Learn About Communities

• Facts about your community from Census
• Community roots features festivals and community events around the country
• Facts about the environment from EPA
• Facts and figures about your community
• Local information on communities
• Look for schools, colleges, and libraries
• Look for child care
• State, county, and local statistics from Fedstat

Contact Your Government

• Consolidated  plans - Read your community's plan for spending its HUD grant money and tell your local government what you think
• State and local government websites

Federal Funds for Communities

• HUD funding for  communities
• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
• Department of Health and Human Services grants
• Department of Justice grants
• Grants.gov
• Rural business programs
• Rural development opportunities
• Tribal preservation program

Other Community Support Organizations

• Enterprise Foundation
• Foundation Center
• Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)
• Community Associations Institute