Federal Grant News
During the second Presidential Debate at the University of Denver, both President Barack Obama and Governor Mitt Romney mentioned growing the federal Pell Grant program. Romney: … Read More >>
The Department of Education under President Obama announced recently it is awarding $227,980,301 to ninety-seven historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) located in nineteen states, D.C., and … Read More >>
The U.S. Department of Energy’s 2012 SunShot Incubator Program has awarded individual grants ranging from $403,050 on up to $2,000,000. The SunShot Incubator Program seeks to lower the cost … Read More >>
Fifteen startups located in downtown St. Louis, Missouri will each receive $50,000 in grant funds under the Arch Grants 2012 Business Plan Competition. Arch Grants, a Missouri non-profit organization, … Read More >>
Bill H.R.2146, titled the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act (DATA), was approved by the House this week. It establishes a board that will keep track of spending … Read More >>
The crowd-funding website Kickstarter is estimated to dole out at least $150 million in money to entrepreneurs this year. That is $4 million more than the … Read More >>
Arkansas, Colorado, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee are getting a total of $230 million in grant money to set up … Read More >>
The Federal-State Marketing Improvement Program (FSMIP) which is administered by the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) provides matching grants for state-funded market research projects. Project examples include … Read More >>
President Obama’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 provided $2 billion in federal grants to support the manufacture of environmentally-friendly electric cars. These grants revived … Read More >>
During his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama announced a plan to make college more affordable. The plan calls for billions of dollars a … Read More >>
The Kessler Foundation announced that $2.7 million in grant money will go to organizations that help employ people with cognitive and physical disabilities. The foundation is … Read More >>
New legislation would prohibit South Carolina’s top education official from refusing to accept federal education grants. Superintendent Mick Zais has rejected $144 million from the Ed … Read More >>