We already have a grant writer — why do we need this?

We don't replace them; we make their week count. Our AI hands your writer a ranked, cited starting read in about 8 minutes — what you qualify for, what fits, and what you can realistically win, with the rule and the source attached — so the week they spent sorting through programs becomes the week they spend writing the applications you can win.

GovWin and eCivis already do this.

Those are search databases — the same list for everyone, and they leave the checking to you. Strategic Pursuit gives you an answer: real programs weighed against the actual eligibility rules, your city's own numbers folded in, plus the nearby earmark requests those tools miss. And it tells you when the answer is no, which a list never will.

Will AI embarrass us in front of council?

Whether you qualify is decided by the eligibility rules, not by the AI's opinion. The numbers aren't the AI's memory — we pull them straight from official government databases. Every program shows its CFDA program number, the law behind it, its source, and the date we last checked it — so you can verify every claim before you cite it.

We can't fund the local match anyway.

That's exactly why a ranked shortlist beats a long list. The dossier scores how competitive you are, points out the formula and earmark options and any leftover ARPA / SLFRF money you can use as match, and flags the no-gos early — so you stop spending scarce match dollars on longshots.

The federal environment is too uncertain right now.

Uncertainty is the reason to use it. When discretionary programs keep changing, what helps is knowing which formula programs, state programs, and earmark requests are still live — and we refresh the nearby earmark requests every week to show it.

Federal Grants for Cities & Local Governments

350-plus programs. A two-person grants office.

Your problem isn't finding grants. It's knowing which ones to go after.

GovWin, eCivis, and the rest hand every city the same list and leave the checking and the judgment to you. But your grants office doesn't have a month to spend sorting through programs you'll never qualify for. The money is limited, far more cities are eligible than ever get funded, and the difference between a grant and a polite no is rarely the quality of the work — it's positioning, and who got there first.

Strategic Pursuit narrows the field to the grants where your city has a real shot — and tells you, with the rule attached, which ones to skip.

The case writes itself when the proof is already there.

Your real numbers, gathered before you open the application.

A grant reviewer wants need shown, not claimed. Strategic Pursuit gathers your city's own federal data and attaches it to each matched program — ready to back up your application:

Bridges rated in poor condition (National Bridge Inventory)
Environmental violations on record (EPA)
Local health-burden rankings (CDC)
Census population and demographics
Your last 5 years of federal awards (USAspending)
Your FEMA disaster history
Disadvantaged-community status (Justice40) and HUD designations
Leftover ARPA / SLFRF money (U.S. Treasury)

These numbers aren't the AI's memory. We pull them straight from official government databases — so the number you cite to council is the number the agency holds.

The answer a list will never give you.

A clear no is the wasted month you didn't spend.

When leadership keeps pushing the longshot, your grants team needs a real answer — not a maybe. Strategic Pursuit drops the programs you don't qualify for out of the ranking with the exact rule attached, so you can tell a city manager why the answer is no and put your limited match dollars behind the grants you can actually win.

Ineligible

Population is over the program's limit.

Shown plainly, in a darker color than a win. A no is never dressed up as a maybe.

RAISE Discretionary GrantsINFRA Grants (Nationally Significant Multimodal Freight & Highway Projects)MEGA / National Infrastructure Project AssistanceSafe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A)Reconnecting Communities Pilot ProgramSurface Transportation Block Grant Program (Highway Trust Fund Formula)Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF)Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF)Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) LoansLead Service Line Replacement (DWSRF Set-Aside)Brownfields Assessment, Cleanup, and Revolving Loan Fund GrantsClimate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG)Sewer Overflow and Stormwater Reuse Municipal Grants (OSG)Solid Waste Infrastructure for Recycling (SWIFR) Grant ProgramRecycling Education and Outreach (REO) Grant ProgramPollution Prevention (P2) Grant ProgramSolid Waste Management Grant ProgramComposting and Food Waste Reduction (CFWR) Pilot ProgramHazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP)Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC)Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA)Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) EntitlementCDBG Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR)Section 108 Loan GuaranteeWater and Environmental Programs (WEP)Community Facilities Direct Loan & Grant ProgramRural Business Development Grants (RBDG)ReConnect Program (Rural Broadband)EDA Public Works ProgramEconomic Adjustment Assistance (EAA)Recompete Pilot ProgramGrid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP)Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD)Enabling Middle Mile Broadband Infrastructure ProgramSection 48C Advanced Energy Project Tax CreditsCharging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) GrantsBridge Investment Program (BIP)PROTECT Discretionary GrantsActive Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program (ATIIP)Carbon Reduction Program (CRP)Low or No Emission Vehicle Program (Low-No)Buses and Bus Facilities Discretionary ProgramStrengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) GrantsPort Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP)Airport Improvement Program (AIP)Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI)Neighborhood Access and Equity (NAE) ProgramClean School Bus ProgramDiesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) GrantsEnvironmental and Climate Justice (ECJ) Community Change GrantsTargeted Airshed Grants ProgramSolar for All (GGRF Subprogram)Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG)Renew America's Schools ProgramEnergy Improvement in Rural or Remote AreasAssistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG)Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER)Emergency Management Performance Grants (EMPG)Public Assistance Program (FEMA PA)Swift Current (FMA Set-Aside)HOME Investment Partnerships ProgramEmergency Solutions Grants (ESG)Continuum of Care (CoC) ProgramChoice Neighborhoods Implementation GrantsPathways to Removing Obstacles to Housing (PRO Housing)Lead Hazard Reduction Grant ProgramCommunity Connect (Rural Broadband Grants)Distance Learning and Telemedicine (DLT) Grant ProgramRegional Technology and Innovation Hubs (Tech Hubs)Climate Resilience Regional ChallengeOutdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP)Land and Water Conservation Fund — State and Local AssistanceHistoric Preservation Fund — Certified Local Government (CLG)COPS Hiring Program (CHP)Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG)Bulletproof Vest Partnership (BVP)State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP)Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI)Civic Innovation Challenge (NSF CIVIC)Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP)Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program (CMAQ)PROTECT Formula ProgramWildlife Crossings Pilot ProgramRural Surface Transportation Grant ProgramAll Stations Accessibility Program (ASAP)Enhanced Mobility of Seniors & Individuals with Disabilities (Section 5310)Railroad Crossing Elimination ProgramFederal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger RailThriving Communities ProgramEnvironmental Justice Government-to-Government (EJG2G) ProgramEnvironmental Justice Collaborative Problem-Solving (EJCPS) ProgramGreat Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI)Brownfields Job Training (EWDJT) GrantsU.S.-Mexico Border Water Infrastructure Program (BWIP)Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) — ImplementationState Energy Program (SEP)Grid Resilience State and Tribal Formula GrantsIndustrial Demonstrations Program (IDP)Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program (YHDP)Healthy Homes Production Grant ProgramEmergency Community Water Assistance Grants (ECWAG)Rural Innovation Stronger Economy (RISE) GrantsStrategic Economic and Community Development (SECD) Priority Set-AsideGood Jobs ChallengeBuild to Scale (BTS) ProgramCapital Magnet Fund (CMF)Healthy Food Financing Initiative (HFFI)Save America's Treasures (SAT)NEA Our TownNEH Infrastructure and Capacity Building Challenge GrantsProject Safe Neighborhoods (PSN)Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)Apprenticeship USA GrantsPromise Neighborhoods21st Century Community Learning Centers (21st CCLC)Bridge Formula ProgramUrbanized Area Formula Grants (Section 5307)State of Good Repair Grants (Section 5337)Formula Grants for Rural Areas (Section 5311)Voluntary Airport Low Emissions (VALE) ProgramAirport Terminal Program (ATP)Nonpoint Source Pollution Control (Section 319)Wetlands Program Development Grants (WPDG)Water Quality Management Planning (Section 604(b))Hardship Grants Program for Rural CommunitiesRegional Clean Hydrogen Hubs (H2Hubs)American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP)National Heritage Areas (NHA) ProgramEDA Partnership PlanningNOAA Habitat Conservation RestorationHRSA Community Health Center New Access PointsNEA Challenge AmericaFull-Service Community SchoolsNational Dislocated Worker Grants (DWG)Public Housing Capital FundPublic Housing Operating FundHousing Choice Vouchers (Section 8)Resident Opportunity and Self-Sufficiency (ROSS)Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS)Rental Assistance Demonstration (RAD)Indian Community Development Block Grant (ICDBG)Tribal Climate Resilience Annual Awards ProgramDOE Office of Indian Energy — Tribal Energy ProgramsEPA Tribal Water Infrastructure Set-Asides (CWSRF/DWSRF)USACE Section 14 — Streambank and Shoreline ProtectionUSACE Section 107 — Small Navigation ProjectsUSACE Section 205 — Small Flood Damage Reduction ProjectsUSACE Section 206 — Aquatic Ecosystem RestorationUSACE Section 1135 — Project Modifications for Improvement of the EnvironmentTransportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) LoansRailroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) LoansBureau of Reclamation WaterSMART GrantsBureau of Reclamation Title XVI Water Reclamation and ReuseNOAA National Coastal Resilience Fund (NCRF)Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG)National Highway Performance Program (NHPP)National Highway Freight Program (NHFP)EPA WIIN Reducing Lead in Drinking Water Grant ProgramPort Security Grant Program (PSGP)Transit Security Grant Program (TSGP)USDA NRCS Watershed Operations and Flood PreventionUSDA NRCS Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP)HUD Continuum of Care (CoC) BuildsHRSA Health Center Capital Development ProgramsIRA Elective Pay (Direct Pay) — Clean-Energy Tax Credits for Tax-Exempt EntitiesLow-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC)Federal Historic Tax Credit (HTC)New Markets Tax Credit (NMTC)Private Activity Bonds (PABs) — Tax-Exempt FinancingLow Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)Community Services Block Grant (CSBG)WIOA Adult, Dislocated Worker, and Youth Formula ProgramsVAWA STOP Formula Grant ProgramSAMHSA Community Mental Health Services Block Grant (MHBG)SAMHSA Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant (SABG)

City-eligible program coverage

Every city-eligible federal program, weighed against the real eligibility rules — not a keyword guess.

Each program has its real eligibility rules built in — the population caps, the rural cutoff, the required designations — so the answer isn't the AI guessing. The AI does the research; the rules decide who qualifies, checked against your city's profile.

38Programs
Department of Transportation
27Programs
Environmental Protection Agency
20Programs
Department of Housing and Urban Development
11Programs
USDA Rural Development
11Programs
Federal Emergency Management Agency
9Programs
Department of Energy
7Programs
Economic Development Administration
6Programs
National Park Service
5Programs
Department of the Treasury / Internal Revenue Service
5Programs
Department of Justice
5Programs
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
4Programs
Department of Health and Human Services
3Programs
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
3Programs
Department of Labor
3Programs
U.S. Department of Education
2Programs
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
2Programs
Department of the Treasury
2Programs
National Endowment for the Arts
2Programs
Department of the Interior — Bureau of Reclamation
2Programs
U.S. Department of Agriculture — Natural Resources Conservation Service
2Programs
Department of Health and Human Services — SAMHSA
1Programs
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
1Programs
National Science Foundation
1Programs
National Endowment for the Humanities
1Programs
National Institute of Standards and Technology
1Programs
Department of the Interior
1Programs
Department of the Treasury — CDFI Fund

New programs land in the catalog as IIJA / IRA / annual appropriations shift — every workspace picks up the update at the next dossier run, no version bump required.

Serve cities for a living?

The same report gives your firm a head start.

Engineering and design firms use Strategic Pursuit to spot the funded project early — help the client win the grant, then win the design and construction work that follows. The full view, built for firms, lives on its own page.

For engineering & AEC firms

This product uses the Grants.gov API but is not endorsed or certified by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Find the federal grants your city can actually win — across 350-plus infrastructure programs.

Your problem isn't finding grants. It's knowing which ones to go after.

Which grants is my city eligible for?

Can you qualify?

Does it fit?

Can you win it?

Your real numbers, gathered before you open the application.

Bring your fair share home — see the earmark requests near you.

Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority (GCIAA)

Indiana Department of Transportation

Evansville Vanderburgh Airport Authority District (EVAAD)

Michigan City Municipal Airport

City of Warsaw Board of Aviation Committee, Warsaw Municipal Airport

St. Joseph County Airport Authority

Indianapolis Airport Authority

Indiana Department of Transportation

A clear no is the wasted month you didn't spend.

Find your city's funding by need, designation, or program.

The same report gives your firm a head start.

Every program shows its source and the date we last checked it.

What city grants teams ask before they trust a tool.

01We already have a grant writer — why do we need this?ExpandCollapse

02GovWin and eCivis already do this.ExpandCollapse

03Will AI embarrass us in front of council?ExpandCollapse

04We can't fund the local match anyway.ExpandCollapse

05The federal environment is too uncertain right now.ExpandCollapse

Chase fewer grants. Win more of them.

Find the federal grants your city can actually win — across 350-plus infrastructure programs.

Your problem isn't finding grants. It's knowing which ones to go after.

Which grants is my city eligible for?

Can you qualify?

Does it fit?

Can you win it?

Your real numbers, gathered before you open the application.

Bring your fair share home — see the earmark requests near you.

Gary/Chicago International Airport Authority (GCIAA)

Indiana Department of Transportation

Evansville Vanderburgh Airport Authority District (EVAAD)

Michigan City Municipal Airport

City of Warsaw Board of Aviation Committee, Warsaw Municipal Airport

St. Joseph County Airport Authority

Indianapolis Airport Authority

Indiana Department of Transportation

A clear no is the wasted month you didn't spend.

Find your city's funding by need, designation, or program.

The same report gives your firm a head start.

Every program shows its source and the date we last checked it.

What city grants teams ask before they trust a tool.

01We already have a grant writer — why do we need this?ExpandCollapse

02GovWin and eCivis already do this.ExpandCollapse

03Will AI embarrass us in front of council?ExpandCollapse

04We can't fund the local match anyway.ExpandCollapse

05The federal environment is too uncertain right now.ExpandCollapse

Chase fewer grants. Win more of them.