from the funding resources provide a list of at least six potential foundations, agencies, and/or community organizations that accept grant proposals and that might be a feasible source of funding for your program.

For each resource, list: 1) the full name of resource, 2) and website or contact information, and 3) a couple paragraph rationale for why this resource is a good fit for your organization. Please write in complete sentences.

FUNDING RESOURCES

• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (www.cfda.gov) The online Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance provides access to a database of all Federal programs available to State and local governments; domestic public, quasi-public, and private profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and individuals. After finding a program of interest, contact the office that administers the program and find out how to apply.
• Grants.gov (http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/home.html) Grants.gov allows organizations to electronically find and apply for competitive grant opportunities from all Federal grant-making agencies. Grants.gov is THE single access point for over 900 grant programs offered by the 26 Federal grant-making agencies.
• GrantDomain (http://www.tgci.com/grantdomain) Produced by The Grantsmanship Center (www.tgci.com), GrantDomain is a user-friendly and continually updated funder database of foundation, corporate, and federal grantmakers.
• GuideStar (www.guidestar.org) Information of the mission, activities and finances of nonprofits and foundations nationwide; view IRS Form 990's and Form 990-PF's.
• Community Foundation Locator (http://www.cof.org/community-foundation-locator)- This site is produced by the Council on Foundations, and allows one to learn about community foundations and search for them by state.
• Nonprofit Works (www.nonprofitworks.com) Information about company services, courses and workshops; includes a "downloads" section that contains free documents and templates related to grant funding

My program is UNICEF. A little bit about UNICEF:

Under the United Nations umbrella, UNICEF is a non-profit institution. The group is dedicated to upholding children's rights all throughout the world. It accomplishes this through advocacy and initiatives designed to aid the children in getting the things they need. The group aids the mothers of the children as well as the children themselves. It's crucial for this to make sure the mothers can support their children. UNICEF primarily works in underdeveloped nations where women and children are more likely to face a lack of access to basic essentials. Due to poverty, conflict, sickness, disasters, violence, and even exploitation, children and mothers in underdeveloped countries are more prone to suffer disadvantages.

As part of its mandate, UNICEF runs a number of programs. One of these is giving children access to a basic education. The company understands the value of education to a community. Additionally, it promotes providing proper education for more children, particularly at the basic level. The group also promotes gender equality in the educational system in light of the inequality that exists in some of the nations. The charity also runs a program aimed at managing and reducing HIV/AIDS in children (UNICEF, 2022). Since there is now no cure for the illness, it is crucial that those who are affected receive the right care if they are to live a long life. The group also supports mother-to-child transmission prevention measures. These qualities are what drew me to this organization. Helping children around the world is UNICEF's ultimate purpose, which it accomplishes through advocacy and hands-on assistance (UNICEF, 2022).