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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 $75B+.

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This is the free Tuesday digest, pulled straight from live government data: real summaries, real scoring, real links. Including an honest skip when a grant is not worth your time: the fourth one below looks like scale-up money for any energy technology and is not, and we say so rather than padding the issue. The awards here reach into the millions — every one non-dilutive. Members get this scoring turned on their own organization, with an alert the day a real match posts.

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DOEStrong fit · broad eligibility

Office of Science Financial Assistance Program — the FY 2027 Open Solicitation

The Department of Energy's Office of Science keeps one call open all fiscal year for any research inside its mission: advanced scientific computing, basic energy sciences, biological and environmental research, fusion, high energy and nuclear physics, and isotope R&D. About $400M, subject to appropriations, with no cost sharing for basic and fundamental research. Grants.gov lists awards of $5,000 to $10M; the NOFO sets no overall award size, and several of its program areas name their own budgets. Eligibility is about as broad as federal research money gets: every type of applicant except 501(c)(4) non-profits that lobbied after 1995, with DOE's own national labs joining only as subrecipients; a company must show the work advances basic science, since the call does not fund commercial activity. Apply any time until September 30, 2027, or until a successor call replaces this one; some review panels require a pre-application, and many topics recommend one.

Up to $10M per award · ~$400M program Open now · closes Sep 30, 2027 Opp # DE-FOA-0003665
Strong fit · broad eligibility View official solicitation →
NSFModerate fit · pre-tenure faculty or equivalent

Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER)

NSF calls these its most prestigious awards for early-career faculty, and one competition runs across every NSF directorate, from biology and computing to engineering, geosciences and education. NSF plans about 500 awards a year, each a five-year grant of at least $400,000 ($500,000 in biology, engineering and polar programs), with no cost share; its roughly $250M annual budget also covers the later years of earlier awards. The catch is who can lead one: an untenured assistant professor, or the equivalent, with a doctorate and a tenure-track (or equivalent) appointment of at least 50% at a U.S. college, university or non-profit research or education organization, who has never won a CAREER award. No co-PIs, one proposal a year, and three competitions at most. One deadline covers every CAREER proposal, whatever the directorate: the fourth Wednesday in July, next July 28, 2027.

$400K+ per 5-year award · ~500 a year Open now · closes Jul 28, 2027 Opp # 22-586
Moderate fit · pre-tenure faculty or equivalent View official solicitation →
NIH · CDC · FDAModerate fit · only through a small business

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.

Closes Apr 5, 2027 Non-dilutive · no cost share Opp # PA-27-100
Moderate fit · only through a small business View official solicitation →
DOESkip · built for tech ARPA-E already funded

ARPA-E SCALEUP Ready — Seeding Critical Advances for Leading Energy Technologies with Untapped Potential

Heads-up — the name reads like scale-up money for any energy technology, and it isn't. The listing says it plainly: SCALEUP Ready “seeks to scale the most promising technologies previously funded by ARPA-E” — pre-commercial projects that carry bench-scale performance to a commercially scalable version. Awards run $5M to $20M, cost sharing is required, and the call is open continuously until amended, with a listed close of September 29, 2029. Skip unless ARPA-E has already funded your technology: this is the step after an ARPA-E award, not a first one.

$5M–$20M per award · cost share Open now · closes Sep 29, 2029 Opp # DE-FOA-0003467
Skip · built for tech ARPA-E already funded View official solicitation →
Strong fit — worth your time Moderate fit — read it, then decide Skip — and we say why
Real opportunities pulled from Grants.gov. Always verify details against the official solicitation before applying. The weekly digest is the same for everyone — personalized same-day alerts are the member feature.
How it works

The opportunities find you — not the other way around.

500+ 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.

01 — Scan

Every business day

We pull newly posted opportunities straight from the government’s own live Grants.gov data — the day they open.

02 — Score

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.

03 — Deliver

One list — or your own.

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.

Pricing

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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Why the timing matters: of the 500+ federal grants open right now, 25+ close within 30 days. On a weekly cycle you can hear about one with days left on it — or after it has already shut. Same-day alerts exist to close that gap. Applying early is not itself an advantage; missing the window entirely is the thing that costs you.

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What's on the table

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.

$75B+
in federal grants a year — the floor under this page, computed from the award records behind the listings (how we counted →)
300+
federal programs behind the listings on the board — the page’s $75 billion-a-year floor is computed from their award records (how we counted →)
300+
open health & biomedical opportunities — the largest single slice of the board, led by NIH (the snapshot →)
1,100+
open and forecasted opportunities on the board — each one its own page on our live board, which carries today's exact count

Individual awards run from tens of thousands of dollars to millions (chasing SBIR/STTR specifically? how it works →). The plans above turn that board into alerts scored to your organization (back to the plans →).

Answers

FAQ

Isn't this data free on Grants.gov?

The data is. Finding the two or three opportunities that actually fit you — week after week — and knowing which to skip, is not. That's the work you're paying us to do for you.

Who runs Grants Radar?

Grants Radar is an independent service based in Springdale, Arkansas, with one owner who answers for it. The nightly data refresh and the Tuesday digest run as automated jobs; member alerts are scored to each organization's profile; and support email is answered by the operator. More on the About 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.

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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.

Why do you ask for a card on a free trial?

So your alerts start on day one and keep running without a gap. $0 charged today. On day 31 your card is charged $29/mo — cancel any time before then and pay nothing. The free Tuesday digest never asks for a card.

What exactly gets scored?

Every open federal grant, fit-scored against your organization — the fine print under the signup form says exactly what “every” means. One reply sets your profile, your frequency, and how picky your alerts are.

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