The Clearinghouse

Funding Sources for Telecommunications Planning and Demonstration Projects.

Federal Government - General Information Sources

Where can communities find funding for telecommunications projects? This is a list of some possibilities. Please let us know if we have overlooked a good source.

Library of Congress' Official Federal Government Web Sites (http://lcweb.loc.gov/global/executive/fed.html) Extensive links to Executive Departments, Independent Agencies, Congress and the Courts.

This is a searchable site. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 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. The catalog is usually found at most public libraries. Contact: Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog Staff, General Services Administration, 300 7th Street,S.W., Suite 101, Washington, DC 20407. Voice: 202-708-5126.

(http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces140.html) The Federal Register is the official publication for Presidential Documents and Executive Orders as well as Notices, Rules and Proposed Rules from Federal Agencies and Organizations. Helpful Hints provide instructions for searching the database. A print version may be found at public libraries.

This is a searchable database of funding opportunities. To submit queries select from the categories provided or enter a search keyword of your choice. You must enter a General Search Keyword and/or select from the provided lists to perform a search.

This project is pulls together online resources to help community-oriented nonprofit organizations better find and apply for Federal Grants including Online Resources for Federal Grant seekers and NII-Related Federal Grants ("National Information Infrastructure")

A comprehensive site with links to National Information Infrastructure funding possibilities indexed by department or agency, or by category such as education, economic development, health & medicine, underserved communities - the inner city, minorities, and rural areas.

A list describing several federal department programs for telecommunications without hot links to those sites.

Directory of guidelines issued by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget which oversees all federal government departments and agencies. The OMB has their own web site - http://www.whitehoue.goc/WH/EOP/omb/.