Related Links

NOTE: The Utah Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives is not responsible for the content of external internet sites.

Utah Commission on Volunteers

• http://volunteers.utah.gov/

Corporation for National and Community Service

• Corporation for National and Community Service
• AmeriCorps
• Senior Corps
• Learn and Serve America
• Peace Corps

Federal Liaisons

• White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
• US Department of Health and Human Services
• US Department of Agriculture
• US Department of Education
• US Department of Housing and Urban Development
• US Department of Justice
• US Department of Labor
• US Department of State, USAID

Grant Resources

• Grants.gov
• The Council on Foundations
• The Foundation Center
• Utah Arts Council
• Utah State History
• Utah State Library

Historic Preservation

• Historic Preservation

Register to apply online for federal grants

To access applications on Grants.gov that are in Adobe Reader, it is now required to download Adobe Reader version 8.1.1, which is available to download for free on the Grants.gov website: http://www.grants.gov/help/download_software.jsp                 For more information/help, go to http://www.grants.gov/help/help.jsp

IRS Nonprofit Status

Organizations can download the Form 1023 to apply for 501 (c)(3) status. Click here.

Federal tax information for Churches and Religious Organizations and non-profits. Click here.

Resources for working with kids and youth, in or out of the classroom, including cultural education

Resources for working with kids and youth, in or out of the classroom, including cultural education

Kids Count

Kids Count

Utah Nonprofits Association

Utah Nonprofits Association

Data and Statistics for Grant Applications

The US Bureau of Census has always been the standard:

• US Census’ American Fact Finder
• American Community Survey
• Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Tool Kit

Other federal agencies are developing tool kits, too.

Other Sources:

The Bureau of Labor Statistics

The Center for Disease Control: WONDER provides a single point of access to a wide variety of reports and statistical public health data at http://wonder.cdc.gov/

For issues affecting children, look to the Annie E. Casey Foundation http://www.aecf.org/ and their Kids Count section: http://www.aecf.org/MajorInitiatives/KIDSCOUNT.aspx.

If you need research studies and findings, try the search engine Google Scholar http://scholar.google.com/. This is much different from just Googling a subject, in that Google Scholar only includes articles and research data that are “scholarly”; for example, this often means that the article has passed rigorous review of respected peers in the field (“juried” journal articles).

For Utah specific data,try Utah State sources:

• Annual Summary of Local Government Finance Data at
  
  http://www.cppa.utah.edu/lgfd/index.html



• Demographic and Economic Analysis: Utah Data Guide
  
  http://governor.utah.gov/dea/



• Utah Department of Health data source,
  
  http://ibis.health.utah.gov/home/



• Department of Workforce Services (DWS)
  
  http://jobs.utah.gov/opencms/wi.

Once you have general statistics, go to professional organizations, journals and other respected sources in your field of endeavor. For example, if you were looking for resources on Alzheimer’s and Senior Health, you would want to look at:

Alzheimer's Resource Room (Resources for people living with Alzheimer's, as well as their families and caregivers. Includes a 24/7 telephone helpline, available 365 days a year, that serves people with memory loss, caregivers, health care professionals and the general public) and NIH Senior Health Web Site (Provides a variety of information and resources about topics related to senior health, including information on Alzheimer's Disease, depression and exercise for older adults).