Start with who will apply and what the money must pay for. Explore official grant programs, funding advice and application guidance, then confirm the actual sponsor’s current requirements.
Choose your applicant type and county
Choose a county to carry its context into guides and add applicable existing business-advice or household-benefits contacts. Statewide and federal sponsor referrals remain available.
All 75 counties can use the statewide and federal funding referrals and their existing published ASBTDC business-advice and county benefits contacts. These are advice, application and service routes, not 75 grant offices or grants open in every county. Applicant, project, geography, current cycle, available funds and award terms must be checked with the actual sponsor. Foundation statewide reach does not establish Giving Tree affiliate participation in every county. No grant award, financial advice or professional eligibility review is implied.
Check the kind of help before applying
Grants fund specified eligible purposes. Loans require repayment under their terms. Tax incentives, scholarships, reimbursements and household benefits use different rules. Organizational grants often fund services for residents rather than direct cash awards to residents.
12 guides match this applicant view, including preparation, budgets, matching funds, deadlines, decisions and reporting. Checklists retain your selected county.
19 routes match this applicant view. Each card identifies applicant categories and the funding or assistance type. These are source-backed referrals, not a live inventory of awards or remaining funds.
Housing, utilities and community assistanceFederal route
USAGov — grants, loans and personal assistance
Choose the appropriate government funding or household-assistance route.
Funding or help type: Funding information
Applicant routes: All applicant categories; check the notice; Individuals and households
Intake: Program-specific; current acceptance and remaining funds require confirmation
Statewide or federal access route; local availability must be checked.
Government does not offer blanket free-money grants for personal needs. Benefits, loans and restricted grants have different application and eligibility rules.
Service-directory information, not legal authority or a promise of eligibility, representation, funding or an open appointment. Confirm details with the provider.
Editorial funding navigation; no professional grant, financial or legal review.
Source retrieved 2026-10-12 UTC. Retrieval date is not the source’s publication date or a confirmation of current availability.
USAGov — grants, loans and personal assistance · Source ↗
Housing, utilities and community assistanceFederal route
Grants.gov — federal opportunity search
Search federal opportunities and read the actual funding notice.
Funding or help type: Grant search
Applicant routes: All applicant categories; check the notice; Nonprofits and institutions; Local governments and community projects; Businesses and researchers; Agricultural projects; Artists, arts and heritage
Intake: Program-specific; current acceptance and remaining funds require confirmation
Statewide or federal access route; local availability must be checked.
Check applicant eligibility, award type, geographic restrictions and current status. Forecasts and archived opportunities are not open application rounds.
Service-directory information, not legal authority or a promise of eligibility, representation, funding or an open appointment. Confirm details with the provider.
Editorial funding navigation; no professional grant, financial or legal review.
Source retrieved 2026-10-12 UTC. Retrieval date is not the source’s publication date or a confirmation of current availability.
Grants.gov — federal opportunity search · Source ↗
Housing, utilities and community assistanceFederal route
Grants.gov — who can apply
Understand applicant categories before preparing a federal application.
Funding or help type: Eligibility information
Applicant routes: All applicant categories; check the notice
Intake: Program-specific; current acceptance and remaining funds require confirmation
Statewide or federal access route; local availability must be checked.
Individuals may apply only to opportunities that expressly allow them. A nonprofit, business or government applicant is distinct from the people it serves.
Service-directory information, not legal authority or a promise of eligibility, representation, funding or an open appointment. Confirm details with the provider.
Editorial funding navigation; no professional grant, financial or legal review.
Source retrieved 2026-10-12 UTC. Retrieval date is not the source’s publication date or a confirmation of current availability.
Use the official registration route when required by the actual federal funding notice.
Funding or help type: Registration help
Applicant routes: Nonprofits and institutions; Local governments and community projects; Businesses and researchers; Agricultural projects; Artists, arts and heritage
Intake: Program-specific; current acceptance and remaining funds require confirmation
Statewide or federal access route; local availability must be checked.
SAM registration is free. A UEI alone is not necessarily an active entity registration. Registration is not a grant application or an award; individual-applicant requirements can differ.
Service-directory information, not legal authority or a promise of eligibility, representation, funding or an open appointment. Confirm details with the provider.
Editorial funding navigation; no professional grant, financial or legal review.
Source retrieved 2026-10-12 UTC. Retrieval date is not the source’s publication date or a confirmation of current availability.
Housing, utilities and community assistanceStatewide route
Arkansas Community Foundation — Giving Tree Grants
Seasonal intake listed closed at source capture. Check the provider for the next application period.
Explore place-based charitable project grants through participating affiliates.
Funding or help type: Competitive grants
Applicant routes: Nonprofits and institutions; Local governments and community projects
Intake: Listed 2026 cycle ended; recheck next cycle
Statewide or federal access route; local availability must be checked.
The page lists a July 10–August 15, 2026 cycle that has ended. Check the next cycle and participating affiliate. Eligible public charities, schools, hospitals and government agencies differ from individuals or ordinary businesses; priorities and exclusions apply.
Service-directory information, not legal authority or a promise of eligibility, representation, funding or an open appointment. Confirm details with the provider.
Editorial funding navigation; no professional grant, financial or legal review.
Source retrieved 2026-10-12 UTC. Retrieval date is not the source’s publication date or a confirmation of current availability.
Arkansas Community Foundation — Giving Tree Grants · Source ↗
Housing, utilities and community assistanceStatewide route
Arkansas Community Foundation — affiliate and statewide referrals
Ask about the appropriate charitable grantmaking route and local priorities.
Funding or help type: Grantmaker referral
Applicant routes: Nonprofits and institutions; Local governments and community projects
Intake: Program-specific; current acceptance and remaining funds require confirmation
Statewide or federal access route; local availability must be checked.
The foundation publishes statewide reach across all 75 counties. This does not mean every county has an affiliate, every affiliate participates in each round, or every project is eligible.
Service-directory information, not legal authority or a promise of eligibility, representation, funding or an open appointment. Confirm details with the provider.
Editorial funding navigation; no professional grant, financial or legal review.
Source retrieved 2026-10-12 UTC. Retrieval date is not the source’s publication date or a confirmation of current availability.
Arkansas Community Foundation — affiliate and statewide referrals · Source ↗
Housing, utilities and community assistanceStatewide route
Arkansas Arts Council — grant programs
Find artist and organizational arts programs and their separate instructions.
Funding or help type: Arts grants and reimbursements
Applicant routes: Artists, arts and heritage; Nonprofits and institutions; Local governments and community projects
Intake: Program-specific; current acceptance and remaining funds require confirmation
Statewide or federal access route; local availability must be checked.
Programs have different applicants, matching requirements and schedules. The captured page lists ongoing Arts on Tour intake and General Operating Support opening October 15; confirm the actual cycle and remaining funds directly.
Service-directory information, not legal authority or a promise of eligibility, representation, funding or an open appointment. Confirm details with the provider.
Editorial funding navigation; no professional grant, financial or legal review.
Source retrieved 2026-10-12 UTC. Retrieval date is not the source’s publication date or a confirmation of current availability.
Housing, utilities and community assistanceStatewide route
Arkansas Historic Preservation — available grants
Explore preservation programs for qualifying historic properties and projects.
Funding or help type: Restricted preservation grants
Applicant routes: Artists, arts and heritage; Nonprofits and institutions; Local governments and community projects; Individuals and households
Intake: Program-specific; current acceptance and remaining funds require confirmation
Statewide or federal access route; local availability must be checked.
Historic status, ownership, eligible work, match, review and the specific funding notice matter. This is not a general home-repair grant or permission to begin reimbursable work.
Service-directory information, not legal authority or a promise of eligibility, representation, funding or an open appointment. Confirm details with the provider.
Editorial funding navigation; no professional grant, financial or legal review.
Source retrieved 2026-10-12 UTC. Retrieval date is not the source’s publication date or a confirmation of current availability.
Arkansas Historic Preservation — available grants · Source ↗
Housing, utilities and community assistanceStatewide route
AEDC — Rural Community Grant Program
Review rural community and fire-protection project funding instructions.
Funding or help type: Matching community grant
Applicant routes: Local governments and community projects
Intake: Program-specific; current acceptance and remaining funds require confirmation
Statewide or federal access route; local availability must be checked.
The FY2027 page lists Cycle I August 13, 2026, already passed, and Cycle II March 11, 2027. Verify the current notice. Eligible rural communities and required match are distinct from household personal-expense applicants.
Service-directory information, not legal authority or a promise of eligibility, representation, funding or an open appointment. Confirm details with the provider.
Editorial funding navigation; no professional grant, financial or legal review.
Source retrieved 2026-10-12 UTC. Retrieval date is not the source’s publication date or a confirmation of current availability.
Review business and community incentives with the responsible program staff.
Funding or help type: Mixed incentives
Applicant routes: Businesses and researchers; Local governments and community projects
Intake: Program-specific; current acceptance and remaining funds require confirmation
Statewide or federal access route; local availability must be checked.
Tax credits, rebates, financing and grants are different. A county tier or incentive listing is not a grant approval or proof an ordinary startup qualifies.
Service-directory information, not legal authority or a promise of eligibility, representation, funding or an open appointment. Confirm details with the provider.
Editorial funding navigation; no professional grant, financial or legal review.
Source retrieved 2026-10-12 UTC. Retrieval date is not the source’s publication date or a confirmation of current availability.
Service-directory information, not legal authority or a promise of eligibility, representation, funding or an open appointment. Confirm details with the provider.
Editorial funding navigation; no professional grant, financial or legal review.
Source retrieved 2026-10-12 UTC. Retrieval date is not the source’s publication date or a confirmation of current availability.
Housing, utilities and community assistanceFederal route
Grants.gov — application preparation and submission
Read official application, workspace and submission guidance.
Funding or help type: Application help
Applicant routes: Nonprofits and institutions; Local governments and community projects; Businesses and researchers; Agricultural projects; Artists, arts and heritage
Intake: Program-specific; current acceptance and remaining funds require confirmation
Statewide or federal access route; local availability must be checked.
Follow the actual funding notice and authorized-applicant requirements. Saving a draft, submitting and receiving agency acceptance are different; retain tracking and validation results.
Service-directory information, not legal authority or a promise of eligibility, representation, funding or an open appointment. Confirm details with the provider.
Editorial funding navigation; no professional grant, financial or legal review.
Source retrieved 2026-10-12 UTC. Retrieval date is not the source’s publication date or a confirmation of current availability.
Grants.gov — application preparation and submission · Source ↗
Housing, utilities and community assistanceFederal route
National Endowment for the Arts — grant programs
Find federal arts funding categories and application instructions.
Funding or help type: Arts funding opportunities
Applicant routes: Artists, arts and heritage; Nonprofits and institutions; Local governments and community projects
Intake: Program-specific; current acceptance and remaining funds require confirmation
Statewide or federal access route; local availability must be checked.
Applicant categories, artistic disciplines and deadlines vary. Do not assume an individual artist qualifies for an organizational program or that a listed cycle is open.
Service-directory information, not legal authority or a promise of eligibility, representation, funding or an open appointment. Confirm details with the provider.
Editorial funding navigation; no professional grant, financial or legal review.
Source retrieved 2026-10-12 UTC. Retrieval date is not the source’s publication date or a confirmation of current availability.
National Endowment for the Arts — grant programs · Source ↗
Housing, utilities and community assistanceFederal route
National Endowment for the Humanities — grant programs
Find humanities project and other funding categories.
Funding or help type: Humanities funding opportunities
Applicant routes: Artists, arts and heritage; Nonprofits and institutions; Local governments and community projects
Intake: Program-specific; current acceptance and remaining funds require confirmation
Statewide or federal access route; local availability must be checked.
Each notice determines whether an individual or organization may apply, permitted costs and current deadlines. A program directory is not an award or an open round.
Service-directory information, not legal authority or a promise of eligibility, representation, funding or an open appointment. Confirm details with the provider.
Editorial funding navigation; no professional grant, financial or legal review.
Source retrieved 2026-10-12 UTC. Retrieval date is not the source’s publication date or a confirmation of current availability.
National Endowment for the Humanities — grant programs · Source ↗
Housing, utilities and community assistanceStatewide route
AEDC — Community Development Block Grant
Review Arkansas community-development funding and local sponsorship routes.
Funding or help type: Community project funding
Applicant routes: Local governments and community projects; Nonprofits and institutions
Intake: Program-specific; current acceptance and remaining funds require confirmation
Statewide or federal access route; local availability must be checked.
CDBG funds eligible public-benefit projects through authorized applicants and administrators. Residents or ordinary businesses should not assume they can apply directly for unrestricted personal funding.
Service-directory information, not legal authority or a promise of eligibility, representation, funding or an open appointment. Confirm details with the provider.
Editorial funding navigation; no professional grant, financial or legal review.
Source retrieved 2026-10-12 UTC. Retrieval date is not the source’s publication date or a confirmation of current availability.
AEDC — Community Development Block Grant · Source ↗
Check warning signs and official reporting routes for a suspicious grant offer.
Funding or help type: Scam information
Applicant routes: All applicant categories; check the notice; Individuals and households; Businesses and researchers
Intake: Program-specific; current acceptance and remaining funds require confirmation
Statewide or federal access route; local availability must be checked.
Verify the named grantmaker independently. Do not pay a supposed release fee, gift cards or cryptocurrency to receive a government grant; an unsolicited award message is not an award notice.
Service-directory information, not legal authority or a promise of eligibility, representation, funding or an open appointment. Confirm details with the provider.
Editorial funding navigation; no professional grant, financial or legal review.
Source retrieved 2026-10-12 UTC. Retrieval date is not the source’s publication date or a confirmation of current availability.
Grants.gov — grant-related scam information · Source ↗
Housing, utilities and community assistanceStatewide route
AEDC — Rural Services Block Grant
Review the current rural facilities and service-project funding notice.
Funding or help type: Matching community grant
Applicant routes: Local governments and community projects
Intake: Program-specific; current acceptance and remaining funds require confirmation
Statewide or federal access route; local availability must be checked.
The captured FY2027 page publishes October 16, 2026 as the application deadline. This dated notice must be rechecked. Applicant population and income criteria, match and a certified grant writer apply; it is not personal cash assistance.
Service-directory information, not legal authority or a promise of eligibility, representation, funding or an open appointment. Confirm details with the provider.
Editorial funding navigation; no professional grant, financial or legal review.
Source retrieved 2026-10-12 UTC. Retrieval date is not the source’s publication date or a confirmation of current availability.
Understand how community-action agencies provide household services supported by CSBG.
Funding or help type: Services through funded agencies
Applicant routes: Individuals and households; Nonprofits and institutions; Local governments and community projects
Intake: Program-specific; current acceptance and remaining funds require confirmation
Statewide or federal access route; local availability must be checked.
CSBG funds flow to eligible agencies. Households seek services from the appropriate provider; they do not become direct federal block-grant applicants. Program eligibility and available help require confirmation.
Service-directory information, not legal authority or a promise of eligibility, representation, funding or an open appointment. Confirm details with the provider.
Editorial funding navigation; no professional grant, financial or legal review.
Source retrieved 2026-10-12 UTC. Retrieval date is not the source’s publication date or a confirmation of current availability.
Arkansas DHS — community grant-funded services · Source ↗
Understand the state-administered route for specialty-crop competitiveness projects.
Funding or help type: State-administered project funding
Applicant routes: Agricultural projects; Local governments and community projects; Nonprofits and institutions
Intake: Program-specific; current acceptance and remaining funds require confirmation
Statewide or federal access route; local availability must be checked.
The federal FY2026 application period is listed closed. State agriculture departments apply federally; Arkansas subaward intake is separately unverified. This is not a blanket direct USDA grant to an individual farm.
Service-directory information, not legal authority or a promise of eligibility, representation, funding or an open appointment. Confirm details with the provider.
Editorial funding navigation; no professional grant, financial or legal review.
Source retrieved 2026-10-12 UTC. Retrieval date is not the source’s publication date or a confirmation of current availability.
USDA AMS — Specialty Crop Block Grant Program · Source ↗
Identify the legal applicant, project, county and population served. Read the complete current funding notice and amendments.
Check applicant type, eligible costs, project geography, current intake, matching funds and any repayment or reimbursement terms.
Confirm required registration, authorized applicant, attachments, deadline and time zone. Official SAM registration is free; it is separate from a grant application.
Keep validation, agency receipt, decisions and agreements. Track approved costs, reports and any required prior approval for changes.
Cycle notices are dated. The Giving Tree July–August 2026 round and September 2026 Heritage deadline have passed. Rural program pages publish separate FY2027 dates. Recheck the actual notice; a directory entry or Scout suggestion does not confirm open intake or funding.
Verify unsolicited offers independently and do not pay a supposed government grant release fee. Keep passwords, identity numbers and private financial records out of Scout. Ask the sponsor or qualified help about eligibility, legal or accounting obligations; this site does not submit applications or award grants.
Source retrieval dates and hashes accompany referrals. Unavailable source probes remain qualified in coverage evidence and are not used as active cards. No professional grant, legal or financial review is claimed.