| No Child Left
Behind (ED Web Site) |
| Department of Health & Human Services
(HHS) |
GrantsNet is the
way to learn more about grants that are offered through HHS.
You'll find funding opportunities, grant management
information and other helpful resources on this
site. |
|
Department of
Justice - COPS |
The COPS Office was
created as a result of the Violent Crime Control and Law
Enforcement Act of 1994. As a component of the Justice
Department, the mission of the COPS Office is to advance
community policing in jurisdictions of all sizes across the
country. |
| Educational Resources Information Center
(ERIC) |
The mission
of the ERIC system, including a database containing more than
1 million records of education-related materials, is to
improve American education by increasing and facilitating the
use of educational research and information to improve
practice in learning, teaching, educational decision making,
and research, wherever and whenever these activities take
place. |
| The Federal Commons |
This site
will one day serve as a "one-stop shopping" for the entire
federal grant application process - you will eventually be
able to locate available grants, apply for them online and
complete evaluation and financial reports at the site.
|
| Frequently Used Sites Related to U.S. Federal
Government |
Helpful site
maintained by Vanderbilt University. Includes links to a
number of federal resources. |
| General Accounting Office |
Among other
services, the GAO publishes studies regarding the use of
federal tax dollars that can impact schools. For
example, a recent report deals with increasing evaluation
efforts at the state level of the effectiveness of Title I
programs. If states are required to perform more intense
evaluations, schools and school districts will be impacted
because they must provide more information to their state
agency.
Reports are available for download on the GAO's
Web site. |
| U.S.
House of Representatives - Committee on Education & the
Workforce |
The
Education and the Workforce Committee has a dual mission:
empowering parents and teachers to provide students with the
best education possible and giving American workers access to
the tools and protections they need to meet the challenges and
opportunities of the New Economy.
Visit the House's No Child Left
Behind Website. |
| Institute
of Education Sciences |
The Institute of Education
Sciences reflects the intent of the President and Congress to
advance the field of education research, making it more
rigorous in support of evidence-based education. The Institute
consists of the National Center for Education Research, the
National Center for Education Statistics, and the National
Center for Education Evaluation and Regional
Assistance.
The Institute replaces the Office of
Educational Research and Improvement. |
| National Assessment
of Educational Progress (NAEP) |
"The
Nation's Report Card." NAEP conducts continuing
assessment of what America's students know and can do in
various subject areas. NAEP results are based on a
sample of student populations. |
| National Center for
Education Statistics (NCES) |
NCES is the primary
federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to
education in the United States and other nations. There
are thousands of research
publications funded, at least in part, by our tax
dollars available on the NCES site. Make use of them in
your grant writing! |
| National Educational
Goals Panel (NEGP) |
NEGP is an independent
executive branch agency of the federal government that
monitors national and state progress toward the National
Education Goals. One of its responsibilities is to help
establish a system of high academic standards and
assessments.
Note: The National Education Goals
Panel has been dissolved pursuant to Congressional mandate.
Although the web site is functionally operational, it is no
longer being maintained or updated. |
| Nonprofit Gateway |
A network of
links to federal government information and services, this is
a valuable site for your bookmarks. |
| Office of
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention |
Research and grants
related to juveniles, delinquency and delinquency prevention.
Each year, OJJDP publishes a program plan about discretionary
funding opportunities for activities covered under parts C and
D of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (JJDP)
Act. |
| U.S.
Senate's Health, Education, Labor & Pensions
Committee |
Find information about
what the U.S. Senate subcommittee is doing with regard to
education (and other) issues on this site. |
| Social Statistics Briefing Room |
You'll find a large
variety of statistical information by visiting this site that
will help you develop your needs assessments. |
| Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMSHA) |
The Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration is the Federal
Government's premiere source of information about mental
health services, substance abuse prevention, and addiction
treatment. You can get timely information in the area of
mental health and substance abuse services on SAMSHA's
site. |
| Thomas |
Legislative information on
the Internet, a service of the Library of Congress. Thomas
includes a number of databases: Bill Text, Congressional
Record Text, Bill Summary & Status, the
Congressional Record Index, and the Constitution.
Enhancements in the types of legislative data available, as
well as in search and display capabilities, have been
continuously added. |
