Name: The State of U.S. Federal Grants 2026
Creator: Grantoria

An open data snapshot of the U.S. federal & state grant landscape, compiled from 7,057 grant opportunities and 3,275 federal assistance programs tracked by Grantoria as of September 2026. Free to cite with a link to this page.

7,057grant opportunities

1,505open right now

$30 billionin open funding

3,275CFDA programs

484funding agencies

56states covered

Top 12 funders by number of grants

National Institutes of Health805

U.S. National Science Foundation203

California Governor's Office of Emergency Services160

Ohio Department of Health154

California Department of Health Care Access and Information150

California Department of Parks and Recreation139

California Department of Housing and Community Development132

California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery130

California Department of Fish and Wildlife124

California Department of Food and Agriculture123

California Energy Commission118

Defense Health Agency Contracting Activity - DHACA115

Grants by recipient type

Nonprofits4,745

Public Authority3,763

Tribal Nation3,236

501(c)(3) Public Charity2,999

Small Business (SBA-defined)2,458

County Government2,283

City / Municipal Government2,261

Public University2,154

Grants by focus area

Healthcare2,053

Environment2,031

Education1,997

Community Development1,781

Workforce Development1,494

Public Health1,184

Agriculture1,145

Emergency Preparedness1,133

Technology / Innovation1,027

Clean Energy726

Top states by grant volume

California2,850

Ohio622

Pennsylvania360

Illinois282

New York274

Montana81

Iowa45

Virginia35

Alaska28

Texas26

Award size distribution

Mega Grants ($1M+)1,155

Large Grants ($100K–$1M)970

Small Grants ($10K–$100K)181

Micro Grants (Under $10K)19

When deadlines fall (next 12 months)

Sep '26326

Oct '26205

Nov '26135

Dec '2670

Jan '2790

Feb '2767

Mar '2752

Apr '2742

May '2755

Jun '2739

Jul '2715

Aug '2711

Key findings

7,057 grant opportunities tracked — 1,505 open for applications as of September 2026.
3,962 State Government grants.
3,034 Federal Government grants.
Roughly 100% of grants with disclosed terms require cost-sharing or matching funds (1,056 of 1,056).
The single largest funder by open listings is National Institutes of Health (805 grants).

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“The State of U.S. Federal Grants, 2026.” Grantoria. https://grantoria.com/grant-statistics

Methodology. Figures are aggregated from official sources — Grants.gov, SAM.gov assistance listings and state grant portals — normalized and updated daily by Grantoria. Open funding reflects the sum of maximum award amounts for currently open opportunities. Updated September 5, 2026.