National Data Sources for Grant Writers
Free for readers of The “Of Course” Factor: A Guide to Meaningful Grant Writing. Enter OCF plus the last four digits of your book’s ISBN at checkout.
Strong Community Insight Statements start with good data. This guide gathers 83 free national data sources in one place, organized by sector, so you can find the right numbers for your proposal quickly.
What’s inside
Free data sources in 18 sectors, from health and housing to arts, environment, and Native communities
The smallest geographic area each source covers, so you know whether you’ll get county, school district, or neighborhood data
Seven rules for using data well in a grant proposal
Local data sources most grant writers overlook
A list of retired and frozen federal tools, so you can update older proposals
Format: PDF, 17 pages, with clickable links.
Free for readers of The “Of Course” Factor: A Guide to Meaningful Grant Writing. Enter OCF plus the last four digits of your book’s ISBN at checkout.
Strong Community Insight Statements start with good data. This guide gathers 83 free national data sources in one place, organized by sector, so you can find the right numbers for your proposal quickly.
What’s inside
Free data sources in 18 sectors, from health and housing to arts, environment, and Native communities
The smallest geographic area each source covers, so you know whether you’ll get county, school district, or neighborhood data
Seven rules for using data well in a grant proposal
Local data sources most grant writers overlook
A list of retired and frozen federal tools, so you can update older proposals
Format: PDF, 17 pages, with clickable links.

