What organizations exist to assist whistleblowers?

There are several organizations, non-profit groups supported by donations, charitable foundation grants, and, sometimes, court awards in successful litigation, that publish written materials for whistleblowers and their lawyers and provide other assistance to whistleblowers.  However, these groups cannot substitute for a lawyer where one is required.

These organizations and their websites give whistleblowers information on whistleblowing:

Government Accountability Project (GAP)

Project on Government Oversight (POGO)

Taxpayers Against Fraud (TAF)

National Whistleblower Center

Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER).

GAP offers a comprehensive handbook for whistleblowers, The Whistleblower's Survival Guide. TAF has a variety of materials, aimed at those who may have False Claims Act qui tam claims to pursue. The National Whistleblower Center also has a publication, primarily for lawyers handling claims under various federal whistleblower statutes, entitled Concepts and Procedures in Whistleblower Law.  (Web links to these groups are listed in the Whistleblowerlaws Links section.)  Other groups also have publications, free or at modest cost.

You may be able to have your local public library purchase whistleblower publications, if you provide the ordering information and make a request for the acquisition.