Download US federal grant data
You can download all the data behind Well Told Grants for free. It covers every open and forecast federal grant opportunity from Grants.gov, and five years of federal grant awards from USAspending.gov, totalled by program and by state. The source data is public domain US government data; please link back if you reuse our compilation.
Updated October 31, 2026
Files
- opportunities.json: every posted and forecast opportunity, with deadlines, award range, eligibility, categories and program numbers.
- programs.json: every federal grant program with awards in the last five fiscal years, with yearly totals, award counts, top recipients, states and recipient types.
- states.json: five-year grant totals for each state, by type of recipient, with the largest programs and recipients.
The fields and the rules behind every amount are described on how our data works. Opportunity data is refreshed daily and award data weekly.
Using the data
The files are plain JSON and free to use. The underlying records are US government works in the public domain. If you publish something based on our compilation, a link to this page is appreciated.