Official sources Verify grants at the source before you trust a summary or repost.

Official Sources

Use verified grant pages before you make any decision.

AHIG keeps the source list simple: federal grant portals, agency learning centers, federal registration tools, and carefully selected public reference sites. If the source is not official, it should be checked against one that is.

This page is designed to help applicants verify eligibility, deadlines, and next steps without relying on rumor or copied summaries.

Verify Check the original notice
Cross-check Use agency pages and learning centers
Track Keep source links with your notes
AHIG portal preview
Source library Official links should anchor every grant search
AHIG portal interface preview
Portal Use a clean place to store source details
AHIG committee team
Review Cross-check sources with a second set of eyes
Illustration of grant requirements
Standards Official pages make the rules explicit

Source library

The official places AHIG recommends checking first

The source list below is intentionally simple. It keeps applicants close to the pages that publish or explain grants directly, rather than depending on secondary summaries that may leave out a deadline or eligibility rule.

When a funding opportunity matters, always return to the original announcement, the agency’s own guidance, and any system required for registration or submission.

Federal portal

Grants.gov

Primary federal site for finding and applying for grant opportunities.

Learning center

Grants.gov Learn Grants

Useful for understanding the grant process, terms, and application basics.

Registration and records

SAM.gov and USAspending.gov

Helpful for registration, entity checks, and public award visibility.

Public guidance

USA.gov

General federal information hub that points users toward the right assistance path.

Agency grants

HHS, NIH, and other federal funders

Agency program pages often explain funding purpose, eligibility, and reporting rules in more detail than a summary listing.

Sector-specific

USDA, NSF, DOE, and the arts agencies

Many mission-driven grants are published directly by the funder, especially in health, research, rural development, energy, and the arts.

How to use sources

Read the notice, then verify it on the agency page.

If a summary sounds promising, compare it with the original program page, the posted guidance, and the official deadline. That three-part check catches most avoidable mistakes.

Use this order

1. Search

  • Find the original opportunity
  • Note the notice number
  • Confirm the applicant type
  • Record the deadline

Use this order

2. Verify

  • Check the agency page
  • Review the submission system
  • Confirm attachments and forms
  • Save the official link

Verification flow

How AHIG checks a source before trusting it

1

Identify the source owner

Look for the agency, office, or foundation publishing the opportunity.

2

Open the full notice

Summaries are helpful, but the notice is the rulebook.

3

Check the submission path

Confirm whether the grant uses Grants.gov, a separate portal, or another system.

4

Save the link and deadline

Keep the official URL with your grant notes for later reference.

Next step

Now go back and search with a verified source list.

The grant finder page keeps the process moving from trusted sources into real opportunities.

Return to grant finder