# Find and Analyze Federal Grants

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HigherGov tracks more than 8 million government grants and subgrants awarded since 2000.
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## Finding Grants

### Finding a Specific Grant

If you already know the ID of the grant you are looking for, you can enter it into the search bar at the top of the page. 

### Searching for Grants

You can search for Grants and Subgrants on the Grant search page by going to *Marketing Intelligence --> Awards --> Grants* in the sidebar or by clicking [here](https://www.highergov.com/grant/).  Here you can search by keyword or more than 18 different filters to find grants including **Agency**, **Grant Program**, **Start Date**, **End Date**, **Place of Performance**, and more.  

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If you want to learn more about a grant you can click on the grant detail page.

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Please note that subgrant data is reported by Prime grant-awardees and the consistency and quality of data is low.  To enhance the quality and reliability of this data, HigherGov removes or adjusts a significant percentage of reported subgrants that are likely duplicates or otherwise inaccurate.
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## Grant Analysis

The sections available on the detail page will depend on the type of award and the details of the grant.  The most common sections are below.

* **Overview**: Provides general information about the award including the Awardee, Description, Grant Program (CFDA), Awarding Agency, Place of Performance, and Assistance Type.  
* **Funding Status *****(Prime Only)***: Provides the total value of the grant and start and end dates.  

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* **Timeline *****(Prime Only)***: Graphically shows the history of obligations funded under the grant as well as the start and end dates.

![](https://1554509061-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRBQTVfbZC9vumHCn1Rm8%2Fuploads%2F6SyPgoKIki5dJfypahYU%2Ffunding%20timeline.png?alt=media\&token=bc42d92b-99df-4c38-a9a6-a6b2a34b1f19)

* **History**: Shows high-level details of any grant modifications (will only appear if the award has had at least one modification)
* **Additional Details *****(Prime Only)***: Provides additional information about the grant including the government's agency categorizations.

## Finding Additional Information

Sometimes the descriptions provided by the government do not provide much detail on the type of work actually being performed under a grant.  Below are resources to find additional information:

* **CFDA**: Most grants have a linked Grant Program in the Overview section, which can provide additional detail on the program including the program's objective and eligibility.
* **FOIA Request**: A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request can be made to the awarding agency requesting additional details on the grant.

## Additional Resources

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[find-and-analyze-federal-contracts](https://docs.highergov.com/market-intelligence/find-and-analyze-federal-contracts)
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