The listed federal agencies provide information and resources for women.

Apprenticeship USA

The Office of Apprenticeship develops policies to support the recruitment and retention of women and increase the number of women in Registered Apprenticeships.

CDC Health Department Websites

Resource links to health departments in all 50 states, 5 territories, 3 freely associated states, and the District of Columbia.

CDC Wise Woman Program

Wise Woman program serves low-income, uninsured, and under insured women ages 40 to 64, with heart disease and stroke risk.

Campus Security

The Department of Education’s Campus Security is an important feature for postsecondary education. Campus Security assists schools in providing nationwide a safe environment for students including FSA handbook, regulations, data on campus crime, and resources.

Center For Victim Research Partner Libraries

The Center is designed to serve as a one-stop-shop for victim service providers. The Center is a project of Center for Victim Research.

The Community Prevention Guide

The Community Prevention Guide Task Force (CPSTF) provides evidence-based findings and recommendations about community prevention services, programs, and other interventions aimed at improving population health. CPSTF is an independent panel of public health and prevention experts.

Employment Protection for Pregnant Women

The DOL Women’s Bureau map provides information on federal and state-level employment protections for accommodations, and workplace breast feeding rights.

Department of Education

Department of Education mission is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness. Resources include policies, data, research, equal access to education.

Department of Justice

The U. S. DOJ mission is to support and coordinate justice efforts in areas to include Elder Justice, Environmental Justice, Hate Crimes, Human Trafficking, Reproductive Rights, and more.

Family and Youth Services Bureau

FYSB supports the organizations and communities that work every day to reduce the risk of youth homelessness, adolescent pregnancy, and domestic violence.

Federal Student Aid

The U S Federal Student Aid help center provides information on how to apply, forms, types of aid, your account, scholarships, and more.

Federal Student Aid Q&A

FSA Q&A of 2022 changes, who qualifies, aid summary.

Minority Business Development Center

MBDA includes business centers that provide information on access to experts, securing capital, identifying a strategic partner, competing for a contract, research and data.

National Sex Offender Public Website

Search the NSOPW website for sex offender registries for all 50 states, The District of Columbia, U. S. Territories, and Indian Country.

NIJ Violence Against Women Research

The National Institute of Justice Compendium is a roadmap to hundreds of federally supported research projects on the subject of violence against women.

National Sexual Assault Kit Initiative

SAKI provides funding to: support multidisciplinary community response teams; collect and test DNA; produce protocols ad policies; resources for cold cases; victim notification.

Office of Global Women’s Issues

GWI has a mandate to promote the rights and empowerment of women and girls through US foreign policy.

Office on Violence Against Women

OVW provides federal leadership in developing the national capacity to reduce violence against women and administer justice for and strengthen services for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking.

OVW list of local resources

OVW does not provide services directly to the general public. To find help, click on your state to see who provides services in your area.

Small Business Administration

The U. S. Office of Women’s Small Business Administration mission is to enable and empower women entrepreneurs through advocacy, outreach, education, and support.

Stop Bullying

Stop Bullying is a government resource to prevent cyberbullying, school bullying and more. Resources include laws, media guides, videos and social media, training center.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration

SAMHSA mission is to highlight key guiding principles, priorities, and objectives. Five priority areas provide training, programs, grants, and help for individuals, communities and service providers. Focus is gender-based violence and behavioral health.

USA Jobs

Connects job seekers with federal employment opportunities across the U S and around the world.

U S Census Bureau

Sites related to income inequality.

U S Gender-Based Violence Prevention Strategy

U. S. Department of State Gender-Based Violence strategy to prevent and respond to gender-based violence globally.

Womens Bureau

The U. S. DOL Women’s Bureau provides federal resources for women.

Women’s Bureau Grants Program

Women’s Bureau champions policies and standards that safeguard the interests of working women and advocates for their economic security. Grants include Fostering Access, Women in Apprenticeship and Nontraditional Occupations, Re-Employment grants.

Womens Bureau Data and Statistics

Annual data, facts over time, mothers and families, occupations, earnings, access to leave and job flexibilities, women veterans, labor force participation rate maps.

Youth Programs and Funding

U. S. government website to help create, maintain, and strengthen effective tools for youth programs. Resources include funding information, assessement of community assets, search for evidence-based youth programs, and up-to-date information of youth-related news.

USA Gov

Have a question about the USA? Learn where to find answers: Branches of government, election officials, jobs and unemployment, travel and immigration, all topics and services.