Where to Look for Government Grants

Federal Grants

The Nonprofit Resouce Library has a print directory called Guide to Federal Funding for Governments and Nonprofits by Thompson Publishing Group that includes twice-monthly Federal Grant Deadline Calendars. Information about the book is online at www.thompson.com/libraries/grantseeking/fits/index.html.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
http://www.cfda.gov
A government-wide compendium of Federal programs, projects, and services.

Browse The Catalog By Functional Area
http://www.cfda.gov/public/browse_by_fa.asp

Grants.gov
http://grants.gov

GrantsNet
http://www.hhs.gov/grantsnet/
An electronic roadmap to grants, is sponsored by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). HHS is the largest granting agency in the Federal government, awarding approximately 60,000 grants each year. GrantsNet offers information about HHS programs, as well as select other grant programs in the Federal government.

Center for Faith-Based & Community Initiatives
http://www.hhs.gov/fbci/funding.html
This site is extremely valuable because it provides Funding Opportunities by topic area. These grants are for community grassroots organizations, not just faith-based.