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Ohio grants for nonprofits & individuals
Open federal and state grants Ohio organizations and individuals can apply for — with who qualifies, how much, the deadline, and exactly what each one requires.
Federal grant funding to Ohio (FY2025)
$42.8B
#7 of 50 states
Per resident
$3,630
federal grants per capita
State-specific Ohio grant programs are being added; federal opportunities below are open to Ohio applicants.
Which federal programs actually fund Ohio
Competitively awarded federal grant dollars that went to Ohio recipients in FY2025 —
project grants and cooperative agreements only. Formula and block funding (Medicaid, highways) is excluded because
it is allocated to state government, not won by applicants.
| Program | Assistance listing | Awarded in Ohio |
|---|
| Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program | 11.035 | $788.7M |
| Clean Energy Demonstrations | 81.255 | $719.3M |
| Head Start | 93.600 | $412.0M |
| Continuum of Care Program | 14.267 | $175.4M |
| Health Center Program (Community Health Centers, Migrant Health Centers, Health Care for the Homeless, and Public Housing Primary Care) | 93.224 | $165.7M |
| Cardiovascular Diseases Research | 93.837 | $158.3M |
| Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | 20.106 | $145.8M |
| Nationally Significant Freight and Highway Projects | 20.934 | $145.3M |
Who won competitive federal grants in Ohio
The largest Ohio recipients of competitive federal grant awards in FY2025.
Useful for two things: seeing who your likely co-applicants and partners are, and seeing which programs
have a track record of paying out in this state.
| Recipient | Awarded |
|---|
| OHIO DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT | $824.6M |
| CLEVELAND-CLIFFS STEEL CORPORATION | $546.1M |
| OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY, THE | $472.9M |
| OHIO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION | $248.3M |
| CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY | $211.2M |
| CHILDRENS HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER | $191.4M |
| BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE | $149.7M |
| CUYAHOGA COUNTY | $129.1M |
Open federal grants for Ohio applicants
A sample of the 2,226 federal opportunities open now — each links to a full
breakdown of eligibility, required documents, and deadlines.
Listed first: the 12 whose program has a record of awarding money in Ohio.
FY 2026 Continuum of Care Competition and Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program Grants NOFODepartment of Housing and Urban Development · $2,500 – $25,000,000 · due 2026-08-26 · funded in OhioFiscal Year 2027 Expanding Nutrition ServicesHealth Resources and Services Administration · $350,000 – $350,000 · due 2026-09-09 · funded in OhioPostdoctoral Research Fellowships in BiologyU.S. National Science Foundation · from $220,000 · due 2026-09-29 · funded in OhioDivision of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences Core Programs (MCB)U.S. National Science Foundation · $110,000,000 · due 2076-08-13 · funded in OhioDivision of Integrative Organismal Systems Core Programs (IOS)U.S. National Science Foundation · $70,000,000 · due 2076-08-13 · funded in OhioDivision of Environmental Biology (core programs) (DEB)U.S. National Science Foundation · $5,000 – $5,000,000 · due 2076-08-13 · funded in OhioPlant Genome Research ProgramU.S. National Science Foundation · $30,000,000 · funded in OhioDivision of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences Core ProgramsU.S. National Science Foundation · $110,000,000 · funded in OhioDivision of Environmental BiologyU.S. National Science Foundation · $5,000 – $5,000,000 · funded in OhioLong Term Research in Environmental BiologyU.S. National Science Foundation · up to $600,000 · funded in OhioInfrastructure Capacity for Biological ResearchU.S. National Science Foundation · $25,000 – $1,200,000 · funded in OhioDivision of Integrative Organismal Systems Core ProgramsU.S. National Science Foundation · $70,000,000 · funded in Ohio Free tool Not sure which you qualify for?
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This report compiles and structures publicly available grant information from official federal and state sources. It is not legal, financial, or grant-writing advice, is not an endorsement by any grantor, and does not replace reading the official grant solicitation or consulting a grants professional. Eligibility, funding amounts, and deadlines are current as of the source’s publication date — always confirm against the official notice of funding opportunity before you apply. Many federal grants are not available to for-profit businesses or individuals; where that applies, the report says so.