Grants

Every year, thousands of grants and other forms of financial assistance are made available to nonprofit organizations and community projects through both public and private sources. The following links will assist you in the online search for grants and the grant-writing process. Although the competition for funding is often rigorous, it is worth the time investment. If you have any questions – or find useful sites we should add to this list – please contact our Washington office at 202.225.4365.

INFORMATION, TIPS, AND RESOURCES

• Developing and Writing Grant Proposals
• Federal Funds Express
  
• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
• National Technical Information Service
• Council on Foundations
• Information For Non-profits
• Welcome to the Foundation Center Online
• Free Software for Non-Profit Organizations
• Join Together Online
• Non-Profit Gateway
• The Grantsmanship Center
• U.S. Business Advisor

FEDERAL AGENCIES

U.S. Department of Agriculture

U.S. Department of Commerce 
International Trade Administration 
Export-Import Bank 
Small Business Administration 
Overseas Private Investment Corporation 
Trade and Development Agency 
National Telecommunications and Information Administration

U.S. Department of Defense 
Defense Environmental Network and Information Exchange 
DOD Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization 
Defense Procurement Home Page

U.S. Department of Education 
Student Financial Assistance 

U.S. Department of Energy 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 
EPA: Grants and Fellowships 
EPA: Region 9

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 
Administration on Aging 
Center for Disease Control and Prevention   
Food and Drug Administration 
Indian Health Service 
National Institute on Health 
Maternal and Child Health Bureau

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

U.S. Department of Justice 
Doing Business with the Department of Justice 
Bureau of Justice Administration 
Bureau of Justice Statistics 
National Institute of Justice 
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Programs 
Office of Victims of Crimes

U.S. Department of Labor

U.S. Department of Transportation 
DOT: Acquisition and Grants Home Page 
DOT: Federal Transit Administration Exchange 
Federal Aviation Administration Grants Program