I am creating a product that to better the environment, where would i go to get grants for it?

Question

It's a product that would greatly benefit the environment. i already have investors but need additional funding. I know there are grants out there, I just don't know where. I have already done the EPA grant but that is a lengthy process.

Answer 1

Grants are ALWAYS a lengthy process.

You first go to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance http://www.cfda.gov which is the government database of all available government grants. Here is their section on Energy grants - just click on the subcategory you need whether the product focuses on Conservation, Research and Development, etc. http://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/CATALOG.FUNCTIONAL_AREA_RPT2.SHOW?p_arg_names=func_cat_cd&p_arg_values=I

Once you find a grant where you can qualify, go to Grants.gov http://www.grants.gov which is the central place for applying grants. You will first be asked to register

1. Get a Data Universal Number System (DUNS) Number
2. Register with Central Contractor Registry (CCR)
3. Authorize your Organization's Representatives
4. Login as an E-Business Point of Contact (POC)

Answer 2

http://www.epa.gov/innovation/stategrants/
http://www.epa.gov/ord/htm/grantopportunity.htm

found here:
http://www.fuelefficiency.org/grants.html