Yes. You will never be asked to pay us. We make money on the other side of the table: contractors pay us for homeowner leads they choose to accept, organizations license our program dataset, and local businesses can buy clearly labeled sponsorships. None of that comes out of your pocket or your grant.
No. We never touch your grant funds. You apply directly with the city, state, utility, or nonprofit that administers the program. They pay you or your contractor directly, not us.
No. See our Privacy Policy for the full list of what we collect and how we use it. The short version: analytics cookies (Google Analytics, Microsoft Clarity) only if you opt in, and whatever you type into a form, your email on the contact form, or your name, address, and project details on the match form. If you ask to be matched, the contractor who accepts your lead gets your contact details so they can reach you. That is the whole point of the form, and it is the only place your details go.
Yes. The whole site has a Spanish version at thegrantmap.com/es, including every city page, the grant programs, and the contact forms. If your browser is set to Spanish, we send you there automatically. You can read the English version any time at thegrantmap.com.
We update program data regularly, but funding runs out mid-year, income limits move, and deadlines shift. We cannot guarantee that every program is current at the exact moment you read it. Always verify details directly with the program contact listed on each page before making any decisions.
Usually yes, but every program has its own stacking rules. Some require the project be 100% grant-funded. Others let you combine with low-interest loans or utility rebates. Read the eligibility section on each program page carefully, and call the program contact if anything is unclear.
We track a wider net than that: roof repair, windows, HVAC, insulation, lead abatement, accessibility modifications, emergency repairs, solar, weatherization, historic preservation, down payment assistance, rental assistance, utility relief, and more. If there is money available to help with your home, we want it on the map.
We cover 2,200+ cities across all 50 states and DC, and we are still adding. If you need a city we do not have yet, email mike@stanhattie.com with the city name. Cities with enough interest move to the top of the research queue.
Yes. Every city page has a "Get alerts" box. Drop in your email and we will tell you when a program in that city opens, closes, or changes its terms. No spam, one-click unsubscribe on every email.
No. Every grant has to be applied for directly with the administering organization. We tell you what programs exist, who qualifies, how much is available, and how to reach them. The application happens on their site or their form, not ours.
Yes. Use our Grant Journey tracker to log programs you have applied for, track their status, and come back to them later. It stores everything locally on your device.
No. We don't use passwords. When you go to sign in, we email you a one-time link that expires in 15 minutes. Click it and you're in. After that you can set up a passkey (Face ID, Touch ID, or Windows Hello) so future sign-ins are instant.
No. Browsing programs and using the Journey tracker works without signing in. Only contractors and partners need accounts (to access the dashboard and manage their listing).
When you fill out our submission form with your project details, we look at your city and the kind of work you described. Contractors in that city whose trade matches get a short preview of the project, with your name and contact details held back. A contractor only sees your contact information after they accept the lead. From there they reach out to you directly; we never negotiate or schedule on your behalf.
Only if there is an active contractor in your city under a matching trade. If we don't have anyone yet, we'll still email you the program recommendations and you can use them to hire a contractor on your own. Help us grow the directory by telling local contractors about us.
Nothing. The match is free for homeowners. Contractors pay for the leads they accept, you never pay anything.
Yes, and we are strict about it. A story can only be submitted through a one-time invitation link we send to someone with a real submission or a real completed job on the site. We review every story before it appears, show only a first name and city, and we never write or invent them. Reviews of specific contractors go through the same verification before we ever use them.
Being listed is not an endorsement. We do not vet a contractor's general quality, licensing, or insurance, and inclusion in the directory is not a recommendation. Always verify a contractor's license and insurance directly before hiring them. The "Grant-Approved" badge is our one quality signal: it appears only on claimed contractors we have reviewed for grant-program experience. Unclaimed public-records listings never carry it.
To give homeowners coverage while the directory grows, we create some listings from publicly available business records. If that is you, your listing is marked "unclaimed" and shows only public, business-level information (name, general area, trade). We never attach a homeowner's personal details to an unclaimed listing. Claiming is free and takes about two minutes: open your listing and hit "Claim", we verify you by a link to the business email on file or a code we text to the business phone. You can also email contractors@thegrantmap.com to correct or remove the listing.
An unclaimed listing was built from public records, is labeled "not yet verified," carries no "Grant-Approved" badge, and never receives homeowner contact details. A claimed listing belongs to a contractor who has verified they own the business and started a listing; only claimed, active contractors receive homeowner leads and can earn the badge after review.
Listing is free. Apply at /for-contractors (or claim your unclaimed listing if we already have one for you). Applications are reviewed within 48 hours. You pay only when you accept a lead you want: $50 for a shared lead (up to 3 contractors), $125 for an exclusive one, and your first few leads are free. There is no subscription and no charge for sitting in the directory.
The moment a homeowner in your city submits a project that matches your trade, we email you a short preview: city, trade, the programs in play, and a snippet of the project, without the homeowner's contact details. Accept the lead and their full contact information unlocks instantly in your dashboard. Skip the ones you don't want; you are never charged for a lead you didn't accept.
Only one reason: you (or someone at your business) asked us to text a verification code to the business phone on your listing's claim page. We never cold-text contractors. Reply STOP to opt out of any further texts.
Sign in at /contractor-dashboard with the email you used to register. You can update your name, business, phone, and experience, and see every lead we've sent you.
Yes. The full dataset behind the site, 59,000+ programs across 2,200+ cities, structured and bilingual, is available over a REST API for lenders, proptech, nonprofits, and researchers. Pricing and a sample record are at /data.
Email support@thegrantmap.com or use the contact form. We read every message.