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Finding Federal Funding : Federal Grants for Organizations
This research guide points one to government grant programs from all kinds of U.S. government departments, agencies, and other federal entities. It is especially appropriate for finding federal funding for nonprofits and state and local governments.
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Government Grant Search Tools
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Catalog of Federal Domestic AssistanceThe Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance is a government-wide compendium of Federal programs, projects, services, and activities that provide assistance or benefits to the American public. It contains financial and nonfinancial assistance programs administered by departments and establishments of the Federal government.
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FedBizOpps.govSearch here for Federal Business Opportunities.
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Federal RegisterPublished by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), the Federal Register is the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices (including funding opportunities!) of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents.
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Grants.govBilled as the place to find and apply to government grants, this resource can be difficult to use in identifying what is available. Instead, visit individual agency web sites and/or use the resources below to find grants – then use grants.gov to apply. This site also includes grant opportunities notices posted in the most recent seven days, links to grant application packages, resources such as proposal writing information.
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PivotSearch over 28,000 active funding opportunities and over 3 billion past awarded grants from
private and federal funding sources. Covers a wide array of subjects and disciplines. (Note: You must set up a personal login account using your wisc.edu email - free to UW-Madison affiliates - to save searches and track opportunities. However, a login is not necessary to use the database.)
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US Small Business AdministrationIncludes information on government grants and loans to small businesses.
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USASpending.govA free, searchable, and publicly accessible site mandated by the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (Transparency Act). Click on Spending to search/browse recipients according to type of funding (grants, loans, contracts, etc.).
Overview Info on Finding Federal Funding
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Government Grants and FundingAn exceptionally useful site maintained by Deborah Kluge, a grant writing consultant. Includes practical and well-organized information on federal grants.
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Where can I find information about government grants?A Foundation Center/GrantSpace subject guide.
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Where can I learn more about stimulus funding for nonprofits?A Foundation Center/GrantSpace research guide on Stimulus Funding.
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