Official state resources
State grant and assistance resources, all in one place
Official websites only, for all 50 states, DC and the territories. Links checked 2026-10-27. AGA is a private service: we don't run these programs, and applying through them is always free.
Quick answer: Most help for individuals comes from state-run benefit programs, not "free grants." Use the USA.gov Benefit Finder, call 211, then apply through the official state links below. Businesses and nonprofits should also check Grants.gov and state economic development agencies.
National locators that work in every state
- USA.gov Benefit Finder: see which federal and state benefits you may qualify for
- LIHEAP (HHS): energy bill help, run by each state. See our utility bills guide
- Weatherization Assistance (DOE): find your state program
- HUD state offices: housing and homeownership help
- SBA local assistance: free small business counseling
- 211.org: local help with rent, utilities, food and more
- Grants.gov: every federal grant opportunity, free
Jump to your state
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Alabama
- USA.gov: Alabama government agencies & services
- Apply for state benefits (official portal)
- State food assistance (SNAP) agency
- USDA directory entry: local offices and contacts
- Energy bills: ask your state LIHEAP office via HHS LIHEAP or 211
Alaska
- USA.gov: Alaska government agencies & services
- USDA directory entry: local offices and contacts
- Energy bills: ask your state LIHEAP office via HHS LIHEAP or 211
American Samoa
- USA.gov: American Samoa government agencies & services
- Energy bills: ask your state LIHEAP office via HHS LIHEAP or 211
Arizona
- USA.gov: Arizona government agencies & services
- Apply for state benefits (official portal)
- USDA directory entry: local offices and contacts
- Energy bills: ask your state LIHEAP office via HHS LIHEAP or 211
Arkansas
- USA.gov: Arkansas government agencies & services
- Apply for state benefits (official portal)
- USDA directory entry: local offices and contacts
- Energy bills: ask your state LIHEAP office via HHS LIHEAP or 211
California
- USA.gov: California government agencies & services
- Apply for state benefits (official portal)
- State food assistance (SNAP) agency
- USDA directory entry: local offices and contacts
- Energy bills: ask your state LIHEAP office via HHS LIHEAP or 211
Colorado
- USA.gov: Colorado government agencies & services
- Apply for state benefits (official portal)
- State food assistance (SNAP) agency
- USDA directory entry: local offices and contacts
- Energy bills: ask your state LIHEAP office via HHS LIHEAP or 211
Connecticut
- USA.gov: Connecticut government agencies & services
- USDA directory entry: local offices and contacts
- Energy bills: ask your state LIHEAP office via HHS LIHEAP or 211
Delaware
- USA.gov: Delaware government agencies & services
- State food assistance (SNAP) agency
- USDA directory entry: local offices and contacts
- Energy bills: ask your state LIHEAP office via HHS LIHEAP or 211
District of Columbia
- USA.gov: District of Columbia government agencies & services
- Apply for state benefits (official portal)
- State food assistance (SNAP) agency
- USDA directory entry: local offices and contacts
- Energy bills: ask your state LIHEAP office via HHS LIHEAP or 211
Florida
- USA.gov: Florida government agencies & services
- State food assistance (SNAP) agency
- USDA directory entry: local offices and contacts
- Energy bills: ask your state LIHEAP office via HHS LIHEAP or 211
Georgia
- USA.gov: Georgia government agencies & services
- Apply for state benefits (official portal)
- State food assistance (SNAP) agency
- USDA directory entry: local offices and contacts
- Energy bills: ask your state LIHEAP office via HHS LIHEAP or 211
Guam
- USA.gov: Guam government agencies & services
- Apply for state benefits (official portal)
- USDA directory entry: local offices and contacts
- Energy bills: ask your state LIHEAP office via HHS LIHEAP or 211
Hawaii
- USA.gov: Hawaii government agencies & services
- Apply for state benefits (official portal)
- USDA directory entry: local offices and contacts
- Energy bills: ask your state LIHEAP office via HHS LIHEAP or 211
Idaho
- USA.gov: Idaho government agencies & services
- State food assistance (SNAP) agency
- USDA directory entry: local offices and contacts
- Energy bills: ask your state LIHEAP office via HHS LIHEAP or 211
Illinois
- USA.gov: Illinois government agencies & services
- Apply for state benefits (official portal)
- State food assistance (SNAP) agency
- USDA directory entry: local offices and contacts
- Energy bills: ask your state LIHEAP office via HHS LIHEAP or 211
Indiana
- USA.gov: Indiana government agencies & services
- Apply for state benefits (official portal)
- State food assistance (SNAP) agency
- USDA directory entry: local offices and contacts
- Energy bills: ask your state LIHEAP office via HHS LIHEAP or 211
Iowa
- USA.gov: Iowa government agencies & services
- Apply for state benefits (official portal)
- State food assistance (SNAP) agency
- USDA directory entry: local offices and contacts
- Energy bills: ask your state LIHEAP office via HHS LIHEAP or 211
Kansas
- USA.gov: Kansas government agencies & services
- USDA directory entry: local offices and contacts
- Energy bills: ask your state LIHEAP office via HHS LIHEAP or 211
Kentucky
- USA.gov: Kentucky government agencies & services
- Apply for state benefits (official portal)
- State food assistance (SNAP) agency
- USDA directory entry: local offices and contacts
- Energy bills: ask your state LIHEAP office via HHS LIHEAP or 211
Louisiana
- USA.gov: Louisiana government agencies & services
- State food assistance (SNAP) agency
- USDA directory entry: local offices and contacts
- Energy bills: ask your state LIHEAP office via HHS LIHEAP or 211
Maine
- USA.gov: Maine government agencies & services
- State food assistance (SNAP) agency
- USDA directory entry: local offices and contacts
- Energy bills: ask your state LIHEAP office via HHS LIHEAP or 211
Maryland
- USA.gov: Maryland government agencies & services
- Apply for state benefits (official portal)
- USDA directory entry: local offices and contacts
- Energy bills: ask your state LIHEAP office via HHS LIHEAP or 211
Massachusetts
- USA.gov: Massachusetts government agencies & services
- Apply for state benefits (official portal)
- USDA directory entry: local offices and contacts
- Energy bills: ask your state LIHEAP office via HHS LIHEAP or 211
Michigan
- USA.gov: Michigan government agencies & services
- Apply for state benefits (official portal)
- USDA directory entry: local offices and contacts
- Energy bills: ask your state LIHEAP office via HHS LIHEAP or 211
Minnesota
- USA.gov: Minnesota government agencies & services
- USDA directory entry: local offices and contacts
- Energy bills: ask your state LIHEAP office via HHS LIHEAP or 211
Mississippi
- USA.gov: Mississippi government agencies & services
- State food assistance (SNAP) agency
- USDA directory entry: local offices and contacts
- Energy bills: ask your state LIHEAP office via HHS LIHEAP or 211
Missouri
- USA.gov: Missouri government agencies & services
- Apply for state benefits (official portal)
- State food assistance (SNAP) agency
- USDA directory entry: local offices and contacts
- Energy bills: ask your state LIHEAP office via HHS LIHEAP or 211
Montana
- USA.gov: Montana government agencies & services
- USDA directory entry: local offices and contacts
- Energy bills: ask your state LIHEAP office via HHS LIHEAP or 211
Nebraska
- USA.gov: Nebraska government agencies & services
- USDA directory entry: local offices and contacts
- Energy bills: ask your state LIHEAP office via HHS LIHEAP or 211
Nevada
- USA.gov: Nevada government agencies & services
- Apply for state benefits (official portal)
- State food assistance (SNAP) agency
- USDA directory entry: local offices and contacts
- Energy bills: ask your state LIHEAP office via HHS LIHEAP or 211
New Hampshire
- USA.gov: New Hampshire government agencies & services
- USDA directory entry: local offices and contacts
- Energy bills: ask your state LIHEAP office via HHS LIHEAP or 211
New Jersey
- USA.gov: New Jersey government agencies & services
- Apply for state benefits (official portal)
- USDA directory entry: local offices and contacts
- Energy bills: ask your state LIHEAP office via HHS LIHEAP or 211
New Mexico
- USA.gov: New Mexico government agencies & services
- Apply for state benefits (official portal)
- State food assistance (SNAP) agency
- USDA directory entry: local offices and contacts
- Energy bills: ask your state LIHEAP office via HHS LIHEAP or 211
New York
- USA.gov: New York government agencies & services
- USDA directory entry: local offices and contacts
- Energy bills: ask your state LIHEAP office via HHS LIHEAP or 211
North Carolina
- USA.gov: North Carolina government agencies & services
- State food assistance (SNAP) agency
- USDA directory entry: local offices and contacts
- Energy bills: ask your state LIHEAP office via HHS LIHEAP or 211
North Dakota
- USA.gov: North Dakota government agencies & services
- Apply for state benefits (official portal)
- State food assistance (SNAP) agency
- USDA directory entry: local offices and contacts
- Energy bills: ask your state LIHEAP office via HHS LIHEAP or 211
Northern Mariana Islands
- USA.gov: Northern Mariana Islands government agencies & services
- Energy bills: ask your state LIHEAP office via HHS LIHEAP or 211
Ohio
- USA.gov: Ohio government agencies & services
- Apply for state benefits (official portal)
- USDA directory entry: local offices and contacts
- Energy bills: ask your state LIHEAP office via HHS LIHEAP or 211
Oklahoma
- USA.gov: Oklahoma government agencies & services
- State food assistance (SNAP) agency
- USDA directory entry: local offices and contacts
- Energy bills: ask your state LIHEAP office via HHS LIHEAP or 211
Oregon
- USA.gov: Oregon government agencies & services
- Apply for state benefits (official portal)
- State food assistance (SNAP) agency
- USDA directory entry: local offices and contacts
- Energy bills: ask your state LIHEAP office via HHS LIHEAP or 211
Pennsylvania
- USA.gov: Pennsylvania government agencies & services
- Apply for state benefits (official portal)
- State food assistance (SNAP) agency
- USDA directory entry: local offices and contacts
- Energy bills: ask your state LIHEAP office via HHS LIHEAP or 211
Puerto Rico
- USA.gov: Puerto Rico government agencies & services
- Apply for state benefits (official portal)
- State food assistance (SNAP) agency
- USDA directory entry: local offices and contacts
- Energy bills: ask your state LIHEAP office via HHS LIHEAP or 211
Rhode Island
- USA.gov: Rhode Island government agencies & services
- Apply for state benefits (official portal)
- USDA directory entry: local offices and contacts
- Energy bills: ask your state LIHEAP office via HHS LIHEAP or 211
South Carolina
- USA.gov: South Carolina government agencies & services
- Apply for state benefits (official portal)
- State food assistance (SNAP) agency
- USDA directory entry: local offices and contacts
- Energy bills: ask your state LIHEAP office via HHS LIHEAP or 211
South Dakota
- USA.gov: South Dakota government agencies & services
- Apply for state benefits (official portal)
- State food assistance (SNAP) agency
- USDA directory entry: local offices and contacts
- Energy bills: ask your state LIHEAP office via HHS LIHEAP or 211
Tennessee
- USA.gov: Tennessee government agencies & services
- Apply for state benefits (official portal)
- USDA directory entry: local offices and contacts
- Energy bills: ask your state LIHEAP office via HHS LIHEAP or 211
Texas
- USA.gov: Texas government agencies & services
- Apply for state benefits (official portal)
- USDA directory entry: local offices and contacts
- Energy bills: ask your state LIHEAP office via HHS LIHEAP or 211
Utah
- USA.gov: Utah government agencies & services
- Apply for state benefits (official portal)
- State food assistance (SNAP) agency
- USDA directory entry: local offices and contacts
- Energy bills: ask your state LIHEAP office via HHS LIHEAP or 211
Vermont
- USA.gov: Vermont government agencies & services
- State food assistance (SNAP) agency
- USDA directory entry: local offices and contacts
- Energy bills: ask your state LIHEAP office via HHS LIHEAP or 211
U.S. Virgin Islands
- USDA directory entry: local offices and contacts
- Energy bills: ask your state LIHEAP office via HHS LIHEAP or 211
Virginia
- USA.gov: Virginia government agencies & services
- Apply for state benefits (official portal)
- USDA directory entry: local offices and contacts
- Energy bills: ask your state LIHEAP office via HHS LIHEAP or 211
Washington
- USA.gov: Washington government agencies & services
- Apply for state benefits (official portal)
- State food assistance (SNAP) agency
- USDA directory entry: local offices and contacts
- Energy bills: ask your state LIHEAP office via HHS LIHEAP or 211
West Virginia
- USA.gov: West Virginia government agencies & services
- Apply for state benefits (official portal)
- State food assistance (SNAP) agency
- USDA directory entry: local offices and contacts
- Energy bills: ask your state LIHEAP office via HHS LIHEAP or 211
Wisconsin
- USA.gov: Wisconsin government agencies & services
- Apply for state benefits (official portal)
- State food assistance (SNAP) agency
- USDA directory entry: local offices and contacts
- Energy bills: ask your state LIHEAP office via HHS LIHEAP or 211
Wyoming
- USA.gov: Wyoming government agencies & services
- Apply for state benefits (official portal)
- USDA directory entry: local offices and contacts
- Energy bills: ask your state LIHEAP office via HHS LIHEAP or 211
Before you apply anywhere
Official agencies never charge a fee to apply and never ask for payment by gift card or wire. If something feels off, use our grant scam checker.
Questions
Does my state give grants to individuals?
States run many assistance programs for residents, such as food, energy, housing and education aid, usually funded partly by federal programs. They are applied for through your state agencies, not paid out as "free grants." Start with your state section below or the USA.gov Benefit Finder.
Where do I find state grants for small businesses or nonprofits?
Check your state economic development agency and state agency grant pages (linked from each USA.gov state guide), your local SBA resource partners, and Grants.gov for federal funds passed through states.
Are these links official?
Yes. Every link below goes to a .gov or official state website and returned a working page when we checked it on 2026-10-27. Websites change, so tell us if a link breaks.