GrantSonar Data
U.S. Grant Funding Statistics
Live counts of open, rolling, and forecast U.S. grant opportunities, checked against the source -- federal, state, foundation, and corporate -- refreshed daily from the GrantSonar database.
Last updated October 13, 2026 · Refreshed daily · Snapshotted monthly for trend tracking
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GrantSonar Grant Statistics. GrantSonar, updated October 13, 2026. https://grantsonar.com/grant-statistics
Opportunities by Funding Source
Federal sources account for 37% of tracked opportunities by where the funding originates.
Opportunities by Focus Area
Grants tagged to each subject area (a grant can appear in more than one). Click a focus area to see its live opportunities.
Opportunities by Geography
2,852 opportunities (61% of all tracked grants) carry no state-specific eligibility restriction. The remaining 3,012 are restricted to specific states -- the top 12 are below. Click a state to see its live opportunities.
Deadline Distribution
When tracked opportunities close. “No deadline on file” means we hold no close date. That includes rolling programs and forecasts of competitions that have not opened yet.
Month-over-Month Trend
Tracked opportunities are down 9% since September 2026 (4,955 → 4,510).
What the Data Shows
Most opportunities never publish a dollar figure. Only 1,505 of 4,705 (32%) state a per-award ceiling or a total program budget. Judged strictly on per-award size the figure is lower still — 70% can't be placed in an award-size bucket at all, because some funders leave the amount to negotiation and others publish only a program-wide total, which says nothing about what any single applicant receives. Every funding number on this page describes the priced subset, not the whole pool, and the median ($123K) is the figure most organizations should size against.
Federal sources are the single largest bucket at 37% of tracked opportunities, but state/regional, foundation, corporate, and local sources combined make up the majority of the catchable pool -- the federal government isn’t the only game in town.
61% of tracked opportunities carry no state-specific eligibility restriction. Nationwide/open-to-all eligibility is the norm, not the exception; state-restricted programs are a minority of the catchable pool.
Environment, Infrastructure, and Housing are the largest categorized focus areas by opportunity count (a single grant can be tagged to more than one).
65% of tracked opportunities have no deadline on file. That covers rolling programs and can include forecasts of competitions that have not opened yet, so confirm with the funder before applying.
556 opportunities close within the next 30 days -- organizations tracking deadlines manually risk missing a meaningful share of the near-term pool.
About the GrantSonar Dataset
Built from 236,000+ U.S. grantmaking foundations and 4.6 million itemized grant records in public IRS Form 990 / 990-PF filings (135,000+ funders with itemized giving history).
The opportunity figures above are a separate, live-refreshed slice of the database (open, rolling, and forecast grants), distinct from the historical foundation-giving figures in this paragraph.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many grant opportunities does GrantSonar track?
GrantSonar tracks 4,705 open, rolling, and forecast grant opportunities, checked against the source, across federal, state, foundation, corporate, and local sources. 1,505 of them (32%) publish a funding amount, and those total $32B — counting each program's total budget where it is published, and its per-award ceiling otherwise. These figures update daily.
What counts as an opportunity on this page?
An opportunity with a close date today or in the future, or with no close date on file, that isn’t a historical award record, and whose status is active. A missing close date covers rolling programs and can include forecasts of competitions that have not opened yet, so confirm with the funder before applying. Historical award/spending data (e.g. past NIH or USAspending records) is tracked separately and excluded from these figures.
How is this different from GrantSonar’s funder database numbers?
This page counts open, rolling, and forecast grant opportunities. GrantSonar separately maintains a database of 236,000+ U.S. grantmaking foundations built from 4.6 million itemized IRS Form 990 / 990-PF grant records -- that's historical giving-pattern data used for funder research, not a live opportunity count.
How often is this page updated?
Daily. A cron job refreshes every figure on this page from the live database each morning. A monthly snapshot is also stored so month-over-month trends can be tracked over time.
Can I cite this page?
Yes. Suggested citation: "GrantSonar Grant Statistics. GrantSonar, updated October 13, 2026. https://grantsonar.com/grant-statistics" See the "Cite this page" box below for a ready-to-use version.
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