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Some links on The Grant Map are affiliate links. This means that if you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a commission from the retailer at no additional cost to you. Current affiliate relationships include programs offered by Home Depot and Lowe's. We only link to these retailers in the context of products relevant to grant-funded home improvement projects (e.g., energy-efficient windows, insulation, paint, tools).
Our contractor directory contains paid listings. Contractors pay $149/month for a listing on The Grant Map. This is clearly noted on contractor profiles. Paid placement does not mean we endorse a contractor's quality, licensing, or reliability — it simply means they have paid to be listed. We do not accept payment to rank one contractor above another based on anything other than our standard display order.
Affiliate commissions and contractor listing fees help keep The Grant Map free for homeowners. We do not accept payment to recommend a specific grant program, alter grant data, or skew our results toward paid partners.
Our grant matching results are determined by your address, income, and project type — not by any commercial relationship. A program is listed because it exists and you may qualify, not because someone paid us to list it.
We only link to products and services that are relevant to grant-funded home improvement projects. If we link to Home Depot, it's because a grant covers materials you'd buy there — not because we were paid to push you toward them specifically.
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