educators-students

23. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA): www.va.gov/GRANTS

24. National Science and Technology Council (NSTC):

       www.whitehouse.gov/nstc/national-science-and-technology-council

25. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding

26. National Cancer Institute (NCI): www.cancer.gov/grants-training

27. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS): www.niehs.nih.gov/funding/index.cfm

28. Department of the Interior (DOI): www.doi.gov/grants

29. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): www.fema.gov/grants

30. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA): www.nga.mil/Support/NGA-Foundation/Grant-Program

31. National Institute of Justice (NIJ): www.nij.gov/funding

32. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE): www.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works/Grant-Programs

33. National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL): www.nrel.gov/funding

34. National Institute on Aging (NIA): www.nia.nih.gov/grants-funding

35. National Library of Medicine (NLM): www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/funding.html

36. National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH): nccih.nih.gov/grants

37. National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA): www.drugabuse.gov/funding

38. National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): www.nimh.nih.gov/funding

39. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA): www.niaaa.nih.gov/grants-funding

40. National Eye Institute (NEI): www.nei.nih.gov/funding-opportunities

List of 10 Major Philanthropic Foundations

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  1. W.K. Kellogg Foundation: https://www.wkkf.org

  2. Ford Foundation: https://www.fordfoundation.org

  3. Gates Foundation: https://www.gatesfoundation.org

  4. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: https://www.rwjf.org

  5. Rockefeller Foundation: https://www.rockefellerfoundation.org

  6. Andrew W. Mellon Foundation: https://www.mellon.org

  7. Open Society Foundations: https://www.opensocietyfoundations.org

  8. John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation: https://www.macfound.org

  9. Bloomberg Philanthropies: https://www.bloomberg.org

  10. The Kresge Foundation: https://www.kresge.org

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