Opportunities Overview
When you are looking to start a business or expand economic development opportunities in your community, the federal government can provide assistance, primarily through grant programs. The federal government authorizes billions of dollars in grants to help businesses throughout the country and it is essential that as much of that money as possible is directed to Wyoming. This guide provides a brief overview of the federal grant process and touches on who is eligible for a grant, where to find grant opportunities, how to apply for them as well as information on contracting with the federal government.
Grants.Gov
A good first place to start in your grant finding process is www.grants.gov. Grants.gov is a centralized location for grant seekers to find and apply for federal funding opportunities. It houses information on more than 1,000 grant programs and vets grant applications for federal grant-making agencies. Using the grants.gov system makes it faster, easier and more cost effective for grant applicants to electronically interact with federal grant-making agencies. You can search for grant funding opportunities by keywords, eligibility type, category or agency. Their online Grants Learning Center provides numerous tutorials and resources to help first-time grant applicants and seasoned professionals successfully navigate the federal system.
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Sam.Gov
The System for Award Management (SAM.gov) is an official website of the U.S. federal government which can be used to register to do business with the federal government; search for assistance listings, wage determinations and contract opportunities; and access publicly available award data via extracts and system accounts. Assistance listings are detailed public descriptions of federal programs that provide grants, loans, scholarships, insurance and other types of assistance awards. At sam.gov you may browse assistance listings across all government agencies to learn about potential funding sources.
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Grant seekers can check on funding notices or requests for proposals (RFPs) by signing up to receive email notifications of grant opportunities.
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For more detailed information about federal grant resources, click below:
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Who is Eligible for a Federal Grant?
- Government Organizations
- State Governments
- Local Governments
- City or Township Governments
- Special District Governments
- Native American Tribal Governments (federally recognized & other than federally recognized)
- Education Organizations
- Independent School Districts
- Public & State Controlled Institutions of Higher Education
- Private Institutions of Higher Education
- Public Housing Organizations
- Public Housing Authorities
- Indian Housing Authorities
- Nonprofit Organizations
- Nonprofits – 501(c)(3) (other than higher education)
- Nonprofits – Not 501(c)(3) (other than higher education)
- For-profit Organizations (other than small businesses)
- Individuals (such as Pell Grants for needy students)
Infrastructure Investments & Jobs Act Funding
In November 2021, President Joe Biden signed the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act, a bipartisan plan to invest in America’s aging infrastructure. This plan creates funding programs to make improvements to a wide variety of infrastructure needs.
These are the highlights of the major current and future funding opportunities from the Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act. Federal Agencies will release funding opportunities as they become available through a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). Please utilize the general resources for identifying current and future funding opportunities and agency websites through the direct link to the right.
| BLANK BLANK BLANK | 2022 Funding | # of Programs |
| Total | $847,893,232,145 | 380 |
| New Programs | $227,293,547,027 | 132 |
| Established Programs | 620,599,685,118 | 248 |
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New Infrastructure Opportunities For Wyoming
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| WY Eligible | $92,517,250,000 | 68 |
| Local: | 95 |
| State: | 180 |
| Tribe: | 132 |
| Non-Profit: | 52 |
| Higher Education: | 32 |
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View all 2022 Infrastructure Funding Opportunities:
Agency Resources
U.S. Department of Transportation
https://www.transportation.gov/grants
Department of Energy
https://www.energy.gov/funding-financing
Environmental Protection Agency
https://www.epa.gov/grants
Department of Homeland Security & Federal Emergency Management Agency
https://www.fema.gov/grants
https://www.dhs.gov/find-and-apply-grants
National Telecommunications & Information Administration
https://www.ntia.doc.gov/category/grants
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
https://www.nfwf.org/apply-grant
U.S. Forest Service
https://www.fs.usda.gov/working-with-us/grants
Department of Agriculture
https://www.usda.gov/topics/farming/grants-and-loans
Department of Commerce
https://www.commerce.gov/work-with-us/grants-and-contract-opportunities
Army Corp. of Engineers – Department of Defense
https://www.usace.army.mil/Missions/Civil-Works/Budget/
Department of Health & Human Services
https://www.hhs.gov/grants/index.html
Department of Interior
https://www.doi.gov/grants/grant-programs
Transportation
| 2022 Total Funding – Wyoming Eligible Program |
| $529,670,121,975 |
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ENERGY & POWER
| 2022 Total Funding – Wyoming Eligible Program |
| $64,891,740,781 |
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WATER
| 2022 Total Funding – Wyoming Eligible Program |
| $62,076,000,000 |
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Broadband
| 2022 Total Funding – Wyoming Eligible Program |
| $64,410,000,000 |
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Environment
| 2022 Total Funding – Wyoming Eligible Program |
| $22,800,000,000 |
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Resilience
| 2022 Total Funding – Wyoming Eligible Program |
| $39,011,099,246 |
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