GrantCompass started in Canada. We've now mapped the U.S. landscape too — 458 active American small-business funding programs — and published a free, open dataset on which of them are actually worth chasing. If you run a U.S. business, or a Canadian one expanding into the States, here's where to look.
GrantCompass began as Canada's grant discovery platform. GrantCompass US applies the same approach to the United States: a current, structured directory of 458 active American small-business funding programs — federal, state, and private grants, tax credits, SBA programs, and accelerators — paired with a free funding matcher and an openly-licensed dataset.
The centerpiece is the Quiet Money Report: we scored every U.S. program on reward, competition, effort, and accessibility to surface the funding that's actually worth a founder's time — and released the scoring inputs and formula so every number is reproducible.
One line: if you run a U.S. business — or a Canadian one expanding south — GrantCompass US is where to start, and grantcompass.ca stays your home for Canadian funding.
Most American founders burn weeks chasing the same famous federal grants — the ones with the longest applications and the worst odds. We analyzed all 458 active U.S. programs and found something most people miss: the best funding is the money nobody's fighting for.
We scored every program on reward, competition, effort, and accessibility — the Quiet Money Score — and released it as a free, openly-licensed dataset (CC BY 4.0) so anyone can use, cite, or build on it. The scoring inputs and formula are published too, so every number is reproducible.
The same toolkit that powers grantcompass.ca, rebuilt for the American funding landscape.
How the two funding systems differ, side by side — grants vs loans, SR&ED vs the federal R&D credit, and the set-aside culture that has no Canadian equivalent.
Deep dives on the programs American founders search for most — by state and by who they're for.
State and local funding for California businesses, ranked by what's actually attainable.
View guide →Where Texas founders find funding — state programs, regional grants, and federal options.
View guide →The best grants for women founders, plus WOSB/EDWOSB certification basics.
View guide →Funding and contracting paths for veteran founders, including SDVOSB/VOSB.
View guide →Grants and programs for minority founders, plus the certifications that open doors.
View guide →How the 8(a) Business Development program works and how to win set-aside contracts.
View guide →You're in the right place — GrantCompass.ca covers 650+ Canadian funding programs. GrantCompass US is for American founders and for Canadian companies with U.S. operations or expansion plans. Same approach, different border.
Browse 458 active U.S. funding programs, run the free matcher, and read the Quiet Money Report — the funding most founders never find. (Canadian business? Start at grantcompass.ca.)