For more subject specific funding information, see our Subject Pages

Federal Funding Databases and NOFAS

• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
• Programs Arranged by Functional Area
• Grant Categories
• Federal Funding Sources for Rural Areas Database
• Notices of Funding Availability, Community Toolbox (Compiled by EZ/EC)
• Rural Development Funding Notices

Federal Funding Programs

• CSREES Funding Opportunities Page, USDA
• Federal Fund Express
• Federal Funding Reports
• Fed Grants: Current Federal Funding Opportunities
• FinanceNet
• FirstGov
• FirstGov Grants and Financial Management
• FirstGov for NonProfits
• Grants.gov
• Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Customer Assistance

Federal Faith-Based Centers and Community Initiatives

• Faith-Based and Community Initiatives

Federal Surplus Property

• Disposal of Federal Surplus Real Property (39.002)
• GSA Personal Property Donation Program, (39.003)
• Sale of Federal Surplus Personal Property (39.007)

Disaster Assistance

• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: Disaster Prevention and Relief
• Federal Funding Sources for Rural Areas Database
• Grants.gov: Disaster Prevention and Relief
• National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster
• Picking Up the Pieces: Restoring Rural Housing and Communities After A Disaster, HAC
• Recovery from Terrorist Attacks: A Catalog of Selected Federal Assistance Programs, CRS
• USDA Natural Disaster Assistance
  • Direct Housing. Natural Disaster, (10.445)
  • Direct Housing. Natural Disaster Loans and Grants, (10.444)
• USDA Disaster Assistance for Farmers and Ranchers, FSA
• U.S. Department of Homeland Security: Emergencies & Disasters
• FEMA - Disaster Grants
• FEMA Response & Recovery
• A Guide to the Disaster Declaration Process and Federal Disaster Assistance, FEMA
• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Disaster Recovery Assistance
• U.S. Department of Labor Disaster Unemployment Assistance
• U.S. Small Business Administration Disaster Recovery

Research Funding

• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: Science and Technology
• Community of Science Funding Opportunities
• National Science Foundation

State Government Funding

• Funding Through State Government

Private Funding

• Community Foundation Finder, FC
• Community Foundation by State, GuideStar
• Community Foundation by State, TGCI
• Council on Foundations
• First Nations Development Institute
• 1st Source
• The Ford Foundation
• Foundation Center
• The Foundation for Rural Education and Development (FRED)
• Foundations & Resources for Grantseekers
• Fundsnet Services, Financial Resources on the Internet
• GuideStar: Nonprofit Organizations and Charities in the United States
• Fundraising on the Internet
• Internet NonProfit Center
• Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
• Network for Good
• Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
• National Rural Funders Collaborative
• Northwest Area Foundation
• The Pew Charitable Trusts
• Polaris Grants Central
• Rural Community Assistance Corporation (RCAC)
• TGCI - Grantsmanship Center
• The W.K. Kellogg Foundation

Grant Writing Resources

• DUNS Number Fact Sheet: all organizations applying for a federal grant or cooperative agreement must have a DUNS number. Individuals who would personally receive a grant or cooperative agreement award from the federal government apart from any business or non-profit organization they may operate, and foreign entities are exempt from this requirement.



• DUNS Number Guide
• Request a DUNS Number, by web, http://eupdate.dnb.com/requestoptions/government/ccrreg/, or toll free, 866-705-5711


• Developing and Writing Grant Proposals
• EPA Grant-Writing Tutorial
• A Guide to Funding Resources RIC
• InnoNet's Workstation for Innovative Nonprofits
• Preparing a Grant Proposal, ARC
• Writing a Successful Grant Proposal
• FedForms.gov (Federal Application Forms)

Statistics and Data Resources

• Federal Funds, ERS
• USDA Economic Research Service Briefing Room: Federal Funds
• U.S. Census Bureau Consolidated Federal Funds Report

RIC Funding FAQs

• What information and funding resources are available for rural...?
  • Child Care Centers
  • Downtown Revitalization
  • Fire Departments
  • Homeland Security
  • Housing
  • Small Businesses
  • Small Farms
  • Volunteer and Nonprofit Organizations

RIC Publications

• Federal Funding Sources for Rural Areas Database, RIC
• Full document (FY 2003): html | pdf
• FY 2004 Addendum html | pdf
• Key Federal Funding Programs for Rural Areas Listed by Department, html