Useful Links

• Center for Social and Demographic Analysis (CSDA) was established in 1981. It is a research and training facility within the University at Albany's College of Arts and Sciences. The CSDA is an interdisciplinary Center with two primary objectives: (1) assisting researchers in their quest for external funding, and (2) supporting their research projects once they have been funded.
• The New York Latino Research and Resources Network (NYLARNet) , a project affiliated with the Center for Latino, Latin American, and Caribbean Studies (CELAC), addresses significant public policy issues related to the Latino population of New York and the Northeast region. NYLARNet addresses a broad spectrum of concerns related to the four target areas: Health, Education, Immigration and Political Participation, and provides information services to legislators, public agencies, community organizations, and the media on U.S. Latino affairs.
• The Center for Policy Research's mission is to advance the Rockefeller College's goal of establishing and maintaining excellence in the field of public policy. It serves multidisciplinary, cross- departmental, and University- wide roles, and promotes the goal of increasing the University's level of sponsored research activity.
• The Institute for Mesoamerican Studies (IMS) is a non-profit educational research institute dedicated to the study and dissemination of knowledge concerning the peoples and cultures of Mesoamerica (Mexico and northern Central America).
• The Hindelang Center covers a number of projects and annually brings in grants totaling in excess of $1 million. Among these current projects are the following: A multi-year, longitudinal examination of the causes and correlates of serious delinquency and drug use; the compilation and publication of the internationally acclaimed Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics; in conjunction with the United Nations, the development of the first comprehensive international archives on criminal justice data and procedures; an examination of the long-term consequences of child abuse and maltreatment, especially their relationship to later juvenile delinquency and adult crime; the Consortium for Higher Education Campus Crime Research.
• The Center for Women in Government is part of the Graduate School of Public Affairs, Rockefeller College of Public Affairs and Policy. Founded in 1978, the Center conducts and disseminates policy research, works to identify and remove barriers to women's employment equity, and develops public policy leadership for women and youth. The Center serves as a resource to government officials, union and business leaders, public employees, researchers, and members of advocacy and professional organizations.
• The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government, the public policy research arm of the State University of New York, was established in 1982 to bring the resources of the 64-campus SUNY system to bear on public policy issues. The Institute is actively involved nationally in research and special projects on the role of state governments in American federalism and the management and finances of both state and local governments in major areas of domestic public affairs.

• The Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) is a national research organization dedicated to research on housing markets, housing policy and programs, and the urban environmental context of housing markets and policy.  AHURI accords special importance to the shifting dynamics of public- and private-sector contributions, structural changes in Australian families and communities, and the importance of housing to employment opportunities and quality of life.
• The Center for the Study of Institutions, Population, and Environmental Change (CIPEC) is a cooperative effort of four research centers on the Indiana University Bloomington campus: the Anthropological Center for Training and Research on Global Environmental Change (ACT), the Midwestern Regional Center (MRC) of the National Institute for Global Environmental Change (NIGEC), the Population Institute for Research and Training (PIRT), and the Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis. CIPEC activities include interdisciplinary training and research on a variety of themes, focusing primarily on the Western Hemisphere.
• For four decades, the Center for Urban Policy Research (CUPR) at Rutgers University has served the nation with basic and applied research on a broad spectrum of public policy issues. CUPR is recognized for its analyses of urban poverty and community development, housing, land use, economic development and forecasting, environmental policy, policy evaluation and modeling survey research, and studies of special-needs populations.. The Center's multidisciplinary faculty and staff have backgrounds in city and regional planning, economics, public administration, regional science, sociology, urban geography, computer programming, geographic information systems, and statistics.
• The Center for Urban Research at CUNY organizes research on the critical issues that face New York and other large cities in the U.S. and abroad. The Center collaborates with public agencies, nonprofit organizations, and other partners, and holds forums for the media, foundations, community organizations and others about urban research at the Graduate School and City University of New York. These activities are motivated by the desire to understand how broad forces like the global economy and immigration are reshaping work, politics, and neighborhood life in large metropolitan areas.
• The Kitty and Michael Dukakis Center for Urban and Regional Policy at Northeastern University conducts interdisciplinary research, in collaboration with civic leaders and scholars both within and beyond Northeastern University, to identify and implement real solutions to the critical challenges facing urban areas throughout Greater Boston, the Commonwealth, and the nation. Founded in 1999 as the Center for Urban and Regional Policy or CURP, the Dukakis Center is equally committed to producing state-of-the-art applied research and to implementing effective policies and practices based on that research.
• The Center for Urban Research and Policy at Columbia University seeks to create a more informed national dialogue about the challenges and successes of US urban policies and programs, advance research and curriculum on pressing urban issues, prepare and train students to play a greater role in improving cities, promote the participation of urban residents in policy determination at the local, state, and national levels, and provide public officials and community leaders with new tools for management and policy analysis.
• The Center for Urban Studies directly pursues Wayne State University's urban mission through research, policy and program innovation, technical assistance, and service. Since 1967, the Center has assumed the unique role of urban research and transfer of knowledge and technology, from the academic setting to policymakers and urban constituencies such as government agencies at all levels, educational institutions, human service agencies, businesses and nonprofit organizations.
• The Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) was established at the University of South Florida in 1988 to serve as a resource for policymakers, transportation professionals, the education system, and the public. The multidisciplinary research staff includes experts in economics, planning, engineering, public policy, and geography who develop comprehensive solutions for all modes of transportation while combining academic and "real world" experience. Areas of research include public transportation, intelligent transportation systems (ITS), transportation demand management (TDM), transportation for the disabled and elderly, transportation economics, geographic information systems, access management, alternative fuels, and transportation safety, among others.
• Portland State University's College of Urban and Public Affairs.  This page contains links to the research units affiliated with CUPA.
• Located at John Jay University in New York City, the Gotham Center's purpose is to boost the visibility of New York's underdeveloped historical assets. This newly organized center is working to facilitate cooperation between the many institutions and individuals undertaking various efforts to document the City's extensive history. The Center is currently undertaking four projects including: (1) a web site on New York City history.
• H-URBAN is an international electronic discussion network. H-Urban was set up in February 1993 at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) in order to provide a forum for scholars of urban history.  Its primary purpose is to enable historians and others interested in urban history to communicate current research and research interests easily; to ask about and to discuss new approaches, sources, methods and tools of analysis; and to comment on current historiography.  Its very thorough listing of web links  are edited and annotated by Clay McShane, Professor of History at Northeastern University.  H-Urban has also established an archive of teaching resources.
• The International Metropolis Project is a network of research and policy organizations who share a vision of strengthened immigration policy by means of applied academic research.  Its web page includes a  newsletter on the activities of research affiliates, information on conferences and workshops, and a virtual library of materials on immigration and cities.
• The Institute for Development Strategies in Indiana University's School of Public and Environmental Affairs furthers research, graduate level education, and scholarly exchange in the areas of economic development and public policy. It serves as a focal point for IU's contributions to economic development and coordinates faculty research and seminars.  One of the key programs managed by the Institute is the Ameritech Fellowship Program. This program supports several regional policy research projects directed by university faculty members.
• The Institute for Family and Social Responsibility at Indiana University focuses on social policy research and outreach activities. The Institute's mission is to bring together the resources of citizens, governments, communities and Indiana University to better the lives of children and families. Ongoing research projects examine the impacts of welfare reforms, the adequacy of child support guidelines, community responses to the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families legislation, and AIDS education for incarcerated youth
• The Institute for Housing Research (IBF) is a multi-disciplinary sector research department in the area of housing and urban studies and planning in the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Uppsala. It is located in Gvle, only a few minutes walk from the main train/bus stations and the city center, and has its own library.
• The Metropolitan Chicago Information Center is an independent, non-profit research organization committed to increasing the quality, quantity, and accessibility of information about human conditions and the quality of life in the Chicago Metropolitan area. Begun in 1989 with the leadership of the United Way/Crusade of Mercy, the Chicago Community Trust, MacArthur Foundation and the McCormick Tribune Foundation. MCIC arose from the belief that an independent non-profit research agency could improve the planning and resource allocation decisions made by organizations in the non-profit, public, and corporate sectors.
• The National Housing Institute is a 24-year old independent nonprofit organization that examines the issues causing the crisis in housing and community in America. NHI examines the key issues affecting affordable housing and community development practitioners and their supporters. These issues include housing, jobs, safety, and education, with an emphasis on housing and economic development, as well as poverty and racism, disinvestment and lack of employment, and breakdown of the social fabric.
• The Taub Urban Research Center at NYU's Wagner School explores issues and challenges affecting cities and metropolitan regions. The Center issues reports and conducts forums that include participants from government, business, nonprofit organizations, and the academic community. The Center also houses the Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy which is a valuable resource for information on housing issues in NYC and beyond.
• The Urban Institute is a nonprofit policy research organization established in Washington, D.C., in 1968.  The Institute's goals are to sharpen thinking about society's problems and efforts to solve them, improve government decisions and their implementation, and increase citizens' awareness about important public choices.  The Urban Institute brings three critical ingredients to public debates on domestic policy initiatives from a non-partisan stance: accurate data, careful and objective analyses, and perspective.  Much of the Urban Institute's research spans several disciplines and blends quantitative and qualitative approaches to problem solving.
• Established in 1972 to carry out basic and applied social science research, the University Center for Social and Urban Research (UCSUR) at the University of Pittsburgh is a focal point for collaborative interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary studies. UCSUR's research programs reflect its concern with policy issues of local, regional, national, and international significance. UCSUR is committed to research and demonstration in five principal program areas: Urban and Regional Analysis (URA), Gerontology, Generations Together (GT), Office of Child Development (OCD), and Environmental Policy Studies (EPS). 

• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
• The National Institute for Global Environmental Change (NIGEC) was established in 1990 to provide research support to the U.S. Department of Energy in the field of global environmental change. Research focuses on energy policy issues and the analysis of energy-related environmental risks. The center trains environmental scientists and prepares public education programs on global climate change.

• American Association for State and Local History The American Association for State and Local History provides leadership, service, and support for its members who preserve and interpret state and local history in order to make the past more meaningful in American society.
• The San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association (SPUR) is San Francisco's preeminent public policy think tank. Through research, analysis, public education, and advocacy, SPUR promotes good planning and good government.  Since 1959, SPUR has been involved with virtually every major planning decision in the city, bringing together neighborhood leaders, government officials, business leaders, planners, architects, students, and activists - the full range of people who care about San Francisco - to debate, learn, and plan for the needs of the city as a whole.
• The Urban Affairs Association is the international professional organization for urban scholars, researchers, and public service providers. UAA is the successor organization to the Council of University Institutes for Urban Affairs, formed in Boston in 1969 by a group of directors of university urban programs.  UAA exists to encourage the dissemination of information about urbanism and urbanization, support the development of university education, research, and service programs in urban affairs, and provide leadership in fostering urban affairs as a professional and academic field.
• The Urban History Association was established during 1988 in to stimulate interest in the history of the city in all periods and geographical areas. It is affiliated with the International Planning History Society. Particular efforts have been made to reach those whose interest is outside of North American history. The Association welcomes scholars whose vocation or avocation involves urban topics or materials, even in the context of other fields, e.g. social or cultural history, public history, women's studies, population studies, museum studies, East Asian studies, historic preservation, journalism, material culture, planning, etc.

• City and Community (C&C) is dedicated to publishing research and theory that explore the social aspects of the metropolis. How do people get attached to places? How do inequalities and differences shape a city and how does the city influence differences and inequalities? How does an Internet community compare to a traditional community? Aimed at exploring the meaning and significance of the metropolis, C&C includes works on immigration, rural communities, social networks, suburbia, urban movements, urban history, and virtual communities among others. The journal is a publication of the Community and Urban Sociology section of the American Sociological Association.
• Cityscape publishes articles on affordable housing and community development. It includes contributions from scholars in architecture, consumer research, economics, finance, geography, law, planning, political science, public policy, sociology and urban studies. It is published three times a year by the Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R) at HUD.
• Urban Affairs Review is a leading scholarly journal on urban issues and themes. For almost five decades scholars, researchers, policymakers, planners, and administrators have turned to Urban Affairs Review for the latest international research and empirical analysis on the programs and policies that shape our cities.  Urban Affairs Review covers: Urban Policy, Urban Economic Development, Residential and Community Development, Governance and Service Delivery, Comparative/International Research, and Social, Spatial and Cultural Dynamics.
• Urban Geography is a semi-quarterly publication of original papers on problem-oriented current research by geographers and other social scientists on urban policy; race, poverty, and ethnicity in the city; international differences in urban form and function; historical preservation; the urban housing market; and provision of services and urban economic activity.
• Urban Studies was first published in 1964 to provide an international forum of social and economic contributions to the fields of urban and regional planning. Since then, the Journal has expanded to encompass the increasing range of disciplines and approaches that have been brought to bear on urban and regional problems. Regular contributions are drawn from the fields of economics, planning, political science, statistics, geography, sociology, population studies and public administration.

The Mumford Center maintains and regularly updates descriptions and links to urban-related bibliographic and community resources. If you have additional links you would like listed on this page, please contact us at [email protected] or (518) 442-4652.

1. Bibliographic Resources and Online Discussion Groups

• Geography and Urban Planning
• Housing and Homelessness
• Urban Sociology and Urban History
• International Urban Resources

2. Technical Assistance Documents

• Community Development

3. Government Reports and Resources

1. Bibliographic Resources and Online Discussion Groups

A. Geography and Urban Planning

• Geography World includes a bookstore where browsers may purchase books, atlases, almanacs, and software. An extensive site with various search engines, Geography World provides free information on such topics as: U.S. cities; agriculture and farming; U.S., African, Latin American, and Asian geography; as well as information on travel and recreation, mapping skills, homework help, trivia and quizzes, and more.
• The Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names (TGN) is a comprehensive resource for geographic information on cities, suburbs, villages and other places. The TGN contains approximately 900,000 records for places around the world.
• GLOBIS is an electronic information system created by the faculty of Geographical Sciences at Utrecht University in the Netherlands. This site provides a listing of recommended geography-related websites from all over the world, including general geography sites, GIS and remote sensing sites, and geography and GIS news groups.
• The Institute for Urban and Minority Education (IUME) conducts research to better understand the experiences of diverse urban and minority populations. IUME works to establish government policies, and designs educational programs to support the development of ethnically and linguistically diverse groups. Specifically, the Institute conducts research and analyzes policies; provides technical assistance and professional development opportunities; convenes educators and the public; organizes programs for urban and minority youth; and serves as a source of information to the public. This site features current research and technical assistance projects, public forums, IUME publications, and links to information services.
• The Intergovernmental Committee on Urban and Regional Research (ICURR) provides a unique and comprehensive database and lending library on the Canadian government. New library acquisitions, bibliographies, and research publications are accessible at this site.
• The National Institute for Urban School Improvement (NIUSI) supports and encourages inclusive urban communities, schools, and families in building a sustainable, successful urban education system. To this end, NIUSI engages in dialogue, networking, technology, action research, information systems, alliance, and consensus building. At this site, browsers will find an online library, which contains a searchable database pertaining to urban education and inclusive schooling. The library contains annotated references, books, journal articles, descriptions of videos, position papers, project reports, program descriptions, and a variety of other media. Other features include links to e-news, publications, and an urban forum.
• Urban Planning, 1794-1918: An International Anthology of Articles, Conference Papers, and Reports provides nearly 200 essays and primary source material on urban planning up until the end of World War I. A topical bibliography provides more than a dozen headings, listed alphabetically or chronologically. Users may conduct keyword searches of both the database and all website text. Various search engines and other finding aids are also accessible directly at this site.
   

B. Housing/Homelessness

• Community Connections, the Information Center of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD’s) Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD), serves state and local agencies, nonprofit organizations, public interest groups, and others interested in housing and community development. The Center provides its users with copies of program regulations, descriptions of model programs, case studies of affordable housing initiatives, publications on expanding affordable housing opportunities, funding information, training and conference announcements, and referrals to technical assistance providers. Most publications are available free of charge.
• HandsNet is a national, nonprofit electronic communications network focusing on low-income advocacy issues such as welfare reform, homelessness, health care, housing, hunger, legal services, community development, children and families, HIV/AIDS, and many other poverty-related topics. HandsNet offers timely access to relevant news, legislative analyses, poverty statistics, and key studies.
• The National Housing Institute (NHI) is a nonprofit research and education organization devoted to finding solutions to the problems of affordable housing and community development. NHI publishes Shelterforce, the only national magazine devoted to these issues. NHI also conducts research and makes available working papers and reports on such topics as preserving affordable housing, preventing homelessness, Congressional activities in housing and urban issues, and tenant/landlord-related topics.
• The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) is a national organization consisting of individuals and organizations who educate, advocate, and organize for affordable housing for low-income people. NLIHC is affiliated with the Low Income Housing Information Services, which publishes the Low Income Housing Round-Up.
• The Homelessness Resource Center (HRC) provides technical assistance, identifies and synthesizes knowledge and disseminates information. It links policy makers, service providers, researchers, consumers, and other interested parties to research results. The site includes a number of resources including a national listing of organizations concerned with homelessness and housing issues, the ability to retrieve state-specific information, as well as bibliographies and reports.
• The Sustainable Urban Neighborhoods site at the University of Louisville contains several links pertaining to sustainable urban neighborhoods. These links include information from newspaper articles, designs, and reports on home ownership, as well as conferences and tours.
   

C. Urban Sociology and Urban History

• Founded in 1905, The American Sociological Association (ASA) is a non-profit membership association dedicated to advancing sociology as a scientific discipline and profession serving the public good. With over 13,000 members, ASA encompasses sociologists who are faculty members at colleges and universities, researchers, practitioners, and students. This website includes reviews, journal articles, publications, newsletters, and calls for papers.
• Housed at Cornell University, the Making of America (MOA) is a digital library of historical journal articles and books from the 19th and early 20th Centuries. The site provides a searchable database of 267 monographs and over 100,000 journal articles with 19th Century imprints.
• The Urban Environmental Management (UEM) website includes articles, reports, one-pagers, and bibliographies on UEM issues and related topics. Among the resources available at this site are: UEM components, urban economy and the industrial sector, urban communities and participation, country specific documents, and bibliographies.
   

D. International Urban Resources

• The Council on East Asian Libraries (CEAL) serves as a faculty-librarians' forum for the discussion of East Asian library problems of common concern; formulates programs for the development of East Asian library resources, bibliographic controls, and access; and improves inter-library and international cooperation in East Asian library development and services. Users may browse one of the many indexed topics, or may peruse online reports and publications. This site is available in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and English.
• An international consortium of scholars and teachers, H-Net creates and coordinates Internet networks with the common objective of advancing teaching and research in the arts, humanities, and social sciences. H-Net is committed to pioneering the use of new communication technology to facilitate the free exchange of academic ideas and scholarly resources. Hosted by Michigan State University, H-Net has had a series of on-going projects funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the United States Information Agency. Among H-Net's most important activities is its sponsorship of over 100 free electronic, interactive newsletters ("lists") edited by scholars in North America, Europe, Africa, and the Pacific. H-Net lists reach over 60,000 subscribers in more than 90 countries.
• The Institute for Urban Economics (IUE) was created in 1995 by a group of Russian specialists who served on the U.S. Agency for International Development in the Russian Federation. IUE is a non-government and non-profit agency that identifies, analyzes, and promotes solutions to the social and economic problems of urban areas. Through research and technical assistance, IUE develops new approaches to the solution of housing problems, financing of housing and urban infrastructure, municipal management, and urban land use. IUE maintains permanent contacts with leading Russian research and educational centers, actively cooperates with major Moscow and regional banks, and is an authorized adviser for the Agency for Housing Mortgage Lending. Publications on housing reform, housing finance, rent reform, and real estate reform are available in Russian; some are available in English.
• This website is the home page for the International Sociological Association (ISA), a non-profit association whose mission is to represent sociologists throughout the world, regardless of school of thought, scientific approaches, or ideological opinion, and to advance sociological knowledge throughout the world. To this end, ISA helps develop personal contacts among sociologists, encourages the international dissemination and exchange of information on significant developments in sociological research, and facilitates and promotes international sociological research. This site includes information on ISA activities and membership, as well as a publication section and other sociological websites of interest. This site is available in English, French, and Spanish.
   

2. Technical Assistance Documents
 

A. Community Development

• The Enterprise Foundation uses corporate and private donations, tax incentives, and government grants to provide technical and financial assistance to community development corporations across the country that work to develop low-income housing. Free publications include Network News and Cost Cuts. An annual report and publications catalogue are also available.
• The website of the Evergreen Foundation’s Common Grounds Program offers resources such as videos, reference guides, booklets, conference proceedings, and posters on ecology and environmental restoration. This site offers practical information on community naturalization and how to create diverse and educational natural sites within urban communities.
• Fannie Mae is a private, shareholder-owned company that works to assure that mortgage money is available for people in communities all across America. Originally part of the Federal Housing Administration, today, Fannie Mae operates under a congressional charter that directs the public to channel its efforts into increasing the availability and affordability of homeownership for low-, moderate-, and middle-income Americans.
• Habitat for Humanity, a nonprofit, Christian housing ministry, operates in nearly 1,400 affiliates throughout all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, and is active in 51 countries. Habitat challenges people to provide the initial capital–through gifts and no-interest loans– to build or renovate simple, decent homes for persons who are inadequately sheltered. Special Habitat divisions include “Habitat for Humanity with Disabilities” and “Habitat for Homeless Humanity.” Construction is a cooperative venture between volunteers and homebuyers. Houses are sold at no profit with a 15-20 year no-interest mortgage, which is then recycled to build more houses. Habitat publishes Habitat World, a free, bi-monthly newsletter.
• The National Home of Your Own Alliance is a technical assistance center on home ownership and control located at the University of New Hampshire’s Institute on Disability. This national center works with coalitions of housing finance and disability organizations to develop pilot projects of home ownership and control in nearly 25 states. The Alliance builds coalitions of housing and disability organizations led by individuals with disabilities, their families, friends, and advocates. Brochures, newsletters, and publications listings are available at this site.
• The Shimberg Center for Affordable Housing provides technical assistance in all areas of housing by maintaining references and contacts with other agencies providing housing assistance. The Center is a member of the National Consortium of Housing Research Centers at universities across the country.
• Established in 1968 in Washington, D.C., The Urban Institute is a nonprofit policy research organization whose goals are to sharpen thinking about society’s problems, improve government decisions, and increase citizens’ awareness about important public choices. Through rigorous analysis, innovative methodology, fresh thinking, and technical expertise, The Urban Institute’s research spans several disciplines and blends quantitative and qualitative approaches to problem solving. The Institute is currently involved in research projects with partners in more than 45 states and 20 countries.
   

3. Government Reports and Resources

• The Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) was established by Congress to ensure that the American public has free access to Government information. Since 1813, depository libraries have safeguarded the public’s right to know by collecting, organizing, maintaining, preserving, and assisting users with information from the Federal Government. GPO Access provides users with connections to a variety of library services from nearly 1,350 depository libraries. Services include access to online databases and specialized search pages. Direct link databases are available through the Federal Depository Library Gateways and the Federal Depository Library, among others.
• The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), the investigative arm of Congress, helps oversee federal programs and operations to assure accountability to the American people. GAO’s evaluators, auditors, lawyers, economists, public policy analysts, information technology specialists, and other multi-disciplinary professionals seek to enhance the economy, efficiency, effectiveness, and credibility of the federal government. Daily GAO reports, testimony, and Comptroller General Decisions are available to the general public through a listserv. Printed copies of GAO reports are also available.
• The Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Policy Development and Research sponsors HUD USER, an information service that provides ready access to research information. The HUD USER Database is the only bibliographic database exclusively dedicated to housing and community development issues. It contains more than 8,000 full-abstract citations to research reports, articles, books, monographs, and data sources related to housing policy, building technology, economic development, and urban planning.
• The Library of Congress makes its resources available and useful to Congress and the American people, and to sustain and preserve a universal collection of knowledge and creativity for future generations.
• The National Technical Information Service (NTIS) is the official source for government-sponsored U.S. and worldwide scientific, technical, engineering, and business-related information.
• The U.S. Government Publishing Office keeps Americans informed about the activities of the U.S. Government by providing free or low-cost access to information published by Congress, Federal agencies, and U.S. courts.
• HUD’s Office of Native American Programs (ONAP) is a central resource for information on housing and community development needs of the Native American population. The site contains information about grants, training, regulations, and other aspects of obtaining housing assistance from HUD.
• As the nation’s largest water, earth, and biological science and civilian mapping agency, the U.S. Geological Survey works in cooperation with more than 1,200 organizations across the country to provide reliable, impartial, scientific information to the public. To provide faster service to the news media, the USGS has set up several listservs that will automatically provide users, via e-mail, the latest news releases, bulletins, and other information issued by the Office of Outreach regarding USGS activities. The listservs are organized according to the following topics: water, geologic hazards, biological, mapping, new products, and lectures. For instructions on how to join a listserv, go to the USGS Listserve page.