Government Documents

The CFDA describes all Federal programs, and this site allows users to search in many different ways (e.g. by functional area, by agency, bye eligibility, by type of assistance, and more. Detailed results describe assistance and information that applicants need to proceed. Helpful First Time User's Guide.

For any Federal government procurement opportunities over $25,000. Government buyers may publicize their business opportunities by posting information directly to the FedBizOpps site.

This site helps individuals find government benefits they may be eligible to receive. Confidentiality is promised by the site.

This site allows users to find and apply for competitive grant opportunities from all Federal grant-making agencies. Includes an electronic application process. (All Federal agencies had to begin posting grant opportunities online by November 2003). Users have the option of signing up for email notifications of new grant postings.

From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. A helpful list of links to grants and funding information.

A committee print of the House Ways and Means Committee. Provides statistical data on major entitlement and social programs, e.g. Medicare, Supplemental Security Income (SSI), Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG), etc.
Official title = Background material and data on major programs within the jurisdiction of the Committee on Ways and Means.

From the Federal Student Aid Information Center. A comprehensive resource on student financial aid from the Department of Education. Includes grants, loans, and work-study. Describes all programs and how to apply.

How to identify relevant agencies, locate their web sites, and mine those sites for needed information. Sponsored by the Continuing Education Fund Working Group of the Education Committee of the American Library Association's Government Documents Round Table.

From UC Berkeley, Flash videos that show you how to find Congressional materials.

The goal of this service to provide users with the same information they would get in a class given by documents librarians. Maintained by the Documents Center at the University of Michigan.

Guide to compiling legislative histories of New York State laws. Summarizes appropriate reference sources and materials.

This tutorial covers the SuDoc (Superintendent of Documents) classification system. It provides an overview, highlights important things to remember, and offers an interactive quiz with multiple choice and true/false questions.

YouTube videos produced and uploaded by the US Government

73rd - 111th Congress (1933-2009)