U.S. Federal Grants and Loans

List of Federal Grants and Loans
Programs Benefiting Students

1. Aging Research 
   • FY 2018 est. – $1,303,541,000 grants 
   • FY 2017 est. – $1,995,000,000  grants
2. Alaska Native Education Equity
   • FY 2017 est. – $32,453,000 grants
3. Alcohol Research Programs
   • FY 2019 est. – $345,537,000 grants 
   • FY 2018 est. – $384,657,000 grants
4. Allergy and Infectious Diseases Research
   • FY 2018 est. – $3,307,663,000 grants
   • FY 2019 est. – $2,993,435,000 grants
5. Area Health Education Centers 
   • FY 2018 est. – $36,121,238 grants
   • FY 2017 est. – $28,465,186 grants
6. Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Research
   • FY 2018 est. – $328,920,642 grants
   • FY 2017 est. – $451,420,063 grants
7. Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship Program
   • FY 2017 est. – $2,000,000 grants
8. Basic, Applied, and Advanced Research in Science and Engineering
   • FY 2017 est. – 170,000,000 grants
9. Bilingual Education_Comprehensive School Grants – $90,621,000 grants
10. Bilingual Education_Program Development and Implementation Grants – $16,508,000 grants
11. Bilingual Education_Program Enhancement Grants – $16,508,000 grants
12. Bilingual Education_Research Programs – $1,196,000 grants
13. Bilingual Education_Systemwide Improvement Grants – $42,058,000 grants
14. Business and International Education – $3,896,000 grants
15. Byrd Honors Scholarships – $39,284,000 grants
16. Center for Research for Mothers and Children – $315,389,000 grants
17. Centers for International Business Education – $7,796,000 grants
18. Charter Schools – $99,996,000 grants
19. Civil Rights Training and Advisory Services – $7,330,000 grants
20. Clinical Training Grant for Faculty Development in Alcohol and Drug Abuses – $896,000 grants
21. Cooperative Agreements to Support Comprehensive School Health Programs to Prevent the Spread of HIV and Other Important Health Problems – $36,141,000 grants
22. Criminal Justice Research and Development_Graduate Research Fellowships – $196,000 grants
23. Demonstration Grants to States for Community Scholarships –
24. Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism Research – $375,959,000 grants
25. Digestive Diseases and Nutrition Research – $213,317,000 grants
26. Drug Abuse National Research Service Awards for Research Training – $14,716,000 grants
27. Eisenhower Professional Development State Grants – $334,996,000 grants
28. Emergency Management Institute (EMI)_Independent Study Program –
29. Emergency Management Institute (EMI)_Resident Educational Program – $5,423,000 other funding / assistance
30. Even Start_Indian Tribes and Tribal Organizations – $2,021,000 grants
31. Federal Direct Loan – $16,231,996,000 loans
32. Federal Family Education Loans – $23,576,996,000 loans
33. Federal Pell Grant Program – $7,703,996,000 grants
34. Federal Perkins Loan Cancellations – $29,996,000 grants
35. Federal Perkins Loan Program_Federal Capital Contributions – $99,996,000 grants
36. Federal Real Property Assistance Program –
37. Federal Student Temporary Employment Program –
38. Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grants – $618,996,000 grants
39. Federal Transit Grants for University Research and Training –
40. Federal Transit Managerial Training Grants –
41. Federal Transit Technical Assistance –
42. Federal Work-Study Program – $869,996,000 grants
43. Financial Assistance for Disadvantaged Health Professions Students – $6,724,000 grants
44. Foreign Language Assistance – $5,996,000 grants
45. Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education – $49,996,000 grants
46. Genetics and Developmental Biology Research – $333,784,000 grants
47. Goals 2000_State and Local Education Systemic Improvement Grants – $460,996,000 grants
48. Grants for Predoctoral Training in Family Medicine – $6,598,000 grants
49. Harry S Truman Scholarship Program – $3,183,000 grants
50. Health Administration Traineeships and Special Projects Program – $1,059,000 grants
51. Health Careers Opportunity Program – $27,795,000 grants
52. Health Education Assistance Loans –
53. Health Professions Student Loans, Including Primary Care Loans/Loans for Disadvantaged Students – $6,996,000 loans
54. Highway Training and Education – $275,000 grants
55. Hispanic-Serving Institutions Work-Study Program – $393,000 grants
56. Historically Black Colleges and Universities_Entrepreneurial Training and Technical Assistance – $476,000 grants
57. Indian Education_Assistance to Schools – $12,196,000 grants
58. Indian Education_Higher Education Grant Program – $18,496,000 grants
59. Injury Prevention and Control Research and State and Community Based Programs – $37,647,000 grants
60. Innovative Education Program Strategies – $374,996,000 grants
61. Institute for International Public Policy – $996,000 grants
62. Interagency Hazardous Materials Public Sector Training and Planning Grants – $6,696,000 grants
63. Interdisciplinary Training for Health Care for Rural Areas – $4,541,000 grants
64. International Education Exchange – $6,996,000 grants
65. International: Overseas_Group Projects Abroad – $2,321,000 grants
66. James Madison Memorial Fellowship Program – $746,000 grants
67. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Grant Program – $6,496,000 grants
68. Kidney Diseases, Urology and Hematology Research – $240,087,000 grants
69. Law Enforcement Assistance_FBI Advanced Police Training – $14,368,000 other funding/assistance
70. Learn and Serve America_Higher Education – $10,746,000 grants
71. Learn and Serve America_School and Community Based Programs – $32,246,000 grants
72. Leveraging Educational Assistance Partnership – $24,996,000 grants
73. Maternal and Child Health Federal Consolidated Programs – $114,542,000 grants
74. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement – $23,505,000 grants
75. Medical Library Assistance – $27,918,000 grants
76. Mental Health Clinical and AIDS Service-Related Training Grants – $398,000 grants
77. Mental Health National Research Service Awards for Research Training – $43,210,000 grants
78. Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Research – $705,493,000 grants
79. Migrant Education_High School Equivalency Program – $8,996,000 grants
80. Minority Access to Research Careers – $21,537,000 grants
81. Minority International Research Training Grant in the Biomedical and Behavioral Sciences – $2,496,000 grants
82. Minority Science and Engineering Improvement – $7,496,000 grants
83. Morris K. Udall Native American Congressional Internship Program – $96,000 grants
84. Morris K. Udall Scholarship Program – $346,000 grants
85. National Fire Academy Training Assistance – $2,486,000 grants
86. National Health Service Corps Scholarship Program – $30,062,000 grants
87. National Institute for Literacy – $5,996,000 grants
88. Native Hawaiian Community-Based Education Learning Centers – $996,000 grants
89. Native Hawaiian Curriculum Development, Teacher Training, and Recruitment – $4,796,000 grants
90. Native Hawaiian Gifted and Talented – $1,996,000 grants
91. Native Hawaiian Higher Education Program – $2,696,000 grants
92. Native Hawaiian Special Education – $1,996,000 grants
93. Native Hawaiian Vocational Education – $2,573,000 grants
94. Nursing Education Opportunities for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds – $3,032,000 grants
95. Nursing Student Loans – $2,996,000 loans
96. Occupational Safety and Health_Training Grants – $13,168,000 grants
97. Pharmacology, Physiology, and Biological Chemistry Research – $332,288,000 grants
98. Police Corps – $83,342,000 grants
99. Population Research – $148,247,000 grants
100. Professional Nurse Traineeships – $15,582,000 grants
101. Programs of Excellence in Health Professions Education for Minorities – $24,215,000 grants
102. Promotion of the Humanities_Seminars and Institutes – $6,461,000 grants
103. Public Health Traineeships – $2,289,000 grants
104. Radiation Control_Training Assistance and Advisory Counseling – $96,000 other funding/assistance
105. Rehabilitation Services_American Indians with Disabilities – $17,624,000 grants
106. Rehabilitation Short-Term Training – $446,000 grants
107. Research Infrastructure – $75,913,000 grants
108. Research Related to Deafness and Communication Disorders – $231,616,000 grants
109. Scholarships for Health Professions Students from Disadvantaged Backgrounds – $42,023,740 grants
110. Scholarships for Students of Exceptional Financial Need – $11,346,000 grants
111. Sea Grant Support – $54,696,000 grants
112. Social Security_Disability Insurance – $51,017,996,000 grants
113. Social Security_Survivors Insurance – $57,311,796,000 grants
114. State Marine Schools – $6,745,000 grants
115. Supplementary Training – $186,000 other funding / assistance
116. Survivors and Dependents Educational Assistance – $132,178,000 grants
117. Technology Innovation Challenge Grants – $115,096,000 grants
118. Tech-Prep Education – $105,996,000 grants
119. TRIO_Student Support Services – $178,778,000 grants
120. TRIO_Talent Search – $98,364,000 grants
121. TRIO_Upward Bound – $258,849,000 grants
122. U.S. Merchant Marine Academy – $32,294,000 other funding/assistance
123. Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Language Programs – $4,296,000 grants
124. Undergraduate Scholarship Program for Individuals from Disadvantaged Backgrounds – $545,000 grants
125. University Nuclear Science and Reactor Support – $10,996,000 grants
126. Urban Community Service – $4,633,000 grants
127. Vision Research – $343,070,000 grants
128. Woodrow Wilson Center Fellowships in the Humanities and Social Sciences – $5,836,000 grants

Who Can Apply for Federal Grants, Loans, Scholarships, and Fellowships?

Federal grants (listed above) are awarded to students with financial need. If you are interested in grants, or in any federal student aid, you have to start by submitting a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA®) form.

Any student interested in federal financial aid has to fill out the FAFSA form. This is required every year and the student must be enrolled in eligible school in order to be considered and rewarded a federal student grant, loan, or scholarship. Students interested in federal grants, loans, and scholarships normally would work with their college or career school in order to find out how much money can get and when and how they will get it.

Each federal program lists who can apply and who can be a beneficiary of the financial aid offered. Once informed about the available federal programs, anyone interested should talk to their college or career school administration and ask to submit a Free Application for Federal Student Aid – the FAFSA® form.

General Eligibility Requirements for Federal Student Aid
(Grants, Loans, Scholarships and Work-Study Funds)

Here is a list of general eligibility requirements:

• The applicant must demonstrate a financial need – this is a requirement for most student aid programs
• The beneficiary of the federal student aid must be a U.S. citizen or an eligible noncitizen;
• The beneficiary of the federal student aid must have a valid Social Security number
• The beneficiary of the federal student aid, if a male, must be registered with Selective Service
• The beneficiary of the federal student aid must be enrolled or accepted for enrollment as a regular student in an eligible degree or certificate program;
• Federal Direct Loan Program funds eligibility requires at least half-time enrollment in an eligible degree or certificate program.

In addition, the beneficiary of the federal student aid must:

• Maintain satisfactory academic progress in college or career school;
• Not be in default on a federal student loan and do not owe money on a federal student grant and
• Use federal student aid only for educational purposes; and
• Show that they are qualified to obtain a college or career school education by
  • having a high school diploma or a recognized equivalent such as a General Educational Development (GED) certificate;
  • completing a high school education in a homeschool setting approved under state law (or—if state law does not require a homeschooled student to obtain a completion credential—completing a high school education in a homeschool setting that qualifies as an exemption from compulsory attendance requirements under state law); or
  • enrolling in an eligible career pathway program and meeting one of the “ability-to-benefit” alternatives described below.

Major Federal Student Grant Programs

Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education (TEACH) Grant

2017–18 grants: Up to $3,736 for grants first disbursed on or after Oct. 1, 2017, and before Oct. 1, 2018

TEACH Grants are designed for undergraduate, postbaccalaureate, or graduate students who are or will be taking coursework necessary to become elementary or secondary school teachers and the beneficiaries:

• Must agree to serve, for a minimum of four years (within eight years of completing one’s academic program), as a full-time teacher in a high-need field in a school or educational service agency that serves low-income students;
• Must attend a participating school and meet certain academic achievement requirements.

Failure to complete the teaching service commitment will result in the grant being converted to a Direct Unsubsidized Loan that must be repaid.