The Problem
All the information about grants, contracts, and public funding opportunities is technically available. Federal agencies publish on Grants.gov. States have economic development portals. Foundations post on their own websites. It's all out there. The problem is that it's buried. Buried in websites that haven't been updated in years. Buried alongside programs that closed in 2019. Buried across so many different portals with different interfaces that no search engine can make sense of it. If you Google 'small business grants,' you get articles about grants. You don't get a list of actual programs you can apply to today. The information exists. Finding it is the hard part.
What We're Building
FundingLandscape is an attempt to create one place where a single search shows you everything that's actually available right now. We check hundreds of sources daily: federal agencies, state programs, private foundations. When something closes, we remove it. When something new opens, it appears. The goal is simple. You describe what you're working on. You see every matching opportunity that's accepting applications. You don't have to wonder if you're missing something buried on page 47 of some agency website you've never heard of.
What This Is (And Isn't)
This isn't a magic wand. We can't guarantee the perfect grant for your specific project is open right now. Funding landscapes shift constantly. Programs open and close. Deadlines pass. New initiatives launch. We're also just getting started. Building comprehensive coverage across every federal agency, every state, and every major foundation takes time. But that's the goal: get to a place where if there's a program out there that matches your work and it's accepting applications, you find it here. And if you save a search, you hear about it when something new opens up. We're not there yet on everything. But we're working on it, and we're getting better every day. You can help. If you see bad data, thumbs it down. If there's a source you think we should be tracking, let us know. If something's broken, report it. We read every piece of feedback and implement every practical recommendation. This is early. Users who tell us what they need will shape what this becomes.
Who This Is For
We built this for people doing fundable work. Small businesses looking for R&D funding or government contracts. Nonprofits seeking foundation grants. Clean energy companies looking for deployment programs. Contractors bidding on government projects. Researchers and institutions pursuing non-dilutive funding. Municipal governments applying for infrastructure money. If you run an organization that does work and could use funding to do more of it, this is for you. We track grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements. We don't track personal financial assistance, student loans, or individual scholarships. This is about funding for work.
What You'll Find Here
This answers section exists to give you context before you search. We write about specific programs, explain how they work, cover eligibility requirements, and flag changes that matter. When a major program like SBIR gets paused because of legislative issues, we write about that. When seasonal deadlines approach, we cover them. Each guide draws from real data. The goal is to help you understand what's actually out there so you can decide where to focus your time.