The new SAM.gov DEI certification exposes universities, nonprofits, and research institutions to treble damages under the False Claims Act. Here is how it works and what to do before the deadline hits.
S.3971 reauthorizes SBIR/STTR through 2031 with Strategic Breakthrough Awards up to $30M, expanded foreign ownership scrutiny, and a fundamental shift from research grants to acquisition-integrated innovation pipeline.
A federal court ruled the cancellations unconstitutional. Congress mandated notification for future terminations. Wright told Congress 18 projects were reinstated. The reality for hundreds of companies and researchers is far more complicated.
The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund battle is the biggest grant-funding court case in US history. One year after EPA terminated the program, the full DC Circuit weighs whether agencies can unilaterally void obligated funds.
USAID closure eliminated 83% of projects and 280,000 jobs worldwide. The fallout reveals hard lessons about federal funding dependency that apply to every grant-funded organization in America.
The Working Families Tax Cuts more than doubled SCRI funding from $80M to $175M per year. For the first time, $20M is reserved for mechanization and automation R&D. Here is who qualifies and how to position.
Federal grant opportunities have contracted 33% year-over-year, NIH is awarding 66% fewer grants, and NSF output has dropped to a fifth of historical levels. A data-driven look at the drought and how to navigate it.
The AI for Economic Opportunity Fund has now backed 50 nonprofits with nearly $10 million, projecting $1.4 billion in lifetime earnings gains. Inside the model, the 16 newest grantees, and what it means for the sector.
The Trump administration tried to slash research overhead reimbursements from 50-60% to 15% across NIH, DOE, NSF, and DOD. Universities fought back in court and on Capitol Hill. Here is what happened and what it means.
The TechAccess: AI-Ready America program will fund 56 coordination hubs — one per state and territory — at $1M/year for three years. Letters of intent are due June 16. Eligibility, strategy, and what the program actually requires.
GSA's proposed SAM.gov certification forces every federal grant recipient to attest they run no "illegal DEI" programs — or face False Claims Act penalties. Legal analysis and compliance strategy.
The Trump administration froze CCDF, TANF, and SSBG funds for California, Colorado, Illinois, Minnesota, and New York over fraud allegations. Courts intervened. What it means for grant-funded programs.
The Trump administration wants to zero out NOAA climate research and close 14 labs including the Hurricane Research Division. Bipartisan pushback is fierce — and has precedent.
All 22 National Science Board members were dismissed April 25. With no director and no deputy, NSF is governing $8.75 billion in science grants without oversight.
A federal judge forced FEMA to reopen $1 billion in BRIC disaster resilience grants after 22 states sued. Applications close July 23. Eligibility and strategy.
S.3971 reauthorizes SBIR/STTR through 2031 with strategic breakthrough funding, security screening, and proposal caps. What changed and how to compete.
The STOMP program funds measurement tools and removal therapies for microplastics in human tissue. Proposals due June 22. Eligibility, phases, and strategy.
H.R. 7567 preserves $14 billion in IRA conservation funding, launches new programs for rural childcare and forest easements, and reshapes SNAP — a grant seeker's breakdown.
The FY2027 defense budget is the largest since WWII, with $54.6B for autonomous warfare, $17.5B for Golden Dome, and record SBIR allocations. A positioning guide for defense tech startups and small contractors.
Three jurisdictions passed laws letting nonprofits get up to 25-50% of grant awards upfront instead of waiting months for reimbursement. The national implications.
NIH has obligated just $5.8 billion of $38 billion. NSF has funded 613 grants instead of 3,000. Staff losses, shutdowns, and new review hurdles have created the worst federal research funding bottleneck in modern history.
The FY2027 budget proposes eliminating NSF's Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences directorate entirely. With only 613 grants funded this year, social scientists face an existential funding crisis.
The April 18 executive order, ARPA-H EVIDENT initiative, and FDA priority vouchers are reshaping mental health research funding. A guide for grant seekers.
The SSG Fox program has already funded 111 organizations across 46 states. FY2027 awards up to $750K are open now. Who qualifies and how to win.
After a yearlong legal battle, FEMA BRIC is accepting applications again with $1 billion in funding. Combined with $387 million in new flood and hazard mitigation awards, here is how to compete.
GitLab Foundation and OpenAI have backed 50 organizations with catalytic grants, API credits, and engineering support. Inside the AI for Economic Opportunity model reshaping how nonprofits get funded.
A working list of federal, foundation, and state grants K-12 teachers can actually pursue in 2026 — what is eligible, what teachers win, and how to apply.
The FY2027 budget proposes gutting NSF, NIH, DOE, EPA, and NASA. Congress rejected similar cuts last year. A realistic guide to what grant seekers should expect and how to prepare.
Seven research teams will run the first clinical trials aimed at extending human healthspan under ARPA-H PROSPR contracts worth up to $144M. The milestone-based contract model breaks every convention of federal biomedical funding.
GSA wants every federal grant recipient to certify they don't operate illegal DEI programs — with False Claims Act liability for getting it wrong. Legal analysis and compliance strategy for universities, nonprofits, and research institutions.
NIH awarded 66% fewer grants and 54% less money through February 2026, while nearly doubling average award size through lump-sum funding. The structural shift changes who gets funded and how researchers should plan.
A final rule effective May 14 rescinds the DOE grant programs that funded energy efficiency upgrades at 410 school facilities in 36 states. The Renew America Schools program and billions in clean energy awards are casualties of a systematic dismantling.
The Department of Labor just launched SAEF Round 4 with a performance-based formula that rewards states for growing their apprenticeship systems. Here is how the new model works and what it means for workforce organizations.
Under new president Heather Gerken, Ford Foundation is routing $60M through Republican and Democratic election lawyers, veteran poll workers, and nonpartisan civic groups. The strategy reveals a new model for democracy grantmaking.
The GitLab Foundation AI for Economic Opportunity Fund just selected 16 organizations from 800 applicants. With $250K grants, OpenAI engineering support, and projected $1.43B in lifetime earnings impact, this is what serious AI philanthropy looks like.
The Supreme Court ruled that grant termination challenges must go to the Court of Federal Claims — a venue most researchers have never heard of. The legal strategy for recovering terminated funding just got much harder.
Research Studies
Original studies built from the same federal award data that powers Granted. Free to cite and embed.
Data Study · FY2024
Alaska led all 50 states at $9,304 per resident in fiscal year 2024 — about 2.7× the national average of $3,437 — in a state-by-state analysis of $1.2 trillion in federal grants.
Data Study · FY2024 → FY2025
Grants to non-hospital, non-university 501(c)(3)s fell 16.5% ex-GGRF — and 41% in the months after the January 2025 transition.
Data Study · FY2024
Only about 6% of federal grant dollars go directly to 501(c)(3) charities. 84% flows through governments, chiefly Medicaid; hospitals and co-ops are much of the rest.