How we verify listings

Short version: we republish the state's own data, we don't editorialize it, and we tell you when it was last checked.

Where the data comes from

Every listing is drawn from the California Grants Portal dataset on data.ca.gov, which state agencies update themselves and which is released into the public domain. We rebuild the site from a fresh copy every day. Listing pages show the date of the current build in the summary at the top, and each grant page shows when the grantor last updated it.

What we check

• Deadlines. Grants whose application deadline has passed are removed from all lists automatically on the next build.
• Application links. Each build can check every grantor link; a link that stops responding is flagged on the grant page and the original grants.ca.gov listing is offered instead.
• Eligibility. The "Open to nonprofits" label is taken directly from the applicant types the grantor entered. Read the grantor's guidelines, because "nonprofit" sometimes means a specific kind.

What we don't do

• We don't rewrite the grantor's text. Purpose and description are the agency's own words.
• We don't rank, score, or "match" grants. Filters are the only sorting.
• We don't take money from grantors, consultants, or grant writers to feature anything.

Spotting grant scams

Real grants never cost money to apply for. If anyone contacts you about a grant and asks for a processing fee, your bank details, or says you've been pre-approved for something you didn't apply for, it's a scam. The HHS guide and the FTC's grant-scam alerts cover the common scripts. Report attempts at reportfraud.ftc.gov.

Found an error?

Email [EMAIL] with the grant's portal ID (it's on every grant page) and we'll fix it on the next build or forward it to the grantor.