http://www.nsf.gov/start.htm
Pick any field of scientific discipline, however granular, and the odds are good that you'll find something about it in the NSF's publications.

http://www.nsf.gov/start.htm
Which programs got what kind of funding from the NSF? How much did they get? Here's how to get the scoop on all the NSF awards since 1989, from raw figures to abstracts and program managers.

http://206.129.166.101/categ/bluefed.html
You don't have to wait in line for this city, state, or federal (U.S.) information.

http://www.rand.org/Abstracts/abstracts.html
Researching the field of public policy, the environment, and other social topics? Check the RAND database for abstracts of research papers you can order online.

http://www.law.cornell.edu/syllabi?
Tap into the Supreme Court decisions at the Case Western Reserve; they extend from May 1990 to the present. Here you'll find Court-prepared summaries of those decisions (known as syllabi to legal eagles).