Who we work with

Different kinds of organizations face different funding landscapes. The research is built around yours, and so is the relationship behind it.

Grant Hounds researches funding for organizations across the United States. What we search, and what counts as a good fit, depends on what kind of organization you are. Here's how that breaks down.

Nonprofits

Nonprofits, including faith-based groups and fiscally sponsored projects, have the widest range of options: federal and state programs, community and private foundations, corporate giving, and non-cash support, across every field from human services and the arts to museums, child care, and housing. The challenge is volume, not scarcity. Grant research for nonprofits.

Health centers and hospitals

Health centers, clinics, hospitals, and tribal and urban Indian health programs sit in one of the deepest funding landscapes there is, and eligibility turns closely on your designation and status. Grant research for health centers and hospitals.

Schools and districts

Districts and individual schools can reach education funding that no other applicant can, from federal programs to local education foundations. Timing usually follows your budget and school year. Grant research for schools and districts.

Colleges and universities

Community colleges, technical colleges, and universities reach research, workforce, and student-success funding closed to everyone else, and institutional designations open program lines beyond that. Grant research for colleges and universities.

Cities, counties, and public agencies

Local and state government, public health departments, and authorities and special districts such as libraries, water, housing, transit, airports, and ports can apply for infrastructure, safety, and community funding closed to everyone else, usually with more procedural requirements. Grant research for local government.

Fire, EMS, and public safety

Fire departments, EMS agencies, law enforcement and corrections, 911 centers, and emergency management have federal and state programs written specifically for them, with narrow annual windows and set-asides for volunteer, rural, and small agencies. Grant research for fire, EMS, and public safety.

Tribal nations

Tribal governments, tribal organizations and enterprises, and Native-led nonprofits reach funding channels no other applicant uses, including tribal set-asides inside larger federal programs. Grant research for tribal nations.

Small businesses

Small businesses, startups, and farms have fewer grants and far more noise around them. Eligibility often turns on details like your industry, location, size, and ownership. Grant research for small businesses.

Want to see what the research looks like? See a sample report for a county government or for a community nonprofit. Every name and figure is made up.

Every size, with or without a grant person

Some of the organizations we work with have a development office and a grant calendar. Others are a two-person food pantry, a volunteer fire department, a county office where grants land on top of somebody's real job, or a business owner doing this after hours. Both are welcome here, and neither needs grant experience to start. Explaining the funding landscape in plain language is part of what you're paying us for.

A partner, not a one-off

A single fit report is a fine place to start, and some organizations only ever need that. Where the work really pays off is over time: we come to know how your organization runs, keep your research current as programs and priorities change, and tell you what's expected to open and roughly when, so funding becomes something you can plan and budget around. Routine questions between reports are included, and we'll always tell you when to pass.

Where we work

Anywhere in the United States. We're based in the Atlanta metro area and work with organizations nationwide. We research federal programs along with the state, local, foundation, and corporate funding where you're based.

Not sure where you fit?

Take the readiness check and tell us about your organization. We'll talk it through with you either way, and if we're not the right help, we'll say so and point you somewhere better where we can.

We work with organizations rather than individuals. If you run a business or a farm as a sole proprietor, that counts as a business, and you're in the right place.