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Apply for free federal government grant, small business grant. Go2federal.com provides a full listing of some Federal programs available to State and local governments; federally-recognized Indian tribal governments; Territories (and possessions) of the United States; domestic public, quasi- public, and private profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and individuals.
 
 
Wetlands Reserve Program
To assist landowners in restoring and protecting wetlands on eligible lands on which they agree to enter into a permanent or 30- yearlong-term easement (30- year contract for Indian tribes) , or a restoration cost-share agreement with the Secretary. The goal of WRP is to maximize wetland functions and values and wildlife benefits on every acre enrolled in the program.
Headquarters Office:
Ken Murray 1400 Independence Ave, SW
South Building, Room 6238, Washington, District of Columbia 20013 Email: Ken.Murray@wdc.usda.gov Phone: 2027200982
 
Supplemental Revenue Assistance Program
The objective of the SURE program is to provide financial assistance for farm revenue losses due to natural disaster. Assistance is provided from the Agricultural Disaster Relief Trust Fund (Trust Fund) established under Public Law 110-246.
Headquarters Office:
Production, Emergencies, and Compliance Division, Disaster Assistance Branch, 14th and Independence Ave SW, Stop 0517, Washington, District of Columbia 20250 Email: Steve.Peterson@wdc.usda.gov Phone: (202) 720-5172 Fax: (202) 720-0051. 
 
Dairy Options Pilot Program
The purpose of the Dairy Options Pilot Program (DOPP) is to educate dairy producers in the use of options contracts as risk management tools and to ascertain the usefulness of options to dairy producers in various regional markets.
Headquarters Office:
Headquarters Office:
Risk Management Agency, Stop #0808, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20250. Contact: Lee Ziegler, Telephone: (202) 690-0520. Fax: (202) 690-3605. E-mail: rma.options@wdc.usda.gov.
 
Nutrition Assistance For Puerto Rico
A cash grant alternative to the Special Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) (Formally known as the Food Stamp Program) to improve diets of needy persons residing in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
Headquarters Office:
Cathie McCullough, Mid-Atlantic Regional Office, Mercer Corporate Park, 300 Corporate Boulevard, Robbinsville, New Jersey 08691-1518 Email: Cathie.mccaullough@fns.usda.gov Phone: (609) 259-5025 Fax: (609) 259-5185
 
Market Access Program ( federal )
To encourage the creation, maintenance, and expansion of commercial export markets for U.S. agricultural commodities through cost-share assistance to eligible trade organizations that implement a foreign market development program.
Headquarters Office:
Deputy Administrator, Commodity and Marketing Programs, Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture, Washington DC 20250. Telephone: (202) 720-4761.
 
Commodity Loans and Loan Deficiency Payments
To improve and stabilize farm income, to assist in bringing about a better balance between supply and demand of the commodities, and to assist farmers in the orderly marketing of their crops.
Headquarters Office:
Raellen Erickson 1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Stop 0512, Wasshington, District of Columbia 20250-0512 Email: Raellen.Erickson@wdc.usda.gov Phone: 202-720-7901 Fax: 202-690-3307
 
Technical Assistance Grant  for Specialty Crops Program
The Federal Technical Assistance for Specialty Crops Program is designed to assist U.S. organizations by providing funding for projects that address sanitary, phytosanitary, and technical barriers that prohibit or threaten the export of U.S. specialty crops.
Headquarters Office:
Director, Marketing Operations Staff, Foreign Agricultural Service, Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC 20250. Telephone: (202) 720-4327.
 
National Forest Foundation
The purposes of the Foundation are to encourage, accept, and administer private gifts of money, and of real and personal property for the benefit of, or in connection with, the activities and services of the Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture; undertake and conduct activities that further the purposes for which units of the National Forest System are established and are administered and that are consistent with approved forest plans; and undertake, conduct and encourage educational, technical and other assistance, and other activities that support the multiple use, research, cooperative forestry and other programs administered by the federal Forest Service.
Headquarters Office:
Patricia S. Palmer 1621 N. Kent Street, Suite 707 RPE, Arlington, Virginia 22209 Email: patriciapalmer@fs.fed.us Phone: 7036054776
 
National Sheep Industry Improvement Center
To assist the U.S. sheep and goat industries by strengthening and enhancing the production and marketing of sheep and goats and their products in the United States.
Headquarters Office:
NSIIC, 1400 Independence Ave., S.W. room 2117 Washington DC. 20250. Physical location: 1400 Independence Ave., S.W., room 2117 Washington DC. 20250. Telephone: (202) 690-0632. Fax: (207) 236-6576.
 
1890 Land Grant Institutions Rural Entrepreneurial Outreach Program
To encourage 1890 Institutions to provide technical assistance for business creation in economically challenged rural communities, to conduct educational programs that develop and improve upon the professional skills of rural entrepreneurs, and to provide outreach and promote USDA Rural Development programs in small rural communities with the greatest economic need.
Headquarters Office:
Edgar L. Lewis, Rural Development 1890 Land Grant Outreach Manager, Cooperative Programs, Business and Cooperative Programs, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave. SW, Stop 3252, Washington, DC 20250 3252. Telephone: (202) 690-3407.
 
 
Federal Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program
To provide funding to eligible entities to purchase conservation easements to limit conversion to non-agricultural uses of farm and ranch lands that contain prime, unique, or important soils; that contain historical and archaeological resources; or that support the policy of a state or local farmland protection program.
Headquarters Office:
Robert Glennon, Easement Programs Division, Natural Resources Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 2890, Washington, District of Columbia 20013 Email: Robert.Glennon@wdc.usda.gov Phone: (202) 720-9476 Fax: (202) 720-9689.
 
Wildlife Habitat Incentive Program
To help participants protect, restore, develop or enhance habitat for upland wildlife, wetland wildlife, threatened and endangered species, fisheries, and other types of wildlife.
Headquarters Office:
Albert Cerna, Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service, P.O. Box 2890, Attn: Director, Financial Assistance Programs Division , Washington, District of Columbia 20113 Email: Albert.Cerna@wdc.usda.gov Phone: (202) 720-9358.
 
Agricultural Management Assistance
To provide cost-share assistance to producers on private lands through contracts to construct or improve water management structures or irrigation structures; plant trees for windbreaks or to improve water quality; and mitigate financial risk through production or marketing diversification or resource conservation practices, including soil erosion control, integrated pest management, or transition to organic farming.
Headquarters Office:
Dave Mason, Financial Assistance Programs Division, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 2890 , Washingtoin, District of Columbia 20113 Email: Dave.Mason@wdc.usda.gov Phone: (202) 720-1873 Fax: (202) 720-4625.
 
Interest Reduction Payments_Rental and Cooperative Housing for Lower Income Families
To provide good quality rental and cooperative housing for persons of low-and moderate-income by providing interest reduction payments in order to lower their housing costs.
Headquarters Office:
Beverly J. Miller 451 Seventh St SW, washington, District of Columbia 20410 Email: beverly.miller@hud.gov Phone: 2027083730
 
Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities
To expand the supply of supportive housing for very low-income persons with disabilities.
Headquarters Office:
Aretha Williams, 451 7th Street SW, Washington, District of Columbia 20410 Email: Aretha.M.Williams@hud.gov Phone: (202) 708-3000 Fax: (202 ) 708-3104.
 
Payments in Lieu of Taxes
To compensate local taxing units (usually County governments) for the loss of taxes from Federally-owned and acquired lands. Payment amounts are determined by several codified formulas (U.S.C. 6901-6907) and is designed to supplement other Federal land revenue sharing payments that local units may be receiving.
Headquarters Office:
PILT Specialist, Office of Budget, Department of the Interior, 1849 C St N.W., (Room 4012), Washington, DC 20240. Telephone: (202) 208-3157. FTS is not available.
 
State Maritime Schools
To train future merchant marine officers in State Maritime Schools.
Headquarters Office:
Brenda J. Bell 1200 New Jersey Avenue, S.E. , Washington, District of Columbia 20590 Phone: (202) 366-8797
 
Federal Government Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants
To provide need-based grant aid to eligible undergraduate postsecondary students to help meet educational expenses.
Headquarters Office:
Federal Student Aid Information Center Federal Student Aid (FSA), Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W.,
, Washington, District of Columbia 20202 Phone: (800) 433-3243
 
Federal Pell Grant Program
To provide eligible undergraduate postsecondary students who have demonstrated financial need with grant assistance to help meet educational expenses.
Headquarters Office:
Federal Student Aid Information Center Federal Student Aid (FSA), Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, S.W., , Washington, District of Columbia 20202 Phone: (800) 433-3243
 
National Health Service Corps Loan Repayment Program
The National Health Service Corp (NHSC) Loan Repayment Program’s objective is to increase the supply of primary care physicians, dentists, dental hygientist, behavioral and mental health professionals, certified nurse midwives, certified family nurse practitioners, and physician assistants and, if needed by the National Health Service Corps, other health professionals in Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSA) within the U.S.A and it’s territories by assisting the repayment of qualifying educational loans in return for service to populations located health professional shortage areas identified by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Headquarters Office:
Division of Applications and Awards, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 8-37, Rockville, Maryland 20857 Phone: (301) 594-4400
 
Nursing Scholarship Program
To increase the supply of registered nurses (RN) in approved health care facilities with a critical shortage of nurses by providing service-obligated scholarships to nursing students.
Headquarters Office:
Grants Management Office: Rick Goodman, Director, Division of Grants Management, (301) 443-2728 Health Resources and Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 11A-16. Helen Harpold, Acting Chief of Health Services Branch: (301) 443-3262; John Gallicchilo, Branch Chief of Research and Training Branch: (301) 443-3099; Dorothy Kelley, Branch Chief of Government and Special Focus Branch: (301) 443-3288.
 
Medicare_Prescription Drug Coverage
To provide prescription drugs to Medicare beneficiaries through their voluntary participation in prescription drug plans, with an additional subsidy provided to lower-income beneficiaries.
Headquarters Office:
Lynn Orlosky 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 21244 Email: lynn.orlosky@cms.hhs.gov Phone: 410-786-9064
 
Social Security_Disability Insurance
To replace part of the earnings lost because of a physical or mental impairment, or a combination of impairments, severe enough to prevent a person from working.
Headquarters Office:
Office of Public Inquiries, Room 4100, Annex, Social Security Administration, Baltimore, MD 21235. Telephone: (410) 965-2736. Use the same number for FTS