How to Find & Apply for Federal Grants
Government grants can provide non-dilutive funding to help startups, nonprofits, and mission-driven organizations grow—but finding the right opportunities and navigating the application process can feel overwhelming.
Join us for a practical workshop led by experts who have successfully worked across government, technology, and innovation. You'll learn how to identify grant opportunities that fit your organization, understand what agencies are looking for, and build a stronger grant application strategy. This is a hands on workshop where we will identify grants and work on the application during the workshop.
Whether you're exploring grants for the first time or looking to improve your success rate, you'll leave with actionable tools you can use immediately.
Who Should Attend
Startup founders seeking non-dilutive funding
Nonprofit leaders
Researchers and innovators
Small business owners
Anyone interested in federal funding opportunities
Teams preparing to pursue government grantS
What You'll Learn
✅ Where to find federal grant opportunities
✅ How to determine whether your organization is eligible
✅ Which agencies fund different industries and technologies
✅ How to evaluate whether a grant is worth pursuing
✅ Common mistakes that weaken applications
✅ Tips for writing stronger proposals
✅ How to build relationships before you apply
✅ Resources and tools that simplify the grant search process
Founder, Kyle Pickett Consulting
Kyle has advised organizations at the highest levels of government and technology, including:
Led a seven-person team briefing four U.S. Cabinet members and dozens of executive leadership teams.
Former Director of Government Affairs at GridMatrix, an AI-powered transportation technology company.
Contributed to securing a winning U.S. Department of Transportation Safe Streets for All grant.
Helps organizations navigate government partnerships, public funding, and strategic engagement.
Founder, Amme Health
Ania is a founder with experience helping organizations build effective systems, execute complex initiatives, and turn ambitious ideas into actionable plans. She brings practical insights on organizing the grant application process, leveraging AI in the application process and utilizing the grant questions to help you clarify your product.
Host:
Funding Breakthrough Lab is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit pre-accelerator with a mission of creating a supportive community (24,000+ subscribers) to build a better tomorrow. We support founder success not just startup success by ensuring founders have access to education, networks, and resources to unlock their potential.
Apply for the next cohort here https://fundingbreakthroughlab.org.
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