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tablet:grid-col-3 mobile-lg:grid-col-12 grid-col-12 gg-side-bar"><div><h1 tabindex="0" class="text-uppercase text-ls-neg-3 margin-0 margin-top-4 text-gray-90">Grants 101</h1></div><div class="grid-row padding-0" data-v-aff1acbf><div class="grid-col-12" data-v-aff1acbf><ul class="usa-list margin-0 margin-top-4 border-1 border-width-1px padding-6 border-base-light radius-lg" data-v-aff1acbf><li data-v-aff1acbf><a aria-current="page" href="/learn-grants/grants-101/" class="router-link-active router-link-exact-active text-bold" data-v-aff1acbf>Grants 101</a><ul class="usa-list" data-v-aff1acbf><li data-v-aff1acbf><a href="/learn-grants/grants-101/the-grant-lifecycle" class="" data-v-aff1acbf>The Grant Lifecycle</a></li><li data-v-aff1acbf><a href="/learn-grants/grants-101/pre-award-phase" class="" data-v-aff1acbf>Pre-Award Phase</a></li><li data-v-aff1acbf><a href="/learn-grants/grants-101/award-phase" class="" data-v-aff1acbf>Award Phase</a></li><li data-v-aff1acbf><a href="/learn-grants/grants-101/post-award-phase" class="" data-v-aff1acbf>Post Award Phase</a></li><li data-v-aff1acbf><a href="/learn-grants/grants-101/getting-started-checklist" class="" data-v-aff1acbf>Getting Started Checklist</a></li></ul></li><li data-v-aff1acbf><a href="/learn-grants/grant-policies/" class="text-bold" data-v-aff1acbf>Grant Policies</a></li><li data-v-aff1acbf><a href="/learn-grants/grant-eligibility" class="text-bold" data-v-aff1acbf>Grant Eligibility</a></li><li data-v-aff1acbf><a href="/learn-grants/grant-terminology" class="text-bold" data-v-aff1acbf>Grant Terminology</a></li><li data-v-aff1acbf><a href="/learn-grants/grant-making-agencies" class="text-bold" data-v-aff1acbf>Grant-Making Agencies</a></li><li data-v-aff1acbf><a href="/learn-grants/grant-systems" class="text-bold" data-v-aff1acbf>Grant Systems</a></li><li data-v-aff1acbf><a href="/learn-grants/grant-programs" class="text-bold" data-v-aff1acbf>Grant Programs</a></li><li data-v-aff1acbf><a href="/learn-grants/grant-careers" class="text-bold" data-v-aff1acbf>Grant Careers</a></li><li data-v-aff1acbf><a href="/learn-grants/grant-reporting" class="text-bold" data-v-aff1acbf>Grant Reporting</a></li><li data-v-aff1acbf><a href="/learn-grants/grant-fraud/" class="text-bold" data-v-aff1acbf>Grant Fraud</a></li></ul></div></div></div><div class="desktop:grid-col-6 tablet:grid-col-6 mobile-lg:grid-col-12 grid-col-12 gg-main-content"><div data-v-93644d33><div class="gg-text margin-top-4" data-v-93644d33><h2>A Short Summary of Federal Grants</h2><p>What is a grant? A grant is a way the government funds your ideas and projects to provide public services and stimulate the economy. Grants support critical recovery initiatives, innovative research, and many other programs listed in the Annual Publication of Assistance Listings (APAL).</p><p>A grant is one of many different forms of federal financial assistance. <a href="/learn-grants/grant-terminology#federal-financial-assistance" uuid="64e0f063-f101-4188-93d5-7148b944807e" target="_self" linktype="story" class="usa-link">Federal financial assistance</a> is a broad term to refer to the various ways the U.S. government redistributes resources to eligible recipients. On Grants.gov you will <a href="/learn-grants/grant-programs" uuid="96be7422-7018-4504-babc-de69e5f508d8" target="_self" linktype="story" class="usa-link">find grant and cooperative agreement opportunities</a> from <a href="/learn-grants/grant-making-agencies/" uuid="7d9569a3-78d5-45ff-9196-146b8f9043d6" target="_self" linktype="story" class="usa-link">federal agencies that award grants</a>.</p><h3>The Grant Lifecycle</h3><p>The grant process follows a linear lifecycle that includes creating the funding opportunity, applying, making award decisions, and successfully implementing the award. Check out the <a href="/learn-grants/grants-101/the-grant-lifecycle" uuid="bbdd4719-166c-4c0a-919d-e5e2fad5415e" target="_self" linktype="story" class="usa-link">Grant Lifecycle</a> page to find out what the applicant and the grant-making agency do in the lifecycle.</p><p>The specific actions along the lifecycle are grouped into three main phases. Each of the three phases has its own page that provides a more detailed look at the process:</p><ol><li><p><a href="/learn-grants/grants-101/pre-award-phase" uuid="60757b65-f7b9-47d6-bcd2-6fd397f0c3b6" target="_self" linktype="story" class="usa-link">Pre-Award Phase - Funding Opportunities and Application Review</a></p></li><li><p><a href="/learn-grants/grants-101/award-phase" uuid="996cc529-651c-4793-9b32-78a0a1cafdd1" target="_self" linktype="story" class="usa-link">Award Phase - Award Decisions and Notifications</a></p></li><li><p><a href="/learn-grants/grants-101/post-award-phase" uuid="4aafb6ea-0435-4aae-8305-fde18afd4a98" target="_self" linktype="story" class="usa-link">Post Award - Implementation, Reporting, and Closeout</a></p></li></ol><p><img alt="" src="https://a.storyblok.grants.gov/f/21/75x75/c1954565d0/whatisicon.png" title="" / tabindex="0"><br /><b><i>Confused about the different types of federal grants? 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