Why This Matters
57,142 grants from 12,093 funders represent billions in available funding that most organizations never find. The grant landscape is fragmented across federal agencies, state programs, and private foundations, making it difficult to identify the right opportunities. This data maps the full landscape so researchers, nonprofits, and government agencies can target funding that matches their work instead of searching blind.
Top Focus Areas
Number of grants by focus area. Top 8 of 15 shown.
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Grant Amount Distribution
How grants break down by maximum award size.
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Top Funders
Which organizations fund the most grants.
| # | Funder | Grants |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Institutes of Health | 3,841 |
| 2 | National Science Foundation | 2,456 |
| 3 | Department of Education | 1,892 |
| 4 | USDA | 1,234 |
| 5 | Department of Energy | 987 |
| 6 | EPA | 756 |
| 7 | HHS (non-NIH) | 643 |
| 8 | State of California | 589 |
Full funder rankings in the report
12,093 funders analyzed
The Bottom Line
The grant landscape is vast but navigable. With 57,142 active grants from over 12,000 funders, the challenge is not scarcity. It is matching. Most organizations apply to the same well-known federal programs while thousands of foundation and state grants go undersubscribed.
The average maximum award of $729K means significant funding is available, but the distribution is heavily skewed. A small number of large federal grants account for most of the total, while the majority of opportunities are under $100K. Smart applicants look where others don't.
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