Grant and Contract Opportunities at Commerce

Learn more about grants and contracting opportunities at the Department of Commerce and its bureaus using the information below.

Grant Opportunities

• Search Grants.gov for open DOC grants.

Contract Opportunities

• Search FedBizOps.gov for open DOC Procurements.

DOC Grant Making Bureaus

Economic Development Administration (EDA)

International Trade Administration (ITA)

• Market Development Cooperator Program
• Special American Business Internship Training Program (SABIT).  A technical assistance initiative of the International Trade Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce, SABIT offers organizations competitive grants and an opportunity to host industry-specific delegations. SABIT serves as an initial entry point for U.S. businesses seeking funding to establish long-term relationships with potential customers, distributors, or partners in the former Soviet Union. The program trains Eurasian managers and scientists in commonly accepted business practices as a means of facilitating cross border relationships. In turn, these personal relationships serve as a basis for business development and reduce market access barriers for U.S. businesses

National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)

• Funding Opportunities

National Telecommunications & Information Administration (NTIA)

• Telecommunications Grants

National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

• Coastal Ocean Program Grant Information
• Fisheries Saltonstall Kennedy Grant Program
• National Undersea Research Program Funding Opportunities
• Grants Management Division
• Fisheries Grants Program
• National Sea Grant
• Office of Global Programs

Contracting Resources for Contractors

• Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) - he Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) is an advocacy and advisory office responsible for promoting the use of small, small disadvantaged, 8(a), women-owned, veteran-owned, service-disabled veteran-owned, and HUBZone small businesses within the U.S. Department of Commerce's (DOC) acquisition process.

• Business.USA.gov's Find Opportunities Wizard where in a few quick steps, it will guide you towards federal government contracting programs and opportunites for your business!

• Planned Acquisitions: the Department of Commerce's search tool for our planned acquisitions over $100,000. As requirements change, these acquisition plans are updated by department personnel and this search tool is automatically updated.
• Small Business Administration's Contracting section of their web site where you can learn about how to "Get Started" and "Contracting Support for Small Business"
• The General Services Administration (GSA) has implemented a system for vendors doing business with the Federal Government to manage their entity information in one central location. This new database is the System for Award Management (SAM).

DOC Contracting Offices 

• Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)
  • Office of Procurement 
• National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)
  • NIST Acquisition Management Group