Vantage Point

A Federal Funding Outlook from Mountain Park Group

A monthly look at what’s coming in federal funding for higher education, healthcare, municipal, and business and industry leaders. Each edition highlights active opportunities, recent awards, and what to prepare for next.

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Vantage Point: October 2026

FY2027 opens under a continuing resolution: your positioning window. Workforce Pell is live but not yet approved in CA, OR, or WA; Rural Health Transformation brings $233.6M to California, $197.3M to Oregon, and $181.3M to Washington; and SBIR/STTR is reauthorized through 2031.

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Vantage Point: August 2026

Our first edition, published as the Grant Intelligence Report. Despite a 43-day shutdown and a fragmented appropriations calendar, hundreds of millions of dollars are moving: $366M in Title III/V grants, $140M in HRSA rural health funding, nearly $700M in DOJ/COPS NOFOs, and $648M for FEMA AFG and SAFER.