National Financing/Funding Sources
America’s Business Funding Directory
This site lists more than 78,000 Business Loan and Venture Capital Sources and provides an online form for you to fill out to match your financial requirements and basic business information to the requirements and specifications of specific sources. The site is maintained by BusinessFinance.com and content is copyrighted by Abacus Holdings LLC.
Contracting With the U.S. Government
This site provides a very brief overview to the processes of contracting to provide products or services with the U.S. Government. However, many valuable links provide connection to sites that provide more in-depth information. Links include: General Services Administration (GSA): The Government's Purchasing Agent, and many sub-links to specific and relevant information on this site; Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR); Government Printing Office (GPO);and Commerce Business Daily. Links to STAT-USA and Federal Marketplace provide content for a fee-based subscription or through other purchase options.
Non-Profit Gateway: Non-Profit Resources – Grants & Other Support
This site is maintained by the U.S. Small Business Administration. The site offers links to grant information, non-financial support, and search options for the Cabinet Departments and Federal Agencies of the United States Government. A link is also provided to search option for generating a listing of Notices of Funding Availability (NOFAs) that appear in the Federal Register, based upon user choices of keywords, selection of agencies, and list order options.
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)
This web site provides access to a database of all Federal programs available to "domestic public, quasi-public, and private profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions." The database can be searched to find assistance programs that meet your needs and for which you are eligible. You must then contact the office that administers the program for further information and to find out how to apply. The site is maintained by the U.S. General Services Administration.
This site is maintained by The Foundation Center. A directory of annotated links to more than 2,000 grantmaker Web sites is maintained and regularly updated for four distinct categories of grantmakers. These categories are: Private Foundations; Corporate Grantmakers; Grantmaking Public Charities; and Community Foundations. These categories may be browsed or searched by geographic location or other search criteria. This site provides a link to "The Directory of Foundations Online," which lists more than 68,000 grantmakers and over 150,000 grants. This directory is available at various levels of restriction for subscription prices starting at $19.95 to $149.95 per month.