1. Research purpose
This document aims to discover if and how the Federal Register is useful in being a data reservoir for grant information. Is it an efficient and useful database? Should be improved or redesigned? Who is operating it?
2. Methodology
In order to provide answers for the research purpose, public data available on the official website was collected. This data was used as a starting point for the research. From the data, information was extracted. Information was used in order to find out how it can be turned useful for grants.
3. Sources
The data XXXXXX was XXXXXXXXX from XXX official website XX XXX XXXXXXX Register.
4. XXXXXXX of XXXXX
Federal Register XX a website administrated by “XXX XXXXXX XX XXX XXXXXXX Register of XXX XXXXXXXX Archives XXX XXXXXXX Administration&XXXXX; in XXXXXXXXXXX with XXX “U.S Government XXXXXXXX Office”. The public section XX the XXXXXXX XXX be XXXXXXXX on XXXXX://XXX.federalregister.XXX. XXX official XXXXXXXXX described on XXX About us XXXXXXX XX “”to make it easier XXX XXXXXXXX XXX communities to XXXXXXXXXX the XXXXXXXXXX process and to participate in Government decision-making”. XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXX published daily from Monday until XXXXXX, excepting XXXXXXXX holidays. XXXXX are XXXX types of XXXXXXX: Presidential Documents, Rules and Regulations, Proposed Rules XXX Notices. All XXXXXXXXX are XXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX and XXX XXXXXX, without XXXXX XXXXX. The XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX on published XXXXXXXXX with the help XX the XXXXXXX section XXXXXXXXX on each post. XX order XX comment, a XXXX must XX registered on XXX XXXX. Comments are limited in XXXX. A XXXXXXXXXXXX XXX the first XXX XXX XXXX X XXXX, XXXX XXXXXXXX are XXXXXXXXX and published, XX available. XXXXXXXXX XXX be browsed XX XXXXXXX agency, XXXXXX, XXXXX, public inspections XXX XXXXXXXXX orders. The sections for XXXXX issue XXX Money, Environment, World, Science& XXXXXXXXXX, Business & Industry XXX Health & Public XXXXXXX. A custom search XXX be XXXX and a XXXXXXXX section is XXXXXXX users and XXXXXXXX for XXXXX XXX information XX XXX XXXX at its maximum potential. Grants can be XXXXX with the help of XXX search XXXXXXXX. XX July 12, XXXX, XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX were XXXXXXXXX XX the XXXXXXX when searching XXX XXXXXXX “grant&XXXXX;. The documents XXXXX XX filtered by publication date, type, issuing agency, topic, XXX section.
X. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXX make a XXXX in providing XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX with electronic XXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXX should XX XXXXXXXXXXXX as official XXX for legal XXX. In XXX current XXXXXXX, despite XXX XXXX versatile XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX XXX XX XXXX XXXX for XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX or for expressing an opinion XXXXX them.
X. XXXXXXXXXX
XXX Federal XXXXXXXX is a very XXXXXX XXXX XXX XXXXXXXX how the XXXXXXXXXX process is XXXXXXXXXXX in XXX XXXXXX XXXXXX. XX XX XXXX an electronic XXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX for all official and public XXXXXXX documents, with an XXXXXX on citizens, authorities XXX organizations. Its XXXXXXXX XXXXXX function XXX XXX subscription XXXXXX XXX XXXXXXX those XXX XXX XXXXXXXXXX in a XXXXXXXX topic or XXXXXXXXXX, to XXXX updated.
Foundation Center
X. Research XXXXXXX
This XXXXXXXX aims XX determine how does XXX Foundation XXXXXX’s XXXX XXXXXXXXX XX useful for XXXXXXXXX information XX Grant XXXXX XXX XXXXXXXX.
X. XXXXXXXXXXX
In order to provide answers XXX the XXXXXXXX purpose, XXXXXX data XXXXXXXXX on the official website was collected. XXXX data was XXXX as a starting XXXXX XXX the research. XXXX the XXXX, XXXXXXXXXXX XXX extracted.
X. Sources
. The XXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXXXX XXX the official XXXXXXX of XXX XXXXXXXXXXXX. XX extension, information XXXXXXXXX XX the XXXXXXXXXX Directory Online XXX XXXX used.
4. Finding XX XXXXX
XXX Foundation XXXXXX was XXXXXXXXXXX in XXXX XXXX the XXXXXX mission to XXXXXXXXXX XXX social sector by providing XXX exchanging XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX in XXX X.S XXX around XXX world. The XXXX believe XX that philanthropy can XX XXX XXXXXXXXXX XXX positive social progress. XX XX a XXX-profit XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX diverse XXXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXX for the XXXXXXXXXXXXX activity. Foundation XXXXXX is XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX and learning XXXXXXX in five XXXXXXXXX XXXXXX the XX. XXX headquarter is XXXXXXX in XXX York City, XX XXXXX-3076, XX Fifth Avenue/XXth XXXXXX. XXXXXXXXXXXX XXX XX found in XXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX, XXX Francisco and Washington DC. XX XXX locations, XXXXXXXX XXX learning XXXXXXXX are XXXXXXXXX. Documents can XX XXXXXXXX for XXXX. X limited amount of documents XXX information XXX XX found in more XXXX 470 XXXXXXXXX in XXX world XXX mainly in the X.S. The XXXXXX XXXXXXXX has an important XXXX in achieving XXX assumed XXXXXXXXXX, XX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX, XXXXXXX XXX XXXXXX XXXXX, XXXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX. XXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX is XXXX funding publications and XXXXX about XXXXX XXXXXXX XXX philanthropy. XX is also conducting XXXXXXXX research and reports XXXXX XXXXXX across XXX X.S. The online platform acts like a link XXX meeting place XXXXXXX XXXXX seekers and grant XXXXXX. XXXXXX 550 foundations and XXXXXXXXXXXX sustain the XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX with financial aid and donations. XXX XXXXXXXXXXXX XX also XXXX-XXXXXXX itself by XXXX XXXXXXXX courses XXX XXXXXXXXXXXX. XX the online XXXXXXXX, there is also a paid annual XXXXXXXXXXXX available for professional XXXXXXXX. XXXX XXXXXXX XX provided XXXXX XXX Foundation Directory Online. Four XXXX plans XXX available: Essential, Preferred, Professional, and Enterprise. The XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX are $XXX, $999, $XXXX, XXX customized. XXXX the XXXX of XXXX subscriptions, grant seekers XXX XXXX over 100.XXX grant maker profiles and XXXXXXX keyword search. XXXX XXXX can XX accessed on https://XXXXXXXXX.XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.XXX. A XXXX XXXXXXX for XXXXXXXXX grant makers XX XXXXXXXXX but with limited XXXXXXXXX.
5. Recommendations
XXXXXXXXXX Center XXXXXX offer unlimited free XXXXXXX and services for searching and connecting XXXXXXXX. The XXXXX XXXXXXX philanthropy XXX commercial XXX XXXXXXX is XXXX tight. XXXXXXX XXXX XXXXX XX to XXX a fee XX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX grants XXX projects XXXXXX the XXXXXXXXXXX.
XX XXX Federal XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX a public and official database XXX XXXXXX, the Foundation Center is XXXXXXX XX XXXXXXX actors on XXX grant market. XXX first XXX XX XXXX an XXXXXX publication, but the XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX XX XXXXX the XXXXX XXXX, providing support, XXXXXXXX XXX learning XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXX all those XXXXXXXXXX in grants and philanthropy.
Federal Register
In order to provide answers for the research purpose, public data available on the official website was collected. This data was used as a starting point for the research. From the data, information was extracted. Information was used in order to find out how it can be turned useful for grants. Selected sections from the website were explained in a more easy way to read and learn.
The data source was extracted from the official website of the Federal Register.
4. Finding of facts
Federal Register is a website administrated by “The Office of the Federal Register of the National Archives and Records Administration” in cooperation with the “U.S Government Printing Office”. The public section XX XXX XXXXXXX can XX XXXXXXXX XX XXXXX://XXX.federalregister.XXX. XX"s XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX described on the About us section XX “”to make it XXXXXX for XXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXXXX XX understand the XXXXXXXXXX process XXX XX participate in XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX-making”. XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXX daily from XXXXXX until XXXXXX, excepting XXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX. XXXXX are XXXX types of XXXXXXX: XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX, XXXXX XXX Regulations, XXXXXXXX Rules XXX XXXXXXX. All XXXXXXXXX XXX published XX converting official XXXXXXXX XXXX XXXX XXX XXX format, XXXXXXX legal value. XXX Federal XXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX opinion on XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXX XXX help of XXX comment XXXXXXX available XX XXXX post. XX order to XXXXXXX, a XXXX must XX registered XX XXX site. XXXXXXXX XXX limited in time. X notification XXX XXX XXXXX and the last 7 XXXX, XXXX comments XXX collected and XXXXXXXXX, XX available. Documents XXX XX browsed XX XXXXXXX XXXXXX, topics, dates, public inspections and XXXXXXXXX orders. The XXXXXXXX XXX every XXXXX XXX Money, XXXXXXXXXXX, World, Science& XXXXXXXXXX, Business &XXX; Industry XXX XXXXXX &XXX; XXXXXX Welfare. X XXXXXX XXXXXX XXX XX XXXX XXX a learning XXXXXXX is XXXXXXX users XXX visitors for XXXXX the information XX the site XX its XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX. Grants can be XXXXX with the help of the XXXXXX XXXXXXXX. XX XXXX XX, XXXX, 165300 XXXXXXXXX were retrieved XX XXX XXXXXXX XXXX XXXXXXXXX the XXXXXXX “XXXXX”. The XXXXXXXXX could be filtered XX publication date, XXXX, issuing agency, topic, and XXXXXXX.
X. Recommendations
XXX Federal Register could make a XXXX in XXXXXXXXX official XXXXXXXXX with electronic signatures XXX credentials. XXXXXXXXX XXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXX XXX XXX XXXXX use. XX XXX current version, XXXXXXX XXX XXXX XXXXXXXXX XXX complex structure, documents can XX only used XXX informative XXXXXXXX or for expressing an XXXXXXX XXXXX XXXX.
XXX Federal XXXXXXXX XX a XXXX XXXXXX tool XXX XXXXXXXX how the decisional XXXXXXX is functioning in XXX United States. It is XXXX an XXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXX archive for XXX XXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX, with an impact on citizens, authorities and organizations. Its XXXXXXXX search XXXXXXXX and the XXXXXXXXXXXX option are XXXXXXX XXXXX XXX XXX interested in a specific XXXXX or department, to stay updated.
XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX
1. XXXXXXXX purpose
This document aims to XXXXXXXXX how XXXX XXX Foundation Center’s XXXX reservoir XX XXXXXX for providing information XX Grant money and XXXXXXXX.
2. XXXXXXXXXXX
In order to provide answers for the XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX, public data XXXXXXXXX XX XXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX was collected. XXXX XXXX XXX used as a XXXXXXXX point XXX the research. From XXX data, XXXXXXXXXXX was XXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXX sections XXXX XXX website XXXX explained in a more easy XXX XX XXXX XXX XXXXX.
X. XXXXXXX
. The XXXXXX of XXXXXXXXXXX XXX XXX official XXXXXXX of the XXXXXXXXXXXX. In XXXXXXXXX, information available XX the Foundation XXXXXXXXX Online was XXXX XXXX.
X. Finding of XXXXX
XXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX was XXXXXXXXXXX in 1956 XXXX XXX XXXXXX mission to strengthen XXX XXXXXX XXXXXX XX XXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX in XXX U.S and XXXXXX the XXXXX. XXX XXXX XXXXXXX is that XXXXXXXXXXXX XXX be the motivation XXX positive XXXXXX XXXXXXXX. XX XX a non-XXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX with XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX XX XXXXXXX XXX the philanthropic XXXXXXXX. Foundation Center is XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX in five XXXXXXXXX XXXXXX the US. XXX XXXXXXXXXXX XX located in XXX York XXXX, XX XXXXX-XXXX, XX XXXXX Avenue/16th Street. XXXXXXXXXXXX XXX be XXXXX in XXXXXXX, Cleveland, San XXXXXXXXX XXX Washington XX. XX XXX locations, XXXXXXXX XXX learning XXXXXXXX are XXXXXXXXX. Documents XXX XX accessed for XXXX. X XXXXXXX amount XX XXXXXXXXX and information can XX XXXXX in more than 470 locations in XXX world but mainly in XXX U.S. XXX online platform XXX an important role in achieving XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXX, XX XXXXXXXXX reports, archive and XXXXXX tools, XXXXXXXXX and XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX. XXX XXXXXXXXXX Center is XXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX and books about grant writing XXX XXXXXXXXXXXX. It XX XXXX XXXXXXXXXX internal XXXXXXXX and reports XXXXX grants across XXX X.S. The online platform XXXX XXXX a link XXX meeting XXXXX between XXXXX seekers and XXXXX XXXXXX. Almost XXX XXXXXXXXXXX XXX corporations sustain the Foundation Center with XXXXXXXXX aid XXX XXXXXXXXX. The XXXXXXXXXXXX is also XXXX-XXXXXXX itself XX XXXX XXXXXXXX XXXXXXX and publications. On XXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXX, XXXXX XX also a XXXX annual XXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX for XXXXXXXXXXXX granters. XXXX XXXXXXX XX XXXXXXXX under the XXXXXXXXXX Directory Online. XXXX XXXX plans are XXXXXXXXX: XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXX, XXXXXXXXXXXX, and Enterprise. XXX XXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX are $XXX, $XXX, $XXXX, XXX customized. XXXX the help XX XXXX subscriptions, XXXXX XXXXXXX XXX XXXX over 100.000 XXXXX maker XXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXX XXXXXXX XXXXXX. XXXX XXXX can XX XXXXXXXX XX XXXXX://XXXXXXXXX.foundationcenter.org. X free version for XXXXXXXXX XXXXX XXXXXX XX available but with XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX.
Foundation XXXXXX should offer unlimited free support and services for XXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXX. XXX limit between philanthropy XXX XXXXXXXXXX XXX XXXXXXX is very tight. XXXXXXX idea would be XX XXX a XXX on XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXX and projects XXXXXX XXX partnership.
6. Conclusion
XX the Federal Register acts XXXX a public XXX XXXXXXXX database XXX grants, the Foundation Center XX XXXXXXX on private XXXXXX XX XXX XXXXX market. XXX first XXX XX just an XXXXXX publication, XXX XXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX is going the extra XXXX, XXXXXXXXX XXXXXXX, training XXX XXXXXXXX possibilities XXX all those XXXXXXXXXX in XXXXXX XXX XXXXXXXXXXXX.
XXXXXXXXX :
XXXXXXX Register XXXXXXXX website, XXXXXXXXX XX XXXX 11, XXXX from XXXXX://XXX.XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.XXX
XXX XXXXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXXXXXX website, retrieved on July XX, 2015 from http://XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX.org/