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Summary

  • Grants.gov is where US federal agencies publish grant opportunities and where applicants submit applications. Raise Lens pulls Grants.gov as one of its sources and adds non-US grants, public tenders, sector tags and matching
  • Grants.gov lists no paid plans. Raise Lens is free to search; Pro is £50 a month or £500 a year
  • Verdict: use Grants.gov to read and apply for US federal grants at source; use Raise Lens to see federal grants beside other countries' grants and tenders in sustainability sectors, matched to your profile

Feature by feature

FeatureRaise LensGrants.gov
Focus and audienceSustainability funding, for BD teams and consultancies, founders, non-profits and research teams6US federal grant opportunities1
Record typesGrants, public tenders, subcontracts, programmes, a funder directory and early funding signals6Federal grant opportunities by status: forecasted, posted, closed and archived2
GeographyProcurement monitored across European, American, African and Asian national systems and the major development banks; depth varies by country, deepest for English, Spanish and Portuguese sources7US federal funding1
Update frequencyOpportunity sources re-checked daily; signals crawled weekly8Agencies publish directly; a nightly email carries new and forecasted opportunities3
Free tierYes, with no time limit and no card: full search and filters, 3 saves, every listing named once public and 1 official link a month9Public search at Simpler.Grants.gov; the classic search needs a login4
Paid pricePro £50 a month or £500 a year; Team from £120 a month (£40 per seat, minimum 3); founding offer of £40 a month for the first 20 Pro subscribers while places remain10No paid plans listed1
Free trialNo time-limited trial: the free tier never expires10Not applicable1
Matching and scoringMatch score out of 100 on every listing, from five checks against your eligibility profile; Pro shows the breakdown11No match score stated; filters for keyword, category, agency, eligibility and funding instrument2
Early signalsBudget allocations, programme announcements and corporate commitments; Pro sees the named organisation 30 days before free users9Forecasted opportunities are listed before they are posted2
AlertsSaved searches in the weekly email (one on Free, unlimited on Pro), and on Pro an optional daily deadline email for saved opportunities10Nightly email for all new opportunities, saved searches or selected opportunities (account needed); RSS feeds3,1
Team and seatsTeam plan at £40 per seat a month, minimum 3 seats, each a private workspace; no shared watchlists today10Workspace: users added to an organisation's workspace work on an application; authorised representatives submit it5
Export and APINo self-serve CSV export (Team customers can request one); no public REST API; an MCP server for AI assistants, with full detail on Pro10XML extract and RSS feeds1
Application workflowNone: you apply on the funder's own portal; Pro includes a draft assistant (beta)10Yes: applications are prepared and submitted through Workspace5
Cancellation and refundsCancel any time; the first payment is refunded in full if you ask within 14 days of first subscribing12Not applicable1

Which to choose

Choose Grants.gov if

  • You only need US federal grants
  • You are ready to apply: federal applications are submitted through Grants.gov Workspace
  • You want forecasted federal opportunities straight from the agencies

Choose Raise Lens if

  • You also want non-US grants, public tenders and programmes in the same feed
  • You want sustainability sector tags and a match score on every listing
  • You want one weekly alert across many sources rather than one portal

Pricing

Raise Lens (GBP)

  • Free: £0, no time limit, no card
  • Pro: £50 a month billed monthly, or £500 a year billed annually
  • Team: £40 per seat a month, minimum 3 seats (from £120 a month), invoiced
  • Founding offer: Pro at £40 a month for the first 20 subscribers, while places remain
  • Prices in GBP; card payments are also taken in EUR and USD

Grants.gov, as of 21 October 20261,4,3

  • No paid plans listed
  • Public search at Simpler.Grants.gov; a Grants.gov account is needed for email subscriptions and for applying
FAQ

Questions

Do I have to pay to use Grants.gov?
Grants.gov lists no paid plans. Its newer search at Simpler.Grants.gov is open to the public, and a Grants.gov account is needed for the nightly email subscriptions and for applying through Workspace.
Does Raise Lens include Grants.gov opportunities?
Yes. Grants.gov is one of the portals Raise Lens pulls daily. Sustainability-relevant federal grants appear in the Raise Lens feed with sector tags and a match score, and each listing traces back to the original notice on Grants.gov.
Can I apply for a federal grant through Raise Lens?
No. Federal applications are submitted through Grants.gov Workspace. Raise Lens helps you find and shortlist the call; check eligibility and the deadline on Grants.gov before you apply.
Why use Raise Lens if Grants.gov already lists federal grants?
If US federal grants are all you need, Grants.gov is enough. Raise Lens adds grants from other governments, multilaterals and foundations, public tenders from national portals and development banks, and early signals, in one feed filtered to sustainability.

Sources

  1. 1. Grants.gov home page, https://www.grants.gov/, accessed
  2. 2. Grants.gov search, https://www.grants.gov/search-grants, accessed
  3. 3. Grants.gov manage subscriptions, https://www.grants.gov/connect/manage-subscriptions, accessed
  4. 4. Grants.gov online help: search grants, https://grants.gov/help/search-grants, accessed
  5. 5. Grants.gov applicant FAQs, https://www.grants.gov/applicants/applicant-faqs, accessed
  6. 6. Raise Lens: About
  7. 7. Raise Lens: Coverage map
  8. 8. Raise Lens: Last refreshed
  9. 9. Raise Lens: What Free vs Pro actually unlocks
  10. 10. Raise Lens: Pricing
  11. 11. Raise Lens: How it works
  12. 12. Raise Lens: Terms

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