Federal Agencies
Federal Sources of Funding
The Federal government is still the biggest of all the grantmakers. Some of the federal grant budget moves to the states through formula and block grants. From there it is up to the states to decide how to use the money.
Each agency of government has its own systems and procedures, so you are wise to identify the principal federal agency that funds your type of work and track the distribution from Washington, DC down to your locality. This way you can begin the process of prospecting for federal funding.
Useful Links
- Today's Federal Register Announcements
- Federal Register Archives
- Grants.gov
- The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
- FirstGov
- FirstGov for Nonprofits
- FedWorld
Listservs
Subscribe to these free electronic message services to receive e-mail alerts about funding news and opportunities.
- Grants.gov - U.S. Federal Grants Notification Service
- Institute for Museum and Library Services [IMLS]
- National Endowment for the Humanities [NEH]
- National Institutes of Health [NIH]
- National Science Foundation [NSF]
- U.S. Department of Education [ED]
Selected Federal Agencies
- Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
- Administration on Aging
- Agency for HealthCare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
- Agriculture, Department of
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
- Commerce, Department of (DOC)
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
- Defense, Department of
- Education, Department of
- Energy, Department of
- Environmental Protection Agency
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- Health & Human Services, Department of (HHS)
- Health & Human Services' Home Page
- Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
- Administration on Aging (AoA)
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
- Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
- Homeland Security, Department of
- Housing & Urban Development, Department of (HUD)
- Institute of Museum and Library Services
- Interior, Department of
- Justice, Department of
- Labor, Department of
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
- National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
- National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Naval Research Laboratory
- Office of Naval Research
- Small Business Administration
- State, Department of
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
- Transportation, Department of
- Treasury, Department of
- Veterans Affairs, Department of
