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The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance is a government-wide compendium of Federal programs, projects, services, and activities that provide assistance or benefits to the American public. It contains financial and nonfinancial assistance programs administered by departments and establishments of the Federal government.
In 1984, Public Law 98-169 authorized the transfer of responsibilities of the Federal Program Information Act from the Office of Management and Budget to the General Services Administration. The transfer took place in July 1984. These responsibilities include the dissemination of Federal domestic assistance program information through the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance, pursuant to the Federal Program Information Act, Public Law 95-220, as amended by Public Law 98-169.
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 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 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 CFDA lets grant seekers access all domestic programs managed by Federal agencies and departments in a single resource. All information is cross referenced by Functional Index, subject, Applicant Index, deadline(s) for program application submission, and authorizing legislation. All of this information is invaluable as resource tools that can make it easier to identify specific areas of program interest more efficiently.
Since 1977 the General Services Administration has published printed editions of the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. Legislation required free dissemination of the CFDA to specific recipients. In 2003 the GSA distributed close to 10,000 copies of the Catalog.
New rulings now gives the GSA 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 GSA no longer prints and distributes free copies of the Catalog.
In 1984, Public Law 98-169 authorized the transfer of responsibilities of the Federal Program Information Act from the Office of Management and Budget to the General Services Administration. The transfer took place in July 1984. These responsibilities include the dissemination of Federal domestic assistance program information through the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance, pursuant to the Federal Program Information Act, Public Law 95-220, as amended by Public Law 98-169.
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 Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 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 CFDA lets grant seekers access all domestic programs managed by Federal agencies and departments in a single resource. All information is cross referenced by Functional Index, subject, Applicant Index, deadline(s) for program application submission, and authorizing legislation. All of this information is invaluable as resource tools that can make it easier to identify specific areas of program interest more efficiently.
Since 1977 the General Services Administration has published printed editions of the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. Legislation required free dissemination of the CFDA to specific recipients. In 2003 the GSA distributed close to 10,000 copies of the Catalog.
New rulings now gives the GSA 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 GSA no longer prints and distributes free copies of the Catalog.
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Michael Saunders has an MBA from the Stanford Business School. He edits a site on federal grant money and is president of Information Organizers, LLC. This and other unique content '' articles are available with free reprint rights.
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