Finding Federal Government Grants – Using the CFDA
If you are interested in researching federal government grant opportunities, a great place to start is the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. The CFDA is a government-wide collection of Federal services and activities, including programs and projects that provide benefits or assistance to residents of the U.S.. The CFDA non-financial and financial assistance programs managed by departments and other entities within the Federal government.
The CFDA had its genesis in 1984. The federal government transferred the responsibilities of the Federal Program Information Act from the Office of Management and Budget to the General Services Administration. Included in this transfer was the responsibility for the distribution of all Federal domestic assistance program information through the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance.
The GSA is responsible for the database of Federal assistance. The Office of Management and Budget acts as the conduit agency between the Federal agencies and the General Services Administration delivering the required oversight to the program data related to domestic assistance.
The CFDA is the basic reference manual providing information on all Federal domestic activities. Its most critical function is allowing users to identify programs of particular interest. The CFDA also is a tremendous resource for basic information on Federal assistance programs. Additionally, the CFDA endeavors to improve communications and enhance coordination between State and Local entities and the Federal government.
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance lets grant researchers investigate every domestic program managed by Federal agencies and departments in a single database. All information is cross referenced by functional classification, subject, applicant, deadline(s) for program application submission, and authorizing legislation. All of this information can be used as a valuable resource tool, making it easier to identify specific areas of program interest more effectively.
Since its inception the GSA has produced a printed edition of the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. Legislation dating back to 1977 required free dissemination of the Catalog to designated recipients. In 2003 the GSA distributed almost 10,000 copies of the CFDA.
New rulings now gives the General Services Administration discretion in what form to produce and disseminate the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. The GSA is endeavoring to move to a more paper free environment and toward that end now maintains and distributes the Catalog through the CFDA Website. The General Services Administration no longer prints and distributes free copies of the Catalog.
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