Funding activity categories attribute
The Grants.gov program-area categories reported for a federal grant opportunity.
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- Data types: Federal grant opportunity
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Funding activity categories come from Grants.gov opportunity data and group grant notices by broad program area, such as health, transportation, or disaster relief. Treat them as source topical labels for discovery and filtering, not as procurement classification codes.
Values
Affordable Care Act: Funding activity category associated with Affordable Care Act programs.Agriculture: Funding activity category for agriculture-related programs.Arts: Funding activity category for arts-related programs.Business and Commerce: Funding activity category for business and commerce programs.Community Development: Funding activity category for community development programs.Consumer Protection: Funding activity category for consumer protection programs.Disaster Prevention and Relief: Funding activity category for disaster prevention or relief programs.Education: Funding activity category for education programs.Employment, Labor and Training: Funding activity category for employment, labor, or training programs.Energy: Funding activity category for energy programs.Energy Infrastructure and Critical Mineral and Materials (EICMM): Funding activity category for energy infrastructure and critical mineral or material programs.Environment: Funding activity category for environment-related programs.Food and Nutrition: Funding activity category for food or nutrition programs.Health: Funding activity category for health programs.Housing: Funding activity category for housing programs.Humanities: Funding activity category for humanities programs.Income Security and Social Services: Funding activity category for income security or social services programs.Information and Statistics: Funding activity category for information or statistics programs.Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA): Funding activity category for Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act programs.Law, Justice and Legal Services: Funding activity category for law, justice, or legal services programs.Natural Resources: Funding activity category for natural resources programs.Opportunity Zone Benefits: Funding activity category for opportunity zone benefit programs.Other: Funding activity category reported as other by the source.Recovery Act: Funding activity category for Recovery Act programs.Regional Development: Funding activity category for regional development programs.Science and Technology and other Research and Development: Funding activity category for science, technology, and research and development programs.Transportation: Funding activity category for transportation programs.
Observed usage
Data from May 2025 - May 2026. Records can include more than one value, so percentages may add to more than 100%.
| Value | Federal Grant Opportunity |
|---|---|
Science and Technology and other Research and Development | 662 (36.1%) |
Other | 269 (14.7%) |
Law, Justice and Legal Services | 190 (10.4%) |
Health | 150 (8.2%) |
Education | 136 (7.4%) |
Natural Resources | 95 (5.2%) |
Environment | 88 (4.8%) |
Agriculture | 76 (4.1%) |
Transportation | 69 (3.8%) |
Employment, Labor and Training | 63 (3.4%) |
Humanities | 42 (2.3%) |
Arts | 37 (2.0%) |
Food and Nutrition | 34 (1.9%) |
Community Development | 33 (1.8%) |
Income Security and Social Services | 33 (1.8%) |
Business and Commerce | 32 (1.7%) |
Energy | 31 (1.7%) |
Housing | 29 (1.6%) |
Disaster Prevention and Relief | 25 (1.4%) |
Consumer Protection | 15 (0.8%) |
Information and Statistics | 11 (0.6%) |
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) | 11 (0.6%) |
Energy Infrastructure and Critical Mineral and Materials (EICMM) | 10 (0.5%) |
Opportunity Zone Benefits | 9 (0.5%) |
Regional Development | 8 (0.4%) |
Affordable Care Act | 2 (0.1%) |
Recovery Act | 1 (<0.1%) |