is the catalog of federal domestic assistance legit 
yes the cfda and programs offered through sam gov are sponsored by the federal government however beware of grant scams that may pose as the cfda but are trying to defraud you the government warns that agents claiming to be with the community for federal domestic assistance cfda or a similarly named organization and not the federally run catalog of federal domestic assistance cfda may attempt to defraud you they represent themselves as agents of cfda 10the bottom linethe cfda was a comprehensive directory of federal assistance programs including federal grants and scholarships in 2018 it was integrated into sam gov under the assistance listings section you can apply for assistance on sam gov after registering and receiving a unique entity id while the programs available on sam gov are legitimate and federally sponsored users should be aware of potential scams for example some fraudsters may falsely claim to provide government grants by calling consumers and saying they are part of the cfda 