This report presents an inventory of 268 federal programs which have direct impact on families, selected from the 1,044 programs listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance for fiscal year 1976. Introductory sections describe the background of the inventory and explain the definitions and concepts (family, impact, direct impact, and indirect impact) used. Also dicussed is the context in which this report must be understood; the fact that both the inventory and Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance represent only a portion of the wide range of policies which affect families is underscored. Subsequent sections of the report describe the inventory, briefly summarize and analyze the findings, and recommend selected programs for family impact analysis. Inventory tables pertaining to specific programs comprise the final and largest section of the report. Programs are categorized according to the 17 federal agencies responsible for them. The title, objective, target group, government's dollar obligation for FY 1976, and type of impact on families are reported for each program. Also included are profiles of the five agencies (Veterans Administration and Departments of Health, Education and Welfare; Housing and Urban Development; Labor; and Agriculture) which together account for 80 percent of the program in the inventory. (CM)