Attention! Go to www.grants.gov to search and apply for grants.
Simpler.Grants.gov is a work in progress. Thank you for your patience as we build this new website.
Our open process
This project is transparent, iterative, and agile. All of the code we’re writing is open source and our roadmap is public. As we regularly release new versions of Simpler.Grants.gov, you'll see what we're building and prioritizing. With each iteration, you'll be able to try out functional software and give us feedback on what works and what can be improved to inform what happens next.
Transparent
We’re building a simpler Grants.gov in the open. You can see our plans and our progress. And you can join us in shaping the vision and details of the features we build.
Iterative
We’re releasing features early and often through a continuous cycle of planning, implementation, and assessment. Each cycle will incrementally improve the product, as we incorporate your feedback from the prior iteration.
Agile
We’re building a simpler Grants.gov with you, not for you. Our process gives us the flexibility to swiftly respond to feedback and adapt to changing priorities and requirements.
The high-level roadmap
FindMilestone 1Laying the foundation with a modern Application Programming Interface (API)
To make it easier to discover funding opportunities, we’re starting with a new modern API to make grants data more accessible. Our API‑first approach will prioritize data at the beginning, and make sure data remains a priority as we iterate. It’s crucial that the Grants.gov website, 3rd‑party apps, and other services can more easily access grants data. Our new API will foster innovation and be a foundation for interacting with grants in new ways, like SMS, phone, email, chat, and notifications.
What’s an API?
Think of the API as a liaison between the Grants.gov website and the information and services that power it. It’s software that allows two applications to talk to each other or sends data back and forth between a website and a user.
Are you interested in the tech?
We’re building a RESTful API. And we’re starting with an initial endpoint that allows API users to retrieve basic information about each funding opportunity.
FindMilestone 2A new search interface accessible to everyone
Once our new API is in place, we’ll begin focusing on how applicants most commonly access grants data. Our first user-facing milestone will be a simple search interface that makes data from our modern API accessible to anyone who wants to try out new ways to search for funding opportunities.
Can’t wait to try out the new search?
Search will be the first feature on Simpler.Grants.gov that you’ll be able to test. It’ll be quite basic at first, and you’ll need to continue using www.grants.gov as we iterate. But your feedback will inform what happens next.
Be sure to sign up for product updates so you know when the new search is available.
Do you have data expertise?
We're spending time up-front collaborating with stakeholders on API design and data standards. If you have subject matter expertise with grants data, we want to talk. Contact us at simpler@grants.gov.
Are you code-savvy?
If you’re interested in contributing to the open-source project or exploring the details of exactly what we’re building, check out the project at https://github.com/HHS/simpler-grants-gov or join our community at wiki.simpler.hhs.gov.
