Sources & how we work
Grants & Women is an educational reference about money, so the facts have to be right and the framing has to be honest. This page explains where our information comes from, the standards every page must meet, and the specific things we corrected when rebuilding this site.
Where our information comes from
Every funding program links to its official administering body — federal .gov agencies and named foundations — rather than to secondary or affiliate pages. We describe eligibility and process; we do not quote dollar totals that change yearly or imply amounts you might receive.
- Grants.gov — the official federal grants database
- Benefits.gov — find benefits you may qualify for
- Federal Student Aid (studentaid.gov) — Pell Grants
- Federal Student Aid — Apply for aid (FAFSA)
- U.S. Small Business Administration — Women-owned businesses
- HUD.gov — Rental assistance & housing help
- National Science Foundation — Graduate Research Fellowship
- AAUW — Fellowships & Grants
- FTC Consumer Advice — Government Grant Scams
Our editorial standards
Every page on this site must meet these rules:
- No 'free money', 'never repay', 'guaranteed', or get-rich language.
- No fabricated dollar totals, testimonials, or media endorsements.
- No upfront-fee schemes or paid 'grant services' — promoted or linked. Ever.
- Grants are always presented as competitive and eligibility-bound.
- Every program is tied to an official source, and applying is always free.
- A scam-awareness warning appears on every funding page.
What we corrected from the original site
The older grantsandwomen.com carried the hallmarks of a predatory 'free grant money' site. In rebuilding it we removed:
- The hype. 'Billions of dollars… Never repay!', '$400 billion in grants', and invented per-category dollar totals are gone.
- Fabricated testimonials. The 'I got a $15,000 cheque in weeks' style quotes were fake and have been deleted.
- Fake media badges. The 'As Seen on NBC/CBS/CNN/FOX' logos were never real endorsements and are removed.
- The lead-gen funnel. The old 'grant' links pushed visitors to a paid affiliate 'grant kit' service. Those links now point to our honest scam-awareness page instead.
What we kept is the genuinely useful educational guidance — the original articles are preserved, with current programs and official sources added.
Corrections welcome
Spotted an error? Tell us — include a source and we'll review and update.