A brief web based instructional guide for any one interested in domestic programs offering financial or non-financial assistance available from federal agencies.
2. The Benefits
• Identifying all
domestic programs
offering financial or
nonfinancial
assistance available
from federal
agencies.
• Help users to the
point of obtaining
assistance.
Government assistance almanac: the guide to
federal domestic, financial, and other programs.
(22nd ed.). (2013). Detroit: Omnigraphics.
Photo taken By: Rene Leyva
3. For the public (you)
to use!
• Many unknown resources are
available for the public to use and
in fields like students, small
businesses, investors,
homemakers, educators, artists,
minority groups and many more..
• Some of the programs offer
technical information, services,
training, or other assistance that
may have not been heard of
before.
4. So what’s inside?
• The Almanac reduces the information in the
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance by
3,000 pages. ( which will save you time)
• The Almanac is structured in four parts
• Part I – provides basic guidelines on using this
book
• Part II- outlines domestic financial aid and
assistance programs available as of July, 2013.
• Part III- shows funding levels for all programs
and data from the last fiscal years.
• Part IV- Provides addresses and phone numbers
from more than 3,000 field offices
• The provided information is only provided for
the users of the Almanac. Thus creating a
benefit using this specific Almanac.
Pages 1-2 (Obtaining Federal Assistance)
6. Tell me more…
• The programs are not listed
alphabetically , functionally, or
type of assistance. They are
organized by agency or
administering department.
Each program is identified by
a five digit number.
- The first two digits identify
the administrative sub-unit.
-- Italicized program numbers
indicate programs that provide
financial assistance.
The Master Index is the best tool
to find and identify available
assistance.
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7. Is the information
Trustworthy?
• The information is provided by 67 departments,
commissions, agencies, bureaus, and other assistance
programs.
• The programs are always updated within the year of its
published date in every edition and 268 programs have
been deleted from the ATLAS but have produced 2,023 (as
of July, 2013)federal programs available to users.
• The publisher Omnigraphics mission has been to provide
authoritative reference resources to libraries and schools.
The areas of interest covered by Omnigraphics
biography,history,health,culture, and ready reference.
8. Directions in only 5 steps
on how to find information using the
Government assistance almanac
• Step 1: You can use the SWAN online catalog system and
search for Government assistance almanac.
• The book is non-circulating but you can take photo copies for
free (call your library if option available.)
Search. (n.d.). Millennium Web Catalog. Retrieved March 17, 2014, from https://catalog.swanlibraries.net
9. Step-by-step directions
on how to find financial help using
the Government assistance almanac
• Step 2: With the call
number you can locate
the Government
assistance almanac will
likely be located in the
Reference section with
other reference
material like
dictionaries, and
encyclopedias..
( the information desk can
also guide you to the
specific section )
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10. Step-by-step directions
on how to find financial
help using the Government
assistance almanac
• Step 3:
Turn to page 1091 to the Master
Index and find the type of assistance
that you need information on.
* ( As an example we will be
searching for flood assistance)
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11. Step-by-step directions
on how to find financial help
using the Government
assistance almanac
Step 4:
The Master Index is organized
alphabetically and some knowledge of
the overall subject of the search you are
trying to make will be needed.
( We are searching for flood assistance
and as you can see that it will be
connected to the overall main subject of
Housing mortgage, loan insurance. )
(Photo taken by: Rene Leyva)
12. Step-by-step directions
on how to find financial help using the Government assistance
almanac
• Step 5: Find the
identification
number for
flood assistance
which is 97.022.
The only
assistance program
the almanac
contains is the
Flood Insurance
and includes
information like
eligibility, and who
to contact for
assistance.
(Photo taken by: Rene Leyva)
13. • You have successfully acquired
information on Flood assistance in five
easy steps and now you are able to
understand the basic steps into using
the Government Assistance Almanac.
- Now try and find information on a
specific need you truly are interested in.
Step-by-step directions
on how to find financial help using
the Government assistance almanac
14. For more information
visit: www.cfda.gov (it’s free)
Accessibility Information. (n.d.). Home. Retrieved March 17, 2014, from http://www.cfda.gov/
15. Found Errors?
• The sources cited and from
other sources considered
reliable.
• Users of Government Assistance
Almanac are welcomed to send
their experiences and
suggestions on improvements to
the editor at the address below
Editor
Government Assistance Almanac
c/o Omnigraphics, Inc
155 W. Congress St.
Suite 200
Detroit, MI 48226
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16. Have a question?
Any questions regarding the information included in this
PowerPoint can email Rene Leyva.
Contact info:
leyvrene@my.dom.edu
Rene Leyva
Graduate Student at
Dominican University
17. Jeff Stahler free online comic strip library at comics.com on
imgfave. (n.d.). imgfave. Retrieved March 17, 2014, from
http://imgfave.com/view/1006815
18. Bibliography
• About Us. (n.d.). Omnigraphics. Retrieved March 16, 2014,
from http://omnigraphics.com/about-us/
• Accessibility Information. (n.d.). Home. Retrieved March 17,
2014, from http://www.cfda.gov/
• Government assistance almanac: the guide to federal
domestic, financial, and other programs. (22nd ed.). (2013).
Detroit: Omnigraphics.
• Jeff Stahler free online comic strip library at comics.com on
imgfave. (n.d.). imgfave. Retrieved March 17, 2014, from
http://imgfave.com/view/1006815
• Search. (n.d.). Millennium Web Catalog. Retrieved March
17, 2014, from https://catalog.swanlibraries.net
