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OERI Bulletin - Summer 1995

Gopher It! Accessing ED Grant Information on the Internet

Looking for information on U.S. Department of Education (ED) programs and funding opportunities? If you have access to the Internet, you can obtain information through the ED Gopher. There, you'll find information on discretionary and formula grants and contracting opportunities.

Online sources of information include:

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA). The CFDA is a directory of all federal programs. To access the CFDA, gopher to gopher.ed.gov U.S. Department of Education Programs--General Information, Search Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance.
Federal Register. The full-text electronic edition of the Federal Register is available only by subscription, but you can view the table of contents free by gophering to gopher.nara.gov. For contracting opportunities, check the Commerce Business Daily.
ED Grants Announcements. ED maintains announcements of upcoming competitions in its gopher site. To access, gopher to gopher.ed.gov Announcements, Bulletins, and Press Releases.
ED Program Information. The Guide to U.S. Department of Education Programs and A Researcher's Guide to the U.S. Department of Education are online and can be downloaded. To access, gopher to gopher.ed.gov U.S. Department of Education Programs--General Information.

To access information about the ED-sponsored Regional Educational Laboratories, gopher to gopher.ed.gov Other Education Gophers and VERONICA Searches, U.S. Department of Education/OERI Sponsored Gophers, AskERIC, Other Educational Resources, Access the Regional Educational Laboratory Gophers.

Gopher It! was extracted from the July 1995 Consumer Guide. For an unedited version of the article or to be placed on the Guides mailing list, send your name and address to: Consumer Guides, OERI, U.S. Department of Education, Room 610, 555 New Jersey Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20208-5521. Other Consumer Guides are also available on the Internet at gopher.ed.gov.
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