Numerous grant opportunities exist to help communities fund sustainable development projects. This section identifies sources of information for Federal, private foundation, and corporate grant opportunities.

See our website's Funding Opportunities section for regularly updated grant announcements.

Grants.gov
As of November 7, 2003, all Federal agencies are required to post grant opportunities online at this website. The site contains information about finding and applying for all federal grant programs. It also allows one to register to receive e-mail notifications of new grant postings, and to search by key word, funding opportunity number, funding activity, funding type, and by agency.

The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Provides a government-wide compendium of all Federal programs, projects, services, and activities that provide assistance or benefits to State and local governments; federally -recognized Indian tribal governments; Territories of the United States; domestic public, quasi-public, and private profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and individuals. These programs provide grants, loans, loan guarantees, services, information, scholarships, training, insurance, etc.

Funders Network for Smart Growth and Livable Communities
Inform and strengthen philanthropic funders' individual and collective abilities to support and connect organizations working to improve quality of life, create better economies, build livable communities, and protect and preserve natural resources.

EPA Grants and Fellowship Information
Provides comprehensive information on USDA, Department of Commerce, EPA, FEMA, HUD, and Department of Interior funding opportunities, regional centers, and data on previously funded projects. EPA also offers a Grantwriting Tutorial.

Section 2.C: Grants in EPA's Guidebook of Financial Tools (see page 150 of Comprehensive Financial Tools 1-5)
Introduces the fundamentals of grants, discusses advantages and disadvantages of grant programs for revenue generation, and lists a variety of federal and state grant programs.

The Grantsmanship Center and the Foundation Center offer comprehensive services to assist communities and non-profit organizations obtain grant funding. Both provide extensive reference collections, often available at local libraries, on the all private foundations and corporations that provide grants in the U.S.

SustainableBusiness.com --Business Connections Pages
These pages help businesses connect with partners, investors, and distributors, and include postings of Solicitations from companies and agencies.

Federal Transit Administration's Livable Communities Initiative
Describes the FTA's Livable Communities Initiative including its background, objectives, eligible recipients and activities, sources of funding, statutory basis, and criteria for selection

Publications

Smart Growth Funding Resource Guide (PDF)
Smart Growth Network provides a list of nationwide funding resources to assist local and state governments, communities, and non-governmental organizations who are addressing the varied aspects of smart growth.

Last updated: April 6, 2004

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