Resources

Maintained by the U.S. Census Bureau, this data hub allows individuals to explore a variety of data sets, survey results, visualizations, and other data profiles to learn about U.S. communities at the national, state, county, plac...

The American Communities Project works to better understand the different worlds that people in the U.S. call their home — using demographic, cultural, socioeconomic, and political information to identify 15 different types of com...

ATSDR created the Community Engagement Playbook to provide professionals with step-by-step guidance on selecting community stakeholders and strategies for engaging potential partners. Use the playbook's tools to cultivate trust an...

NOAA's Environmental Literacy Program is a comprehensive national funding opportunity focused on environmental literacy. Learn about grants and support for programs that educate and inspire people to learn more about earth science...

NEA supports the nation’s arts sector to help everyone live more artful lives. NEA's State and Regional Partnership Agreement program awards grants to state and jurisdictional art agencies and regional arts organizations. Learn ab...

As part of the Strengthening Networks, Sparking Change Initiative, IMLS conducted a national exploratory study to assess how libraries and museums across the country affect the social wellbeing of their communities. This report co...

​​​​​​SciStarter’s Building Data Literacy Through Community and Citizen Science program teaches people to contribute and interpret data through community and citizen science projects. Access this program to get free resources, too...

Learn how researchers are studying the information literacy needs of historically underserved communities and developing information literacy tools tailored to community needs. This work was funded by a $750,000 grant from the Nat...

Created by ACF, the Program Manager's Guide to Evaluation offers guidelines for planning and implementing a program evaluation. Each chapter addresses specific steps in the evaluation process and provides guidance on how to tailor...

The #GetBanked initiative began at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic with the goal of informing consumers about how to open a bank account online and ensuring that people could receive economic impact payments safely through dire...

Money Smart is an award-winning financial education curriculum designed to help people of all ages enhance their financial skills and create positive banking relationships. Participating community-based organizations use the Money...

FLEC's MyMoney.gov website features a collection of resources from more than 24 agencies that can help everyone in the U.S. build financial well-being by developing key financial literacy skills. Explore the website to find games,...

FDIC's Consumer Resource Center provides information and resource to educate and protect consumers, promote economic inclusion, and connect people with financial resources in their communities. The Resource Center highlights educa...

​​​​​In partnership with the Financial Literacy and Education Commission (FLEC), NCUA provides resources to increase access to financial literacy initiatives and help consumers make informed financial decisions. The Resource Cente...

FDIC's Money Smart Newsletter showcases how communities across the U.S. are using the Money Smart curriculum to promote financial literacy. This article highlights Friends Against Fraud, a workshop created by the Elder Justice Com...

This VBA webpage features resources designed to help Veterans and their families manage, secure, and protect their financial resources and well-being. Discover tools to help Veterans and their loved ones reach financial goals like...

El proyecto Enseñanza de las habilidades que Importan en la Educación de Adultos del ED, ofrece recursos para ayudar a los educadores a incorporar habilidades fundamentales en los programas de aprendizaje para adultos. Esta biblio...

The FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households is administered in partnership with the U.S. Census Bureau. Explore the results of the survey, including information on bank account ownership and consumer habits lik...

NCUA's World of Cents is an engaging, kid-friendly game for ages 5 and up. This interactive game teaches kids about the value of money while reinforcing basic math skills.

How Money Smart Are You? is a suite of interactive games and other resources based on FDIC's award-winning Money Smart program. Each game teaches players about critical financial literacy skills like earning, spending, saving, bor...

FTC's Consumer Advice website offers practical guidance and education on a variety of financial topics, including online security, scams, and identity theft. This How to Avoid a Scam webpage (also available as a printed PDF) offer...

This FTC webpage offers guidance on a variety of financial topics with a focus on scam awareness. Through easy-to-read articles and videos, consumers will learn how to recognize, avoid, and report scams in different contexts — lik...

Created by ALA and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Investor Education Foundation, Thinking Money for Kids is a collection of financial education resources for children and their parents and caregivers. Thinking...

This curriculum for upper elementary through high school students, based on the documentary Girl Rising, highlights connections between education, financial literacy, and financial empowerment. Each lesson plan follows the story o...