Government Funding

Pittsburgh Region

• Allegheny Regional Asset District (ARAD)
  This special purpose, area wide unit of local government for Allegheny County distributes 50% of the 1% sales tax to civic, cultural and recreational entities, libraries, parks and sports facilities.

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Pennsylvania

• Pennsylvania Council on the Arts
  Provides Grants and Awards for arts organizations, non-arts organizations conducting an arts program, units of government, schools and school districts, individual artists and ensemble, collaborators, or other unincorporated groups.
• Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development
  Programs are joint efforts between state and local governments, local community-based organizations and corporations to improve living conditions in Pennsylvania's impoverished communities. The Single Application is available online in PDF format.
• Pennsylvania Humanities Council
  a private, non-profit organization serving as the Commonwealth's affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities. They support and conduct public humanities programs for adults who seek lifelong learning in history, philosophy, literature, and related subjects.
• Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission
  The offical agency of the Commonwealth for the conservation of Pennsylvania's historic heritage
• Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board Community Mini-Grant Program
  Grant projects must be directly related to alcohol issues that target the under-21 population and are considered an environmental strategy. For 2001 the grants are $1,500 and run from July 1 to June 30 with the application deadline May 31.

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United States

• Afterschool.gov
  A US government site directed towards schools and after school program providers whose purpose it is to connect them to federal resources that support children and youth during out-of-school hours.
• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)
  You can query this 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.
• Grants.gov
  This US Government website allows organizations to electronically find and apply for competitive grant opportunities from all Federal grant-making agencies.
• National Endowment for the Humanities
  a federal agency that supports learning in history, literature, philosophy, and other areas of the humanities; funding research, education, museum exhibitions, documentaries, preservation, and activities in the states.
• National Institutes of Health: Grants
  NIH Office of Extramural Research
• National Science Foundation: Funding Opportunities
  The NSF funds research and education in science and engineering, through grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements. The Foundation accounts for about 20 percent of federal support to academic institutions for basic research.
• US Census Bureau
  Contains extensive demographic information that may be useful in determining programming needs for local communities.
• US Department of Education: Funding Opportunities
  Grant applications announcements published in the Federal Register, programs by topic, by who may apply, etc. Information on all grants.
• US Department of Housing and Urban Development: Nonprofit Center
  
• US Office of Minority Health
  Information on a variety of funding organizations.
• US Nonprofit Gateway
  A network of links to federal information and services for nonprofit organizations.