We write plain-English guides to federal, state, and county assistance programs. Every guide is cited from primary .gov sources and refreshed every 30 days. New guides added weekly.
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Rental subsidy paid directly to your landlord. Covers the gap between roughly 30% of your income and the local Payment Standard.
Subsidy size depends on income + local rent
Varies
~2.3M voucher households
currently served
SNAP Food Benefits
1-person max (FY26 USDA)
Pell Grant
Undergrad max (FSA)
LIHEAP Energy Aid
Set by each state
WIC Nutrition
By participant category
SBA 7(a) Loan
Statutory cap
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Every program filtered by demographic, with eligibility rules in plain English.
◢ Pathway two
Six core needs, every program cross-referenced. Pick one and we'll show every match.
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Federal ERA mostly depleted in 2026. The 6 sources still funded: 25 state programs, Salvation Army, Catholic Charities, St Vincent de Paul, court diversion programs, Modest Needs grants. Call 2-1-1.
TANF income limits vary 8x by state. Verified 2026 monthly caps for the 25 largest states, federal 60-month lifetime limit, work requirements, lump-sum diversion grants, and what TANF auto-qualifies you for.
May 26, 2026
Verified 2026 SNAP income limits, BBCE state variations up to 200% FPL, the 7 standard deductions that pull borderline households into eligibility, expedited 7-day SNAP, and how to apply.
May 22, 2026
Medicare Part D Extra Help (LIS) covers your prescription drug costs in 2026: $0 premium, $0 deductible, $5.10 generic copay max. Income limit $23,940 single. Auto-qualify with Medicaid, MSP, or SSI.
May 20, 2026
◢ Why this directory is different
Most "grant" sites are SEO bait, broken links, dead programs, fabricated dollar amounts. We're a content blog that reads the .gov bulletins so you don't have to.
Every program traced to its primary federal, state, or county source. No SEO-bait copies.
Our research team cross-checks every eligibility rule, dollar amount, and deadline against the primary source before publication.
We monitor open and close dates daily so you never apply to a closed window.
Programs change. We re-check every entry against its source on a 30-day cycle.
A short, sharp briefing, every program added, every eligibility change, every deadline approaching. No filler. No ads.
