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Government Grants in Arkansas

49 state-specific grants + 3,334 federal programs available in Arkansas.

Federal government grants are available to applicants in this state across all major categories including health, education, science, environment, and business development. Browse the listings below to find programs you may qualify for, and always verify eligibility on the official program website.

Business & Commerce

SSBCI Venture Capital Program — Arkansas

U.S. Department of the Treasury

Amount varies
Business & Commerce

SSBCI CAP Program — Arkansas

U.S. Department of the Treasury

Amount varies
Business & Commerce

SSBCI Loan Participation Program — Arkansas

U.S. Department of the Treasury

Amount varies
Business & Commerce

SSBCI Loan Guarantee Program — Arkansas

U.S. Department of the Treasury

Amount varies
Science & Technology

Enabling Sustainable Treatment of PFAS Compounds Via Dual-Stage Electrochemical Oxidation and Wafer-Enhanced Electro-Deionization

Department of Defense — Air Force

Up to $74K
Science & Technology

Modification of The AMBIT Platform to Include Cerebral Organoids​

Department of Defense — Air Force

Up to $75K
Science & Technology

Monolithically Integrated GeSn Photodetectors on Si for High Performance IR Image Sensors

Department of Defense — Air Force

Up to $150K
Science & Technology

Microfluidic Cartridge for Point-of-Care Hematology Analysis

Department of Health and Human Services — National Institutes of Health

Up to $276K
Science & Technology

Title: Generation and Reuse of Plastic Monomers Using Plant-Produced Recombinant Enzymes

Department of Agriculture

Up to $175K
Science & Technology

A 4H-SiC Thin-Film Process for the Manufacture of UV-Detecting VISIR-Blind Integrated Circuits

Department of Defense — Navy

Up to $140K
Science & Technology

Utilization of Dual-Stage ElectroFenton Wafer-Enhanced Electro-Deionization for Treatment of PFAS Compounds in Agricultural Environments.

Department of Agriculture

Up to $175K
Science & Technology

Solar Surveillance System

Department of Energy

Up to $162K
Science & Technology

Anti-icing Coating for Fixed-Wing UAV and Rotary-Wing eVTOL Aircraft

Department of Defense — Air Force

Up to $75K
Science & Technology

Portable Scaled Sample Preparation Device for Concentration and Recovery of Bacterial Contaminants

Department of Health and Human Services — National Institutes of Health

Up to $260K
Science & Technology

Enhancement of the Advanced Microphysiological Brain Injury Technology (AMBIT) into a Completely Xeno-Free Isogenic Multicellular Platform

Department of Defense — Air Force

Up to $110K
Science & Technology

Morquio A therapy integrating gene transfer with lectin-enhanced enzyme delivery to treat multisystemic clinical impairments of rare metabolic childhood diseases

Department of Health and Human Services — National Institutes of Health

Up to $296K
Science & Technology

Deep-UV Microscopy for Real-Time Adequacy Analysis of Bone Marrow Aspirates

Department of Health and Human Services — National Institutes of Health

Up to $423K
Science & Technology

Novel Onboard Aircraft Platform Cybersecurity Software and Hardware

Department of Defense — Air Force

Up to $75K
Science & Technology

SBIR Phase I: Improving Domestic Small Ruminant Reproduction Through Computer Assisted Embryo Analysis

National Science Foundation

Up to $275K
Science & Technology

High-Temperature Electronics for Real-Time, In-Line Monitoring of Molten Salt Reduction and Oxidation (RedOx)

Department of Energy

Up to $1.1M
Science & Technology

AI-Driven Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) Solution for Multi-Domain Tactical Advantage and Holistic Health Optimization

Department of Defense — Air Force

Up to $74K
Science & Technology

Software Tool for Modeling, Simulation, Optimization, and Monitoring of Thick SiC Epitaxy Processes at the Multi-User Silicon Carbide (MUSIC) Foundry

Department of Defense — Defense Microelectronics Activity

Up to $100K
Science & Technology

SiGeSn LADAR Receiver

Department of Defense — Air Force

Up to $1.3M
Science & Technology

Advanced Development of Gemini-DHAP

Department of Health and Human Services — National Institutes of Health

Up to $1.9M
Science & Technology

Depth-Resolved Algal Bloom Mapping at Lake Okeechobee, FL

Engineer Research and Development Center

Up to $96K1d left
Health

Small Research Grant Program for the Next Generation of Researchers in AD/ADRD Research (R03 Clinical Trial Optional)

National Institutes of Health

Up to $100K2d left
Income Security & Social Services

Support for a National Electronic Interstate Records Exchange System

Administration for Children and Families - ACYF/CB

Up to $1.6M2d left
Health

Service Area Competition - Additional Area 1

Health Resources and Services Administration

Up to $1.6M2d left
Other

International Religious Freedom Fund (I-REFF) Emergency Assistance

Bureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor

Up to $4.9M2d left
Environment

2025 South Florida Program

Environmental Protection Agency

Up to $1.0M2d left
Science & Technology

Request for Information – Mutually Beneficial Multidisciplinary Innovation Ecosystems

Dept of the Army -- Materiel Command

Amount varies3d left
Education

Single Cell Opioid Responses in the Context of HIV (SCORCH) Program: Data Mining and Functional Validation (R01 Clinical Trial Not Allowed)

National Institutes of Health

Up to $350K5d left
Humanities

BJA FY25 Smart Reentry Demonstration Program

Bureau of Justice Assistance

Up to $1.0M5d left
Law, Justice & Legal Services

BJA FY25 Strengthening Community Supervision Agency Operations Program

Bureau of Justice Assistance

Up to $1.0M5d left
Law, Justice & Legal Services

OJJDP FY 2026 Attorney General Alliance Child ID Kits Invitation to Apply

Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention

Up to $10.0M5d left
Education

Mobile Health: Technology and Outcomes in Low and Middle Income Countries (R21/R33 - Clinical Trial Optional)

National Institutes of Health

Amount varies6d left
Science & Technology

ROSES25: F.19 Collaborative Opportunities for Mentorship, Partnership and Academic Success in Science

NASA Headquarters

Amount varies6d left
Education

Next Gen STEM (NGS) NASA Aerospace Skilled Technical Workforce Hubs (NAS_Hub)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Up to $1.5M6d left
Other

Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund (AEIF) 2026: Strengthen U.S.–Kazakhstan Partnerships Through Alumni-Led Innovation

U.S. Mission to Kazakhstan

Up to $35K6d left
Law, Justice & Legal Services

Securing Convictions from Vetted and Special Unit Operations

U.S. Mission to Mexico

Up to $1.5M6d left
Natural Resources

2026 Atlantic Sea Scallop Research Set Aside Program

DOC NOAA - ERA Production

Amount varies9d left
Disaster Prevention & Relief

Department of the Interior (DOI), Office of Wildland Fire (OWF) - Slip-On Tanker Units

Interior Business Center

Up to $249K9d left
Arts

NEA Research Grants in the Arts, FY 2027

National Endowment for the Arts

Up to $100K9d left
Arts

NEA Research Labs, FY 2027

National Endowment for the Arts

Up to $300K9d left
Science & Technology

Innovations in Graduate Education (IGE) Program

U.S. National Science Foundation

Up to $1.0M11d left
Science & Technology

Deployed Warfighter Protection (DWFP) Program for the Protection of Deployed Military Personnel from Threats Posed by Arthropod Disease Vectors

ACC-APG-Detrick

Up to $975K11d left
Agriculture

Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Strengthening Agricultural Systems

National Institute of Food and Agriculture

Up to $10.0M12d left
Community Development

Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP Competition

AmeriCorps

Amount varies12d left

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