Government Funding
In the United States and Canada, public funds are the primary source of support for domestic nonprofit social, health, educational, and cultural programs. Some public funding is also available for institutions that are for-profit and for international aid. Provided are links to federal, state or provincial, and local government assistance programs.
| Charity Village--Canada | ||
| Link directly to Canadian government and provincial funding sources through Charity Village's comprehensive list of ministries, agencies, and programs on both the federal and provincial levels. Return to the Charity Village Main Street to locate additional roads to the Canadian nonprofit sector. | ||
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| Community Services Council--Canada | ||
| The Community Services Council of Newfoundland and Labrador provides an extensive list of links to federal government funding sources, addressing such concerns as Canadian heritage, health, human resources, international development, justice, the environment, excellence partnerships, safety, status of women and minorities, and youth employment. | ||
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| Federal Grants, Contracts, and Auctions | ||
| The University of Michigan Document Center's Federal Government Resources is one of the most comprehensive and easy-to-use directories of its kind on the web. Included are a dozen links to sites that describe available grants and scores of other links accessing information on grants awarded, indexes of eligibility, contracts available and awarded, and lists of federal and state auctions. | ||
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| FirstGov | ||
| FirstGov, the U.S. Government's official web portal, includes multiple links to agency-specific resources for nonprofits, including sections on grants and loans, fundraising and outreach, and links dealing with relevant laws, tax information, and licensing. | ||
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| State and Local Government Access--U.S. | ||
| More than 11,000 American state and local government units and regional nonprofits are available through StateLocalGov.net. State sites include news stories and connect to state, regional, and local government agencies and to multi-state associations. | ||
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| U.S. GrantsNet for Health and Human Services | ||
| GrantsNet is a tool of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for finding and exchanging information about HHS and selected other federal grant programs. It is part of the much-publicized national movement toward providing government resources to the general public in a more accessible and meaningful manner. | ||
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