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Discover federal grants and SBIR/STTR funding alongside government contracts.
Search the full landscape of U.S. federal funding (grants, cooperative agreements, and small business R&D programs) in one platform.
Why It Matters
Federal grants represent one of the largest funding channels available to businesses, nonprofits, and research institutions in the United States. With over $800 billion flowing through federal grant programs each year, the opportunity dwarfs many other funding streams. Yet the majority of organizations focus exclusively on government contracts and miss the grants side of the equation entirely.
For small businesses and startups, the SBIR (Small Business Innovation Research) and STTR (Small Business Technology Transfer) programs offer a dedicated pipeline of over $4 billion annually in non-dilutive R&D funding. These programs are designed to help small firms commercialize innovations while solving pressing federal agency challenges, without giving up equity.
Grants differ from contracts in important ways. A contract is a procurement tool: the government defines what it needs and pays you to deliver it. A grant, by contrast, is an assistance mechanism: the government provides funding to support activities that serve the public interest, with the recipient retaining more discretion over execution. Understanding this distinction is critical for organizations that want to capture the full spectrum of federal dollars.
Programs & Portals
Beyond centralized portals, several federal agencies operate their own large-scale grant and funding programs. Start with the two gateways, then track the major agency programs that fund your work.
The federal grants gateway
Grants.gov is the central portal for all discretionary federal grant opportunities. It aggregates listings from 26 grant-making agencies, covering everything from scientific research and infrastructure to education and community development. Any organization seeking federal grant funding should monitor this portal continuously.
Small business R&D funding
SBIR.gov is the unified hub for the SBIR and STTR programs. Eleven federal agencies participate, each setting aside a percentage of their extramural R&D budgets for small business awards. The programs follow a phased structure:
Several federal agencies operate their own large-scale grant and funding programs beyond the centralized portals:
Over $47 billion in annual research funding, with grants spanning biomedical, behavioral, and public health research.
Approximately $9 billion annually for fundamental research across science and engineering disciplines.
Billions in funding for clean energy, advanced manufacturing, and national laboratory research.
The largest SBIR funder, offering over $1.8 billion annually through its component agencies.
These programs are the American equivalent of Europe's Horizon Europe framework: massive, competitive, and transformative for the organizations that win them.
How Bidovate Helps
Tracking grants across multiple portals is time-consuming and error-prone. Opportunities appear on Grants.gov, SBIR.gov, SAM.gov, and individual agency sites, each with its own search interface, notification system, and timeline.
Bidovate brings it all together.
One dashboard to monitor grants, SBIR/STTR solicitations, and contract opportunities. No more switching between portals or maintaining separate keyword alerts.
Bidovate's AI engine analyzes grant announcements and funding opportunity descriptions to surface the requirements that matter most: eligibility criteria, evaluation factors, matching thresholds, and submission deadlines. Spend less time reading and more time writing winning applications.
Set up customized alerts by agency, CFDA program, NAICS code, or keyword. Track opportunities from announcement through submission in a single pipeline view.
See which organizations have won similar grants in the past, identify teaming partners, and benchmark your approach against historical award data.
Featured Resources
Dive deeper with our expert guides on federal grants and SBIR/STTR funding:
A comprehensive walkthrough of the federal grants lifecycle, from finding opportunities to post-award management.
Read the guideEverything small businesses need to know about the SBIR and STTR programs, including eligibility, the phased structure, and winning strategies.
Read the guideUnderstanding the critical differences between grants and contracts, and when to pursue each.
Read the guideThe ten largest and most impactful federal grant programs, ranked by funding volume and accessibility.
Read the guideBidovate gives you a single view of grants, SBIR/STTR solicitations, and government contracts. Stop searching across portals. Start winning.
