Most government grants for women are awarded to those women who run non-profit agencies or represent those groups that serve the community. U.S. government grants for women-owned small businesses do not exist, despite the claims of many grant advertisements. Women may be eligible for funding to help with technology purchases, housing, job training, and tuition, but these are referred to as assistance and loans by the U.S. government.
Locate
Grants.gov is the U.S. government Website where all government agencies post their grant funds. The site puts you in touch with more than 1,000 grant opportunities totaling more than $500 billion.
Register
Register your organization--or yourself if you are representing a nonprofit group--with the Central Contractor Registration, the government's database of grant-eligible organizations.
Find
Some of the agencies that typically offer grants to women include the National Institutes of Health with funding for women's medical research, the Centers for Disease Control for HIV studies and the National Science Foundation. These groups study women and academic science careers.
Apply
Take an online course or use the guidance of a grant writer to prepare the grant application. The government has very specific requirements that are to be followed, and incomplete applications do not win awards.
Resources
Utilize the government resources at Grants.gov and the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance that assist grant applicants to learn about new funding programs, succeed at obtaining grants and contacts to other private foundation grants that may be suitable for your needs.
Utilize the government resources at Grants.gov and the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance that assist grant applicants to learn about new funding programs, succeed at obtaining grants and contacts to other private foundation grants that may be suitable for your needs.
You'll be provided with a tracking number that allows you to track the progress of your grant application online.
