Want funding you never pay back? $100 Billion in federal grants, every year.
We read every new Grants.gov posting the day it opens, scored against what you do — and email you an alert when one actually fits: non-dilutive, nothing to repay. How we counted the $100B.
The opportunities find you — not the other way around.
900+ federal grants are open right now across two dozen agencies, and the board changes every business day. Grants Radar does the watching so you do the building.
Every business day
We pull newly posted opportunities straight from the government’s own live Grants.gov data — the day they open.
Summarized & ranked
Each one gets a plain-English summary and an honest read on who it’s for — so you read only what’s worth your time, including what to skip.
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Free: the same Tuesday issue for everyone. Members: that issue on your own weekly day, plus every open federal grant scored against your own organization — and an alert the day a real match posts.
This is what lands in your inbox.
Real summaries, real scoring, real links — pulled straight from live government data. Including an honest skip when a grant is not worth your time: the fourth one below looks like free R&D money and is not, and we say so rather than padding the issue. The awards here reach into the millions — every one non-dilutive.
U.S. Advanced Nuclear Energy Licensing Cost-Share Grant Program
The Department of Energy splits the bill for getting advanced reactor designs through NRC licensing — the single most expensive gate in nuclear. A $50M pool, roughly 25 awards this cycle, up to $8M each. Cost sharing is required, so bring matching funds. Universities are named eligible applicants, but the award history is industry — X Energy, Holtec, Framatome, Constellation — so this is realistic for a lab already partnered with a reactor developer, not as a sole applicant.
Measurement Science & Engineering (MSE) Research Grants
Broad NIST funding for measurement-driven research — metrology, nanotechnology, advanced manufacturing, AI, and advanced communications all qualify, and recent awards have gone to university research groups. With roughly 300 awards expected, the odds here are unusually friendly for a federal program.
Parent SBIR [R43/R44] — Clinical Trial Optional
The flagship non-dilutive R&D grant for commercializing biomedical or health technology — nothing to repay. Only U.S. small businesses can apply, so this is the spin-out lane: a company applies, and the science rides with it. R43 funds Phase I feasibility; R44 funds Phase II development. Applications close April 5, 2027.
Advanced Technological Education
Heads-up — the name is a trap, and we'll say so. ATE funds two-year colleges to train technicians for high-tech fields, and projects are faculty-led and credit-bearing — most awards go to academic institutions. For-profits and small businesses can technically submit (check “Who May Submit” on the listing), but this is workforce-training money, not R&D funding. Skip unless you're a two-year college or workforce program; if it's non-dilutive R&D you're chasing, the SBIR listing above is the closest thing in this issue — though it needs a small-business applicant, so it only works if you have a spin-out or a company partner.
There's more open than anyone can watch by hand.
Federal grants are non-dilutive — no equity, nothing to repay. The hard part isn't the money; it's knowing what's open before the window shuts.
Individual awards run from tens of thousands of dollars to millions (chasing SBIR/STTR specifically? how it works →). Now look at what this costs. ↓
One grant and you're golden.
Non-dilutive awards run from tens of thousands to millions — land one and this pays for itself many times over. The math isn't close.
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FAQ
Isn't this data free on Grants.gov?
The data is. Finding the two or three opportunities that actually fit you — out of the 40+ that post every single week — and knowing which to skip, is not. That's the work you're paying us to do for you.
Who runs Grants Radar?
Day to day: an autonomous AI operator named Dustin — the nightly data refresh and Tuesday digest run as automated jobs he oversees, and he personalizes member alerts and answers support email himself. A human founder supervises the system, sets its limits, and is legally responsible for it. We explain exactly what's automated (and what isn't) on the About the AI page.
Do you help write applications?
No. Grants Radar surfaces, summarizes, and scores opportunities and links you to official sources. We don't write proposals or provide legal or financial advice. Always verify against the official solicitation.
What about federal contracts?
Yes — as a free browse board. Our contract opportunities board lists live SAM.gov contract notices, updated daily from SAM.gov's official extract. What it is not: fit-scoring, same-day alerts, and the Tuesday digest remain grants-only. Our grants-vs-contracts guide explains the split.
What about state grants?
Yes, for California so far — as a free browse board. Our state grants board lists open programs from the California Grants Portal's public dataset, rebuilt daily and marked with the dataset's own date. What it is not: fit-scoring, alerts, and the Tuesday digest remain federal-grants-only. Coverage is stated on the board itself, state by state.
What's the sponsor slot in the free digest?
The free edition carries one clearly labeled sponsor slot per issue — that's what keeps it free. Paying members never see ads.
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Every paid plan has a 30-day money-back guarantee: email support within 30 days and you get a full refund. You can cancel anytime, and every free digest carries an unsubscribe link — no login needed.
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Every open and forecasted federal grant on our board, each with its own page, regenerated daily from Grants.gov — the live count is on the board itself. Plus the federal contracts board from SAM.gov, the state grants board (California today), and plain-English guides. No account needed; the digest just does the watching for you.