Grants Research Guide
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Grant Sources by Subject
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Grants News Sources |
Print Publications about Grants
General Grant Sources
Truman State University Office of Grants and Foundation Relations
http://grants.truman.edu
This page has a lot of good information about grant sources, how to
write a grant, and information about doing research on human
subjects.
Carnegie Corporation of New York http://www.carnegie.org - Four current program areas are: Education, International Peace, International Development; and Strengthening the U. S. Democracy.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance - the primary catalog for federal government grants.
Foundation Center http://fdncenter.org - This comprehensive site has: a Foundation Finder, for finding basic information about foundations; Sector Search which looks for grant makers in private, corporate, community, non-profit, government and public charities; news about grants including the Philanthropy News Digest, and the Foundation Directory Online (although to search the Foundation Directory Online you need assistance from the Truman State University Office of Grants and Foundation Relations 660-785-7459.)
Grant Advisor http://www.grantadvisor.com/tgaplus - a newsletter in Acrobat PDF format, database searches, deadline listings with extensive hyperlinks by discipline.
National Science Foundation-Finding Funding http://www.nsf.gov/funding - announces key dates on which grant proposals are due at NSF for the current 4 months. Biological sciences; computer science; information science; engineering; education; human resources; geoscience; integrative activities; polar programs; mathematics; physical sciences; social, behavioral and economic sciences; and international programs are included.
The IRIS Database currently contains over 8,600 active federal and private funding opportunities in the sciences, social sciences, arts, and humanities. In addition to funding opportunities for faculty, the IRIS Database also contains fellowships and scholarships for grad students and undergrads. Users can search IRIS by sponsor, deadline date, keyword, and other criteria. Most IRIS records contain live links to sponsor Web sites, electronic forms, or Electronic Research Administration (eRA) portals. The IRIS Database is updated daily.
Grants for Non-Profits http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/2sgalpha.htm - a subject listing of grant resources by Jon Harrison of Michigan State University
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Developing and Writing Grant Proposals
http://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/CATALOG.GRANT_PROPOSAL_DYN.show - from the
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance EPA Grant-Writing Tutorial http://danpatch.ecn.purdue.edu/~epados/grants/src/grant.htm - Produced by the Environmental Protection Agency and Purdue University this site is intended to help with the process and paperwork of applying for a grant -- especially a Federal grant. Included are a number of tips on structure, requirements, links to forms, examples, resources, and a tutorial program. Guide for Writing a Funding Proposal - http://www.learnerassociates.net/proposal/ by S. Joseph Levine - has a nice example of a completed grant proposal.
Non-Profit Guides:
Grant Writing Tools for Non-Profit
Organizations
http://www.npguides.org -
An overview of
grant writing, with sample proposal
summaries, inquiry letters, cover letters, and
applications. The site is "specifically designed
to assist established, experienced private and
public non-profit organizations and entities.
The guides will not assist individuals or
start-up organizations.
A Proposal Writing Short Course. http://fdncenter.org/learn/shortcourse/prop1.html - by The Foundation Center, this site offers excellent tips and strategies for grant writing. What do Winning Proposals have in Common http://teacher.scholastic.com/professional/grants/WinningProposals.htm - by Gary Carnow - ten of the common elements found in winning proposals. Chronicle of Philanthrophy http://philanthropy.com/ - a newspaper for the nonprofit world. Foundation Center Literature of the Non-Profit Sector http://lnps.fdncenter.org - is a searchable database of the literature of philanthropy. It incorporates the unique contents of the Foundation Center's five libraries and contains more than 22,615 full bibliographic citations, of which more than 15,140 have descriptive abstracts. It is updated daily. Philanthropy News Digest http://fdncenter.org/pnd/news/index.jhtml - a newsletter from the Foundation Center. Print Publications about Grant Support
Annual Register of Grant Support: A Directory of
Funding Sources. Bauer, David G. The "How to" Grants Manual: Successful Grant seeking Techniques for Obtaining Public and Private Grants. General Collection HG 177 B38 2003 Corporate Giving Directory: Comprehensive Profiles and Analyses of Major American Corporate Philanthropic Programs. Reference HV 97 A3 T29 2003 Directory of Missouri Grantmakers. Reference HG 4028 C6 D58 2003-2004 Directory of Research Grants. Reference LB 2338 D57 2003 Financial Aid for Research and Creative Activities Abroad. Reference LB 2337.2 F572 2002-2004 Foundation Directory Reference AS 911.A2 F65 2003. - information on nation's 10,000 largest grant making foundations. Arranged alphabetically by state then foundation name. Includes financial information of latest year; funding interests; officers and trustees. Foundation 1000. Reference HV 97 F65 F67 2000/2001 - in depth profiles of the 1000 largest U.S. foundations. Foundation Reporter: Comprehensive Profiles and Analyses of America's Private Foundations. Reference HV 97 A3 T323 2003 - Gives lengthy profiles of 500 of America's largest foundations including: names, addresses, due dates, fiscal and historical information, areas of interest, application procedures. Six indexes are by: state, grant, fields of interest, individuals by name, place of birth and alma mater.
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