Find the assistance your state actually offers
Program names, income limits, benefit amounts and the official place to apply, for six kinds of help in all 50 states, checked against the agencies that run them.
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Six kinds of assistance
- First-Time Homebuyer GrantsDown payment and closing cost help from state housing finance agencies
- Small Business GrantsState grants, SSBCI loan and equity programs, and R&D awards for small firms
- Energy and Utility AssistanceLIHEAP bill help, crisis payments and free weatherization through state agencies
- Cash AssistanceMonthly TANF cash benefits for families with children, run under state names
- Childcare AssistanceCCDF child care subsidies, copays and state pre-K for working and studying parents
- Student and Vocational GrantsPell, Workforce Pell, state college grants and WIOA job training accounts
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Recently checked guides
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Alabama TANF cash assistance (Family Assistance Program) for families (2026)
Alabama · Cash assistanceReviewed
- 02
Alabama child care assistance and First Class Pre-K: DHR subsidy limits, fees and wait list (2026)
Alabama · Childcare helpReviewed
- 03
Alabama energy and utility bill assistance: LIHEAP and weatherization (2026-27)
Alabama · Energy assistanceReviewed
- 04
Alabama first-time homebuyer grants and down payment assistance (2026)
Alabama · Homebuyer grantsReviewed
- 05
Alabama small business grants, loans and training funds (2026)
Alabama · Business grantsReviewed
- 06
Alabama student and vocational grants: ASAP, (Re)Engage, ASGP and WIOA (2026-27)
Alabama · Student grantsReviewed
- 07
Alaska Temporary Assistance Program (ATAP) cash help for families (2026)
Alaska · Cash assistanceReviewed
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Alaska child care assistance (PASS), Learn & Grow and district pre-K (2026)
Alaska · Childcare helpReviewed
How we research
Every guide is written from the agencies that run the programs: their program rules, income limit charts, state plans and application portals. We do not rely on third-party summaries.
Each guide shows the program year its figures apply to, the date it was last checked and a numbered source for every figure. Applying for public assistance is always free; we never ask for your details. Read the full methodology.
- Review cadence
- 180 daysEvery guide is re-checked at least twice a year, and when limits change.
- Sources cited
- 4008Agency pages, income charts and state plans, listed at the end of each guide.
- Last full review
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