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When looking for potential sources of federal funding, good places to start include the National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA), which are listed below.

NASA has also created a Federal Acquisition Jumpstation that links you to a variety of federal procurement information.

	Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) The CFDA is a government-wide compendium of Federal programs, projects, services and activities which provide assistance or benefits to the American public. It contains financial and nonfinancial assistance programs administered by departments and establishments of the Federal government.

	Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) An experimental server through the U.S. House of Representatives Internet Law Library for searching the CFR.

	Department of Commerce (DOC) Department of Commerce: Commerce Business Daily

	Department of Defense: Research Opportunities (DOD)

	Department of Education (ED) Department of Education: Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE) Department of Education: Resource Guide to Federal Funding for Technology in Education What should I know about Department of Education grants?

	Department of Energy: Office of Science Grants and Contracts (DOE) Grant solicitation notices are published in the Federal Register and on the Office of Science website. The Office of Science also publishes a Grant Application Guide.

	Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Information about grants, contracts (RFPs), financing and job vacancies

	Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) The FAR was established to codify uniform policies for acquisition of supplies and services by executive agencies.

	Federal Register (FR) The Federal Register is the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations. Grant solicitation notices are published in the Federal Register and on the Office of Science website.

	Foreign Agriculture Service (FAS) The FAS is part of the United States Department of Agriculture.

	Grants.gov (website) 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 1,000 grant programs offered by all Federal grant-making agencies.

	Department of Health and Human Services: Grants & Funding (HHS)

	Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

	Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)

	Department of the Interior (DOI) Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Bureau of Reclamation (USBR) Minerals Management Service (MMS) National Park Service (NPS) Office of Surface Mining (OSMRE) U.S Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)

	Department of Justice (DOJ)

	National Academy of Sciences (NAS)

	National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)

	National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)

	National Institutes of Health (NIH)

	National Science Foundation (NSF) National Science Foundation: Fast Lane FastLane is an interactive real-time system used to conduct NSF business over the Internet. National Science Foundation: How to Prepare Your Proposal

	Smithsonian Institute (website) Smithsonian Institute: Research Centers

	Small Business Administration (SBA)

	Department of Transportation (DOT)

	U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

	United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)