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Federal Grants

Grants.gov

Grants.gov allows organizations to electronically find and apply for more than $400 billion in Federal grants. Grants.gov is THE single access point for over 1000 grant programs offered by all Federal grant-making agencies.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)

The online Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance gives you access to a database of all Federal programs available to State and local governments (including the District of Columbia); federally -recognized Indian tribal governments; Territories (and possessions) of the United States; domestic public, quasi-public, and private profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and individuals.

available on paper in Meriam Library : HC110 P63 U53a (Reference)

Federal Register (GPO Access)

The Federal Register is the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents

Federal Funding Reports (www.house.gov)

Weekly compilation of items published in the Federal Register which affect Federal domestic assistance programs

Grants and Financial Management (FirstGov.gov)

Individual Federal Agency Grants
A few web sites are listed here, to see more go to : OSU Library, Browse Topics: Grants & Awards

Administration on Aging (AOA) select-> AOA Grant Programs

Each year, Congress appropriates funds for use by AoA and the other Federal Agencies in carrying out their mission. AoA provides grant funding to States and territories, recognized Native American Tribes and Hawaiian Americans, as well as nonprofit organizations, including faith-based and academic institutions. Individuals are not eligible to apply for AoA funding.

Department of Education select -> Grants & Contracts

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) is providing nearly $38 billion this year to states and school districts, primarily through formula-based grant programs, to improve elementary and secondary schools and meet the special needs of students. ED is providing about $2.5 billion to help strengthen teaching and learning in colleges and other postsecondary institutions and over $4 billion to support rehabilitation, adult education, research and development, statistics, and assessment.

GrantsNet (Dept. of Health and Human Services)

GrantsNet is an Internet application tool created by the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Office of Grants Management and Policy (OGMP) for finding and exchanging information about HHS and other Federal grant programs. GrantsNet serves the general public, the grantee community, and grant-makers (i.e. state and local governments, educational institutions, non-profit organizations, and commercial businesses).

Institute of Museum and Library Services

The Institute of Museum and Library Services is the primary source of federal support for the nation's 122,000 libraries and 15,000 museums. Its mission is to grow and sustain a "Nation of Learners" because life-long learning is essential to a democratic society and individual success. Through its grant making, convenings, research and publications, the Institute empowers museums and libraries nationwide to provide leadership and services to enhance learning in families and communities, sustain cultural heritage, build twenty-first-century skills, and increase civic participation.

National Endowment for the Arts

The National Endowment for the Arts is a public agency dedicated to supporting excellence in the arts--both new and established--bringing the arts to all Americans, and providing leadership in arts education. Established by Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government, the Endowment is the nation's largest annual funder of the arts, bringing great art to all 50 states, including rural areas, inner cities, and military bases.

National Endowment for the Humanities

NEH is an independent grant-making agency of the United States government dedicated to supporting research, education, preservation, and public programs in the humanities.

National Institutes of Health : Grants & Funding Opportunities

National Park Service : Grants, Tax Credit and other Assistance...

National Science Foundation : Funding

California Grants

California Arts Council

California Council for the Humanities

California Department of Education - Funding & Grants

California State Library

The Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) is a federal grant program administered in California by the State Librarian. Each year the State Librarian awards grants on a competitive basis unless announced otherwise.

The California Culture and Historical Endowment (CCHE) is a new state agency that funds projects through a competitive grant process to tell the stories of California as a unified society and of the many groups of people that together comprise historic and modern California.

Nonprofits / Private Grant Information

First Gov for Non Profits

The Foundation Center (subscription)

Foundations On-Line (Foundations.org) (A Directory of Charitable Grantmakers)

Grants for Nonprofits (alphabetical by subject)

Non-Profit Guides (Grant-writing tools for non-profit organizations)

Grant Writing / Tutorials

Developing and Writing Grant Proposals (CFDA)

EPA Grant Writing Tutorial (with Purdue Univ.)

Grants and Grant Proposal Writing ( John O'del, Rhode Island College)

Guide for Writing a Funding Proposal (Michigan State Univ.)

NGL Project Planning: a Tutorial

This tutorial is designed for museums, libraries, and related organizations that are applying for National Leadership Grants (NLG).

Learn about Proposal Writing (The Foundation Center)

Proposal Writer's Guide (University of Michigan)

Writing a Successful Grant Proposal (Minnesota Council on Foundations)

Student Financial Aid

Federal Ftudent Aid (studentaid.ed.gov)

CSU, Chico Financial Aid & Scholarship Office

California Student Aid Commission

FinAid (Financial aid, college scholarships, and student loans)

Other / Miscellaneous

Scholarship, Fellowship, Grants & Loans - Books (compiled by Barbara Pease, CSU, Chico)
Scholarship, Fellowship, Grants & Loans - Websites (compiled by Barbara Pease, CSU Chico)

School Grants (PK-12 school grant opportunities)

Federal Business Opportunity : FedBizOpps.gov

FedBizOpps.gov is the single government point-of-entry (GPE) for Federal government procurement opportunities over $25,000. Government buyers are able to publicize their business opportunities by posting information directly to FedBizOpps via the Internet. Through one portal - FedBizOpps (FBO) - commercial vendors seeking Federal markets for their products and services can search, monitor and retrieve opportunities solicited by the entire Federal contracting community.


 

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