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The Funding Process

Getting Started

"Touching Lives and Communities" Training Video Workshops

If you are new to the grant application process, or feel your organization may need further development, you are encouraged to view a series of video workshops available through the Department of Labor's Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives on how to apply for funding, manage grants, and pursue private funding. For details about the video series, click here. The following topics are covered in the series:

• Capacity Building and Strategic Planning
• Corporation and Foundation Giving
• Board Development and Individual Giving
• Program Evaluation

Grant-Writing Resources

• Guidance from the White House:

  "Today, there are thousands of faith-based and community organizations across the country that receive Federal funds…. Despite this long-standing tradition, there are still a lot of questions surrounding faith-based organizations and their funding by government money…." This White House Faith-Based and Community Initiatives brochure addresses many of those questions. (You may also wish to visit our Frequently Asked Questions page.)

• Grant Learning Center from the Foundation Center
• Toolkit for grant writers
• Developing Quality Grant Proposals: A How-to Guide for Faith-Based and Community Organizations [PDF, 24.4MB]
• Help with Department of Education grant writing

Important Information

DUNS Numbers Required for All Grant Funding Applicants:

In order to improve the statistical reporting of federal grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements, the Office of Management and Budget has directed federal agencies to require all applicants to provide a Dun and Bradstreet (D&B) Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number when applying for Federal grants or cooperative agreements on or after October 1, 2003. All grantees, contractors and potential applicants are encouraged to obtain a DUNS number and to assure that an accurate DUNS number is included in their application or proposal.

Use of the DUNS number government-wide will provide a cost-effective means to identify entities receiving those awards and their business relationships. The identifier will be used for tracking purposes, and to validate address and point of contact information. Thus, it is important that applicants verify the accuracy of their DUNS number.

Organizations can receive a DUNS number at no cost by calling the dedicated toll-free DUNS Number request line at 1-866-705-5711. Individuals who would personally receive a grant or cooperative agreement award from the federal government apart from any business or non-profit organization they may operate, and foreign entities are exempt from this requirement.

If your organization does not have a DUNS number, you should take steps to obtain a DUNS number in advance of the application deadline. If your organization does not have a DUNS number, you may not be able to apply for Federal grants or cooperative agreements after that time. Future potential applicants should also consider requesting a DUNS number now if there is any intention of applying for a federal grant in the future. Further information can be found in the Federal Register, located here [PDF, 48.6KB].

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