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South Dakota grants for nonprofits & individuals
Open federal and state grants South Dakota organizations and individuals can apply for — with who qualifies, how much, the deadline, and exactly what each one requires.
Federal grant funding to South Dakota (FY2025)
$3.3B
#52 of 50 states
Per resident
$3,744
federal grants per capita
State-specific South Dakota grant programs are being added; federal opportunities below are open to South Dakota applicants.
Which federal programs actually fund South Dakota
Competitively awarded federal grant dollars that went to South Dakota 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 South Dakota |
|---|
| Impact Aid | 84.041 | $92.4M |
| Airport Improvement Program, Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Programs, and COVID-19 Airports Programs | 20.106 | $80.3M |
| Rural Surface Transportation Grant Program | 20.938 | $76.1M |
| Highway Planning and Construction | 20.205 | $73.2M |
| Head Start | 93.600 | $63.7M |
| Indian Housing Block Grants | 14.867 | $54.7M |
| Office of Science Financial Assistance Program | 81.049 | $42.6M |
| Disaster Grants - Public Assistance (Presidentially Declared Disasters) | 97.036 | $34.0M |
Who won competitive federal grants in South Dakota
The largest South Dakota 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 |
|---|
| STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA | $144.6M |
| SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY | $52.0M |
| SOUTH DAKOTA SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY AUTHORITY | $40.0M |
| STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION | $33.5M |
| SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY | $32.5M |
| ROSEBUD SIOUX TRIBE | $28.3M |
| OGLALA LAKOTA COLLEGE | $28.0M |
| CITY OF RAPID CITY | $25.9M |
Open federal grants for South Dakota applicants
A sample of the 2,243 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 South Dakota.
The Genesis Mission: Transforming Science and Energy with AIMichael S Zarkin
Grants Management Specialist · $500,000 – $16,000,000 · due 2026-12-17 · funded in South DakotaFY 2026 Continuation of Solicitation for the Office of Science Financial Assistance ProgramMichael S Zarkin
Grants Management Specialist · $50,000 – $5,000,000 · due 2026-09-30 · funded in South DakotaFiscal Year 2027 Expanding Nutrition ServicesHealth Resources and Services Administration · $350,000 – $350,000 · due 2026-09-09 · funded in South DakotaWaterSMART Drought Response ProgramBureau of Reclamation · $25,000 – $1,500,000 · funded in South DakotaRobert Noyce Teacher Scholarship ProgramU.S. National Science Foundation · $100,000 – $3,250,000 · due 2026-08-25 · funded in South DakotaTribal Colleges and Universities ProgramU.S. National Science Foundation · $100,000 – $3,500,000 · due 2026-09-01 · funded in South DakotaAdvanced Technological EducationU.S. National Science Foundation · $475,000 – $7,500,000 · due 2026-10-01 · funded in South DakotaEDU Core ResearchU.S. National Science Foundation · $500,000 – $2,500,000 · due 2026-10-01 · funded in South DakotaLouis Stokes Alliances for Minority ParticipationU.S. National Science Foundation · $125,000 – $5,000,000 · due 2026-11-20 · funded in South DakotaCenters of Research Excellence in Science and TechnologyU.S. National Science Foundation · $8,000,000 · due 2026-12-04 · funded in South DakotaNSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics ProgramU.S. National Science Foundation · $1,000,000 – $5,000,000 · due 2027-03-02 · funded in South DakotaInnovations in Graduate Education (IGE) ProgramU.S. National Science Foundation · $300,000 – $1,000,000 · due 2027-03-25 · funded in South Dakota 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.