This section, while not a comprehensive listing, provides links to several of the agencies funding development work in learning objects and learning object repositories.

Australia
Commonwealth Minister for Education, Science, Training. http://www.detya.gov.au/ministers/nelson/main.asp

Commonwealth Department of Education, Science, and Training.
http://www.detya.gov.au/

Canada
CANARIE
Funding Programs
http://www.canarie.ca/funding/

eduSource
http://www.edusource.ca/english/home_eng.html

European Union
eLearning Initiative
http://europa.eu.int/eur-lex/en/com/cnc/2001/com2001_0172en01.pdf

Actions and programs
http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/elearning/annex_en.pdf

United Kingdom
British Education Communications Technology Agency (BECTa)
http://www.becta.org.uk

Department for Education and Skills (DES)
http://www.ufiltd.co.uk/press/facts/default.asp

Current JISC Strategic Issues
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=about_strategic

JISC Opportunities for Funding/Funding for Projects
http://www.jisc.ac.uk/index.cfm?name=funding

Learning Skills and Development Agency (LSDA)
http://www.lsda.org.uk/home.asp

United States
US Department of Commerce
http://www.commerce.gov/

National Institute of Standards and Technology
http://www.nist.gov/

NIST Advanced Technology Program (ATP)
http://www.atp.nist.gov

Technology Opportunities Program (TOP)
http://www.ntia.doc.gov/top/index.html

US Department of Education
http://www.ed.gov/

FIPSE
http://www.ed.gov/programs/fipsecomp/fipse2004workshops.html?exp=0

LAAP
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/FIPSE/LAAP/overview.html

National Science Foundation (NSF)
http://www.nsf.gov/home/grants.htm

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