List and claim
$0
No card is required to list or claim. No subscription or monthly directory fee.
For Contractors
Free to list. Pay only for a lead you accept.
No card and no subscription. Each lead goes to exactly one contractor.
Homeowners research repair assistance for a specific project, then ask for a contractor. Your first accepted compatible lead can use a free credit; a later paid lead is one charge, $20 to $500, shown exactly before you accept it.
How it works
Four steps from a homeowner screening possible assistance to an optional contractor introduction. A lead is not a funding award or guaranteed job.
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A homeowner screens possible resources
They browse city-organized records and possible matches. Only an administrator can confirm eligibility or funding.
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They request contractor contact
They submit project details with contractor sharing already checked and can uncheck it for program information only. The request does not mean an application was filed or approved.
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Every listed match gets a contact-free offer
Every matching directory listing with a usable business email may receive a contact-free offer, whether claimed or unclaimed. The offer carries structured city, trade, and program-screening context. The homeowner's name, email, address, and free-text description stay locked. A free credit changes the price to $0; it does not bypass eligibility or explicit acceptance. Some eligible unclaimed listings can accept from the emailed review before account setup; other offers require sign-in.
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The first completed acceptance wins
Review and explicitly accept a free-credit or paid offer. Some eligible unclaimed listings can accept from the emailed review before account setup; other offers require sign-in. The first eligible contractor to complete acceptance owns the lead. Paid access unlocks only after the displayed one-time charge finalizes. The lead then closes to everyone else, with no other charge or contact disclosure. Ignore any offer at no charge.
Need the full sequence in one place? Read how contractors use The Grant Map.
What a contact-free lead teaser includes
This example shows the structured information included with a paid lead offer. The homeowner's name, email, address, and free-text project description stay hidden until explicit acceptance and, for a paid lead, a finalized charge.
The Grant Map Team <support@thegrantmap.com>
[Lead] Roofing project in Des Moines, IA, review your offer
A homeowner in Des Moines, IA just requested help with a roofing project after identifying possible repair programs.
Structured preview: Roofing trade; Des Moines service area; homeowner requested contractor contact after researching repair assistance.
Screened program records to verify
Invest DSM Block Challenge Grant · Verify current terms with the administrator
Polk County Emergency Home Repair · Verify current terms and availability with the administrator
Application-prep context: General planning checklist started; official form and estimate requirements not confirmed. Verify both with the administrator.
A real paid offer shows its exact one-time price here before acceptance. That frozen price reflects the job, its scope, the local market, and lead quality. The first eligible contractor whose acceptance and displayed payment finalize owns the lead. The homeowner's name, email, address, and free-text project description unlock only for that contractor, and every other offer closes immediately. Nobody else is charged or receives the details. Not a fit? Ignore this email and pay nothing.
Lead protection: a duplicate, invalid-contact, or outside-area lead reported within 7 days is eligible for review. Approval is not automatic. No subscription, ever.
Review the exact-price offerSimple, optional pricing
What it costs
List and claim your business at no cost. Every project offer is optional.
First accepted compatible lead
$0 with credit
Your first accepted compatible lead can use one free credit when it is available on your account.
Later accepted leads
$20 to $500
Paid prices reflect the job, its scope, the local market, and lead quality. Each lead has exactly one buyer, exactly one contractor can receive the homeowner's contact, and the exact one-time price appears before acceptance.
Before contact unlocksReview the offer and its exact price before accepting. Some offers sent to an eligible unclaimed business listing let you accept from the emailed review before setting up an account; other offers require sign-in. Opening the email never accepts a lead. Only the first completed acceptance receives contact. A paid offer completes only after its displayed charge finalizes. Contact from an email-first acceptance is sent only to the listing email, and viewing it in the browser still requires the account linked to that listing.
If you passIgnore the offer and pay nothing. There is no recurring charge to cancel.
An accepted lead with invalid contact information, a duplicate, or a project outside your service area is eligible for review when reported within 7 days. Review does not guarantee a refund or credit.
Why these leads are different
Your estimate can unlock the next step
These homeowners identified possible programs for a specific project and asked for help. Some program sources explicitly require a licensed contractor, and some require a written estimate before the homeowner can apply. The program administrator, not The Grant Map or the contractor, decides eligibility and funding.
They requested contractor contact
They submitted a defined project with contractor matching enabled. Your outreach follows that request rather than interrupting someone who opted out of contractor contact.
Program timing is visible
Some programs have application or completion deadlines. When our data includes one, the program context helps you understand the homeowner's timeline without promising that funding has been awarded.
Homeowners get preparation tools
A program page can show a curated official form link and a preparation sheet. General checklist items are labeled as planning examples, not the administrator's requirements. Any official-form draft is limited to a small reviewed registry. The homeowner still verifies, completes, and submits directly.
Claim your listing
We already show claimed businesses and unclaimed public-record entries so homeowners can find contractors in their city. Your business may already be on the map as an unclaimed listing.
Claiming your listing is free. Search for your business, then complete the link sent to the usable public business email on file. Possession proof is email-only; there is no text-code or manual claim path. It does not establish ownership, licensing, insurance, quality, or endorsement. After possession is verified, a listing with all required profile fields complete and no duplicate, fraud, or contact-revalidation flag activates automatically. If something is missing, your dashboard identifies it. Activation does not grant the Profile reviewed label, which requires a separate review of information on the claimed profile, and we can suspend or remove a listing at any time.
No card is required to claim. Your first accepted compatible lead can use an available free credit after you explicitly accept. If you later accept a paid lead, Stripe securely collects a card and finalizes the displayed charge before showing the homeowner's contact.
Your account email, phone, raw license number, insurance document, and billing details remain private; only approved display fields appear publicly. A homeowner's name, email, address, and free-text project description remain private until an authorized acceptance, and we do not sell your contractor account information.
Free field guides for assistance-related repair work
A possible program can add estimate formats, preapproval timing, inspections, and long decision windows. These guides help your team ask better questions without calling an unfunded inquiry a grant job.
Serve homeowners researching assistance
Set expectations, protect privacy, confirm the administrator, and decide whether the project fits your schedule and cash flow.
Write a reviewable estimate
Use clear scope, quantities, assumptions, authorization boundaries, change orders, and closeout records.
Compare lead services before paying
Ask about source, consent, preview data, fit, notification audience, number of buyers, price, disputes, privacy, and conversion evidence.
Honest answers
- Why is my business already listed?
- We build unclaimed listings from public licensing records and open business data so homeowners searching their city can find a contractor. A matching unclaimed listing with a usable business email may receive a contact-free project offer, but never the homeowner's actual contact details while it remains unclaimed. Receiving an offer or claiming the listing does not unlock contact. The contractor must become eligible, explicitly accept, and finish first. An eligible unclaimed listing may accept from the emailed review before account setup; other offers require sign-in. An unclaimed listing never carries the Profile reviewed label. That label means The Grant Map reviewed information on a claimed profile; it is not a government endorsement or a review of the contractor's work. Claim your listing to take control, free.
- What if a lead is junk?
- If an accepted lead has invalid contact information, is a duplicate, or is outside your service area, report it within 7 days. The report is eligible for review, not automatic approval; an approved report may receive a refund or lead credit under our policy.
- Do you take a cut of the job?
- No. We never touch the job value, grant funds, or your invoice. Paid leads that pass the sellability checks range from $20 to $500. The price reflects the job, its scope, the local market, and lead quality, not what you eventually charge. You always see the exact one-time price before accepting. A lead with insufficient core information is not sold at a lower price.
- How many contractors can buy one lead?
- One. Every matching contractor listed in the directory for whom we have a usable business email may receive the contact-free offer, whether the listing is claimed or unclaimed, but only the first eligible contractor to complete acceptance owns the lead. A free-credit acceptance also closes it. Everyone else pays nothing and never receives the homeowner's contact through The Grant Map.
- Can I pause?
- Yes. There is no subscription and nothing recurring. Ignore the teaser emails and you pay nothing. Start accepting again whenever you want. Nothing to cancel.
- How do service areas work?
- You set the cities and trades you cover. We only send you teasers for homeowners whose project and possible funding programs match your area and trade, so you are not paying to look at jobs you would never take.
- Who runs this?
- The Grant Map is built by StanHattie LLC, 731 SE Alices Rd PMB 1035, Waukee, IA 50263. Questions? Email support@thegrantmap.com.