The United States federal assistance is given to help individuals, families, businesses and local communities. In the United States federal assistance, also called federal grants, federal assistance, or federal programs, is defined as any federal action, program, project, service or activity given by the federal government. A few examples of this action include: providing disaster relief, education, job training, job placement, child development, women’s grants, rural development, and infrastructure improvement projects. This type of federal assistance is provided to a wide range of individuals and communities. To be categorized as eligible for federal assistance you must meet some specific eligibility requirements.