Senator Joe Biden: Federal Grants

Home > At Your Service > Grants

Academy Nominations

Legislative Questions

Letters of Recognition

My staff and I are dedicated to helping you locate federal grant money. Throughout the state of Delaware individuals, businesses, non-profit organizations, and communities have benefitted from federal grants. This page is designed to help you obtain information and find the federal grants that are right for you.

Navigating your way through the grant process can seem complicated and overwhelming. My staff and I are here to help. If you have questions or need assistance, please do not hesitate to contact my Wilmington office at (302) 573-6345.

Grants & Funding Sources

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance - www.cfda.gov

Access a database of all federal programs available to state and local governments, private and non-profit organizations, specialized groups, and individuals. Find the assistance program that meets your requirements and for which you are eligible.

FirstGov - www.firstgov.com

Get one-stop access to all online U.S. federal government resources. The official government gateway for citizens, businesses, and government employees.

Federal Business Opportunities: FedBizOps - www.fedbizopps.gov

Through this portal commercial vendors seeking federal markets for their products and services can search, monitor, and retrieve opportunities solicited by the entire federal contracting community.

Federal Register - www.archives.gov/federal_register/index.html

A daily publication for Rules, Proposed Rules and Notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as Executive Orders and Presidential Documents.

Grants.gov - www.grants.gov

Search the "electronic storefront for federal grants". Numerous grant topics include, but are not limited to: Agriculture, Commerce, Labor, Health, Law, Social Services, and Transportation.

Students.gov - www.students.gov

A site to help students to find major federal aid programs, tax credits for educational expenses, and other relevant information to help students. Search for scholarships and grants, student loans, work-study programs, and get help calculating your costs and budgeting your money.

White House Office of Faith Based and Community initiatives -
www.whitehouse.gov/government/fbci/grants-catalog-index.html

This site offers a comprehensive list of programs representing more than $65 billion in federal grant opportunities from various agencies to small, faith based, community groups of interest.

U.S. House of Representatives Federal Funds Express - http://www.house.gov/ffr/resources_all.shtml

A site to help you find federal grants, disaster assistance, corporate charitable giving, money for college, scholarships, and numerous other helpful resources.

State and Local Grants & Funding

Delaware Community Foundation - http://www.delcf.org/

The foundation researches community needs and distributes grants to humanitarian, educational, health, and cultural organizations in Delaware.

Delaware Division of the Arts - http://www.artsdel.org/

The DDOA is dedicated to promoting and developing the arts in Delaware. Grants and programs are administered to support arts programs, educate the public, and increase awareness of the arts throughout the state.

Delaware Humanitarian Forum - www.dhf.org

The forum offers grants for humanitarian programs sponsored by non-profit organizations for the public. Possible institutions include universities, libraries, museums, labor unions, and other community and service organizations. Grants vary in size from a few hundred dollars to $35,000.

MBNA Foundation: Delaware Excellence in Education - www.mbnafoundation.org/grantsde.html

Grants are targeted at students from Kindergarten -12 for amounts of $250 or more (there is no maximum). Books, science equipment, theater projects, career counseling, field trips and professional development for teachers have been some of the many items that have been funded by the grants.