Grants

  1. Search or browse the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) by Keyword and other indexes for grants, loans, business and nonfinancial help.
  2. Contact Federal office given in CFDA program description: if indicated, use CFDA Appendix IV: Federal Regional or Local Office Addresses (by Agency or by State).
  3. Search Federal Web sites given in each CFDA program description for more information and for State Administering Agencies responsible for managing these programs.
  4. Check current Federal grants postings at Grants.gov and apply online.
  5. Search also foundations for project funding: use the Foundation Center Web site or Foundation Center book collections in libraries to identify national, State, and community foundations.
  6. Learn how to write grant proposals: follow CFDA‘s Developing and Writing Grant Proposals, or take the Foundation Center Proposal Writing Short Course.