Find Funding Programs and Learn How to Write Grant Proposals

Search the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) by keyword or other indexes for federal grants, loans, business and non-financial assistance.

Contact the Federal office indicated in the CFDA program description: State or regional addresses and telephone numbers are given in CFDA Appendix IV: Federal Agency Contacts in Region/State.

Search other Web sites that access Federal programs and grant information for special Grant seekers, for example the Business Advisor, the State and Local [government] Gateway, or the Non-Profit [organizations] Gateway.

Search for Private Foundations that might be interested in a project. Use the Foundation Center Web site or Foundation Center book collections in libraries to identify national, state, and community foundations.

Learn how to write grant proposals by following CFDA guidelines Developing and Writing Grant Proposals, or take the Foundation Center Proposal Writing "Short Course".

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