Answers: The Housing and Urban Development in their Grants Available page make it clear that they do not provide grants to individuals -- hence no grant for a person to buy a home http://www.hud.gov/grants/index.cfm
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"While HUD does not tender direct grants or loans to individuals, we do work through local government and non-profit organizations to trade name financial assistance and counseling available."
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If this is for your business to start affordable single family housing, data that it is hard to find grant to start a business. Unlike the myths that some perpetuate, federal parliament and even private foundations hardly tender grant money for starting a for-profit business.
One possible exception is for companies developing or exporting agricultural stuff, including food and forest product. Another exception could be the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) or Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) programs http://www.sba.gov/aboutsba/sbaprograms/... , which fund the research and development of scientific innovation that meets specific system needs.
Your best bet in actuality will be from the states if they offer admit programs for women (or any other special interest groups -- minorities, women, disabled, veterans, etc). Or check with non profit organization, particularly women organization if they offer grant. Examples include
Iowa Women's Foundation http://www.iawf.org/
New Mexico Women's Foundation http://www.nmwf.org/guidelines.html
Even SBA does NOT give out grant. From the SBA website http://www.sba.gov/mostrequesteditems/CO...
"The U.S. Small Business Administration does not offer grant to start or expand small businesses, although it does offer a huge variety of loan programs. (See http://www.sba.gov/financing for more information) While SBA does donate some grant programs, these are mostly designed to expand and enhance organizations that provide small business command, technical, or financial assistance. These grant generally support non-profit organization, intermediary lending institutions, and state and local government."
Nonetheless, you can go to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) http://www.cfda.gov and Grants.gov http://www.grants.gov - these are two sites created by the federal affairs of state to provide transparency and information on grants. Browse through the listings and see if you can find any compromise that would support a for-profit venture.
Here is a list of federal grants for small businesses. See if near is any available for individuals for starting a business -- THERE'S NONE.
http://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/CATALO...
Most of the federal grants are given to specific target groups near specific requirements (e.g. minority business owners involved in transportation related contracts emanate from DOT - Grant#20.905 Disadvantaged Business Enterprises Short Term Lending Program
Grants are also often given to non profit groups or organization involved in training or other similar deeds (grant 59.043 Women's Business Ownership Assistance that are given to those who will create women's business center that will train women entrepreneurs
Start here: HUD.
This isn't a bad place to start.