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Federal Award Resources

Name: Code of Federal Regulations
Where it can be obtained: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/cfr/index.html
Summary: The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the federal register by the executive departments and agencies of the federal government.

Name: Department of Defense -- Per Diem, Travel and Transportation Allowance Committee
Where it can be obtained: http://perdiem.hqda.pentagon.mil/perdiem/pdrates.html
Summary: The purpose of the Committee is to ensure that uniform travel and transportation regulations are issued pursuant to Title 37, United States Code, other applicable laws, and decisions of the Comptroller General of the United States, for members of the seven Uniformed Services.

Name: FedWorld.Gov
Where it can be obtained: http://www.fedworld.gov
Summary: The FedWorld.gov web site serves as the online locator service for a comprehensive inventory of information disseminated by the federal government. This service assisted agencies and the public in electronically locating federal government information, both information housed within the NTIS repository and outside of NTIS.

Name: General Accounting
Where it can be obtained: http://www.gao.gov
Summary: General Accounting provides policy and guidance materials, reports on federal agency major rules.

Name: GPO Access -- Federal Register
Where it can be obtained: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/about.html
Summary: The Federal Register is the official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents.

Name: Office of Management and Budget
Where it can be obtained: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb
Summary: The OMB home page provides Internet users access to a broad range of OMB documents including the President's budget and related material, OMB Circulars and Bulletins, status reports on OMB's regulatory and paperwork management programs, Federal Register submissions, and other OMB significant reports. The home page also includes information for prospective employees including position vacancy announcements.

Name: Thomas Guide
Where it can be obtained: http://thomas.loc.gov
Summary: Acting under the directive of the leadership of the 104th Congress to make federal legislative information freely available to the Internet public, a Library of Congress team brought the Thomas World Wide Web system online in January 1995, at the inception of the 104th Congress.

Name: grants.gov
Where it can be obtained: http://www.grants.gov
Summary: Grants.gov allows organizations to electronically find and apply for competitive grant opportunities from all federal grant-making agencies. Grants.gov is the single access point for over 900 grant programs offered by the 26 federal grant-making agencies.

Name: Firstgov.gov
Where it can be obtained: http://www.firstgov.gov
Summary: FirstGov.gov, the official U.S. gateway to all government information, is the catalyst for a growing electronic government. Our work transcends the traditional boundaries of government and our vision is global-connecting the world to all U.S. government information and services.

Name: National Grants Management Association
Where it can be obtained: http://www.ngma.org
Summary: Connects professionals in the grants management field to improve & unify grants delivery.

 

Author: 
Patricia A. O'Malley, CPA
Author's Organization: 
Rubino & McGeehin