# Federal Grant Opportunities

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A **Grant** is an award of financial assistance from a federal agency to a recipient to carry out a public project or service authorized by a United States law. Unlike loans, grants do not need to be repaid. Most grants are awarded to state and local governments. 
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## About Federal Grant Opportunities on GovTribe

The Federal Grant Opportunity data on GovTribe is acquired daily at 6:00am Eastern Standard Time, from a single source: [ grants.gov](http://grants.gov). 

## Federal Grant Opportunities Search Page

***To access the Main Federal Grant Opportunities Search Page:***

**Step 1.**  Go to:  **Main Menu** >> **Opportunities** >> **Federal Grant Opportunities**.  ([Take me there](https://govtribe.com/opportunity/federal-grant-opportunity))

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The *Federal Grant Opportunities Search* *Page* will be displayed, which allows you to view and access Federal Grant Opportunities sourced by GovTribe.

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Please refer to the following for details on how to use this page to search for opportunities:

* [Search 101](https://docs.govtribe.com/user-guide/getting-started-understanding-the-basics/search-101)
* [Find Contract or Grant Opportunities](https://docs.govtribe.com/user-guide/use-cases/find-contract-or-grant-opportunities)
* [Step2:  Find and Add Pursuits to Your Pipeline](https://docs.govtribe.com/user-guide/4-steps-to-creating-and-managing-your-capture/step-2-add-pursuits-to-your-pipeline)
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## Federal Grant Opportunity Detail Page

***To access a Federal Grant Opportunity’s Detail Page:***

**Step 1.**  Go to:  **Main Menu** >> **Opportunities** >> **Federal Grant Opportunities** ([take me there](https://govtribe.com/opportunity/federal-grant-opportunity)), then click on the **Title** of any Grant Opportunity listed (or its **View** button).

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The *Federal Grant Opportunities Detail Page* will be displayed.

### Details Section

This section displays details and relevant information about the grant opportunity, as shown below.

![](https://3812838900-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MCSLrBicFcHXK4b-nOy%2F-MIu4ij-A-ZmNhTsZdRo%2F-MIu6pcO50SUDjEvznKh%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=78fdcda1-92d8-45fc-aa5c-0da4f8c7b5bc)

### Similar Opportunities Section

This section displays a list of grants that are similar to selected grant, as shown below.

![](https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/vuOZ6iqNWCAKUWqm6mnfruW9dyDgJ85NOkJfsgOpUQTKeB7zwLykAEODMyF6TCSEj2bbMBvAGiYf9JHQ4VP9IYkYj8tWwUGUkWaronxQkOXUkMQbPlVvjnjiR8Y2TFv77-rMBr-4)

### Government Files Section

This section displays a list of downloadable files associated with the opportunity, as shown below.

![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/dYDrbHFPvJFMZHhjZirvPA50wQIsdtwzqfVfTlDPATi_kUxtrRDZwLvGrFMOlgTHpm2i-K7gka4IVnzrbTe948TYJg4btmUMf8XBIXtJ4zNWN03GuHUmeS2ByuV1SkcvX7utMEga)