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Uncle Sam  Government Publications Department Tennessee Regional Depository Public Policy 7600 Federal & State Government | Statistics | Non-profits | Database Searching Federal and State Government Federal Agency Directory-LSU A complete hierarchical & alphabetical listings of all government departments, agencies, and bureaus. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance The online Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance gives you access to a database of all Federal programs available to State and local governments and Nonprofits. Census of Governments Includes information on finance, payrolls, taxes, and expenditures for state & local governments. Congressional Budget Office The CBO provides Congress objective, timely, nonpartisan analyses needed for economic and budget decisions and with the information and estimates required for the Congressional budget process. Congressional Research Service The CRS is a "think tank" that provides reports to members of Congress on a variety of topics relevant to current political events. CRS Reports do not become public until a member of Congress releases the report. Corporation for National & Community Service A good source of information on accessment of nonprofit programs and State Profiles. General Accounting Office The General Accounting Office is the audit, evaluation, and investigative arm of Congress. Interior Department - nonprofits The Non-Profit Information Gateway Providing Access to Department of the Interior Resources. Internal Revenue Service The Internal Revenue Service is the nation's tax collection agency and administers the Internal Revenue Code enacted by Congress. Office of Management & Budget The main duty of the OMB is to assist the President in the preparation of the budget and and supervise the administration of the various agencies and departments. Office of Personnel Management The OPM is the federal government's human resources agency. Small Business Administration-Nonprofits The SBA assists, counsels, and protects the interest of the small buisness owner. Tennessee State Resources An alphabetical listing of all state agencies. Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury The Comptroller audits all state agencies. Tennessee Department of General Services A support agency for services and equipment for all state agencies. Tennessee Department of Revenue STATISTICS Census Bureau FedStats A gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies. Bureau of Labor Statistics Bureau of Justice Statistics Bureau of Economic Analysis-Commerce Department Statistical Abstract National Center for Charitable Statistics NON-PROFITS The Foundation Center The "Learning Lab" section of this site provides information on grant funding, budgeting, and proposal writing. Governmental Accounting Standards Board The mission of the GASB is to establish and improve standards of state and local governmental accounting and financial reporting. Guidestar The Guidestar database provides basic information on nearly 900,000 nonprofit organizations. International City/County Management Association The ICMA provides appointed city managers expertise in decision making. Independent Sector A diverse group of nearly 1 million charitable, educational, religious, health & social welfare organizations. Network for Good Management advice for nonprofits. DATABASE SEARCHING Academic Universe Full text, newspapers, magazines, state law. U of M Electronic Databases A complete listing of the U of M online databases. Public Affairs Information Service International (PAIS) This database consists of articles, books, conference proceedings, government documents, book chapters, and statistical directories about public affairs. JSTOR The JSTOR database consists of complete backfiles of core scholarly journals which have been digatized, starting with the very first issues. Over 4 million pages are now available and new titles are being added constantly Municode.com Selected municipal codes that are online. SEARCH ENGINES Google-Uncle Sam A subset of the Google search engine that only searches federal & state websites. First Gov-nonprofits The official search engine for the federal government. Open Directory Project-Nonprofits This is an excellent source of websites dealing with public policy issues. Top Send questions/comments/suggestions to Mary Freilich 8/5/05