Grant Information
Grant-Writing Guides (online)
Grant-Writing Guides (Print)
Wilmette, IL: National Register Publishing Co.
Guide to 3,127 grant-support programs of government agencies, foundations, corporations, unions, special interest groups, educational and professional organizations, and community trusts. Includes chapter on program planning and proposal writing. Arranged by field of interest. Includes subject, geographic, organization and personnel indexes.
Location: ref AS 911 .A2A67
Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office. Annual.
Descriptions of all major grant programs sponsored by approximately 50 federal
agencies. Entries include information on statutory authorization, program
objectives, application and award procedures, eligibility requirements, use
restrictions, financial data, and program accomplishments. Arranged by agency
name. Program, subject, and applicant eligibility indexes. Includes information
on proposal writing and application procedures.
Location: ref HC 110 .P63U55
New York: The Foundation Center. Annual with quarterly updates.
One- to four-page reports on the 1,000 largest U.S. foundations. Each profile
includes background on the foundation, its officers, trustees, and staff,
its application policies and procedures, financial data, and a list of awarded
grants. Arranged alphabetically by name. Includes subject and geographic
indexes.
Location: ref HV97 .F65F67a
(Limited access, a new browser window opens. Click on "Finding Funders" in
the gray bar at the top. Searching can be done by name only.)
Directory of 8,642 private and community organizations which have assets of
at least $2 million or which give $200,000 or more each year. Only 1/5th of
grantmaking foundations, they represent 90 percent of total grant dollars awarded.
Arranged geographically. Indexed by city and by fields of interest.The online
directory has abbreviated information for over 70,000 grantmakers as well as
access to the online tax returns of many of these organizations.
Location: ref AS911 .A2F65
New York: The Foundation Center. Biennial.
This directory offers information on over 3,827 private foundations providing
grant money for scholarships, student loans, fellowships, residencies, travel
internships, arts and cultural projects, and general welfare. Special sections
are devoted to awards, prizes and grants available through nomination, for
international students, for employees of specified companies, and graduates
of specified schools. The online source, Foundation
Finder, allows
searching by foundation name.
Location: ref LB2336 .F598
New York: St. Jame's Press. Biennial.
Over 3,500 awards available from a wide variety of foundations, corporations
and political, educational, professional, cultural, and social organizations
are discussed here. The kinds of assistance available include scholarships,
fellowships, research grants, exchange opportunities, vacation study awards,
travel grants, grants-in-aid, competitions, prizes, honoraria, professional
and vocational awards, and awards for special populations.
Location: ref LB2338 .G7
New York: The Foundation Center.
Annual. Section One lists 36,416 independent, company-sponsored, and community
foundations filing with the IRS. Information includes the address, principal
officer or contact persons, year-end assets, total gifts received by the
foundation and the dollar amount of grants paid. Arranged by state, then
in descending order by the total grants paid. Section Two lists about 1,400
operating foundations. Volume Two provides a foundation name index, arranged
alphabetically, which provides the location and the sequence number in the
Data Book
Location: ref AS911 .A2F640
New York: Foundation Center.
This volumes profiles companies making contributions to nonprofit organizations.
Corporations profiled range from those with specific interests and structured,
formal giving mechanisms to those with broad purposes and unstructured contributions
programs. Provides corporate, subject, and geographic indexes.
Location: ref HV 89 .N26
The Grant Advisor is an information source on funding opportunities for U.S. institutions of higher education and their faculty. It provides information for faculty research projects, fellowships, institutional support, and more.
This Website lists grants and fellowships for study in linguistics and provides links to organizations such as the Linguistic Society of America.
This site allows organizations to electronically find and apply for competitive grant opportunities from all Federal grant-making agencies. Grants.gov encompasses over 900 grant programs offered by the 26 Federal grant-making agencies. It streamlines the process of awarding over $350 billion annually to state and local governments, academia, not-for-profits and other organizations.
This is the online version of the GRANTS Database containing approximately 10,000 funding opportunities provided by more than 4,000 sponsoring organizations. GrantSelect comprises sevencustomized segments: Arts and Humanities, Biomedical and Health Care, Children and Youth, Community Development, K-12 and Adult Basic Education, International Programs, andOperating Grants for Nonprofit Organizations.
Loxahatchee, FL: Research Grant Guides.
Gives the address and telephone number for 814 foundations, corporations, associations,
and government agencies that fund programs and services for people with disabilities.
Arranged geographically and then alphabetically by institution name. Offers
tips for writing more competitive grants and provides information on identifying
and setting trends to maximize funding opportunities.
location: ref HV1553 .H30
Fulbright and Related Grants for Graduate Study and Research Abroad.
New York: Institute of International Education, 1995.
The Fulbright Program enables more than 800 Americans to study or conduct research
in over 100 nations. Graduate students, young professionals, and artists
plan their own programs for personal development and cross-cultural experience.
An alphabetical list of participating countries includes grants and application
requirements.
Location: ref LB2338 .F950
Fund Raiser's Guide to Human Service Funding.
Washington, D.C.: The Taft Group.
Arranged alphabetically, this volume profiles over 1,800 corporations and foundations
that award annually to human service activities. Information on -- contact
person, fiscal data, priorities, geographic limitations, grant and recipient
types, officers, application procedures, and sample grants -- is provided
for each foundation. Indexed by location of recipients, by headquarters state
of the foundation, by grant type (capital, general support, matching funds,
etc.) and by purpose of the grant.
Location: ref HV89 .F848 1999 (no longer published)
Grants and Awards Available to American Writers.
New York: PEN American Center.
Listed here are grants and awards available to U.S. and Canadian writers which
carry a cash stipend of $500 or more, involve the publication of a manuscript
or production of a play, or carry a special distinction in their field.
Location: ref PN171 .P75G73
Phoenix, Arizona: The Oryx Press. Annual.
Lists programs that offer grant funds for projects in medicine, the physical
and social sciences, the arts and humanities, and education. Contains a brief
guide to proposal planning and writing. Includes subject, sponsoring organization,
grants by program type, and geographic indexes.
location: ref LB2338 .D57
Phoenix, Arizona: The Oryx Press.
Lists alphabetically by name more than 3500 current programs funded by government
agencies, foundations, corporations, and professional organizations. Programs
are for research, travel, internships, fellowships, dissertation support,
conferences and performances. Contains a brief guide to proposal planning
and writing. Includes subject, sponsoring organization, grants by program
type, and geographic indexes.
location: ref AZ188 .U5D56
Funding Sources for Community and Economic Development: A Guide to Current Sources
for Local Programs.
Phoenix, Arizona: Oryx Press. Annual.
Contains 2,401 funding programs that support community programs initiated by
organizations and individuals. These include brick and mortar programs, social
service programs, and research grants. Contains a brief guide to proposal
planning and writing. Includes subject, sponsoring organization, grants by
program type, and geographic indexes.
location: ref HN90 .C6F85
Directory of Biomedical and Health Care Grants.
Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, Annual.
Covers approximately 3,222 funding programs for human health and biomedicine.
Contains a brief guide to proposal planning and writing. Includes subject,
sponsoring organization, grants by program type, and geographic indexes.
location: ref R850 . A1D57
Money for International Exchange in the Arts.
New York: American Council for the Arts.
Here are profiles on more than 160 organizations that support arts exchange
programs through travel grants, research grants, awards, fellowships, and
residencies. Students and artists in the performing arts, visual arts, and
literature may apply.
Location: ref NX398 .G85
Money to Work: Money for Visual Artists.
Washington, DC: Art Resources International.
"No-strings-attached" support for artists is compiled by the National
Endowment for the Arts Visual Arts Program. Eighty government and private fellowships
and grants are described. Award amounts, application procedure, and details of
the selection process help to identify appropriate sources for projects.
Location: ref N347 .M63
Money for Visual Artists.
New York: American Councilfor the Arts.
This guide to grants, awards, fellowships, artists' colonies, loan programs
and technical assistance identifies 221 organizations which provide financial
assistance to visual artists. Arranged alphabetically, by name of the organization,
the guide contains geographic and type of support indexes.Location: ref N347
.M59
National Guide to Funding in Aging.
New York: Foundation Center.
Provides information on corporate and foundation funding sources for nonprofit
organizations concerned with the elderly and, to a lesser extent, funding
assistance available for older individuals. Also includes listings of voluntary
associations, religious groups, and academic and research centers. Does not
cover federal programs.
Location: ref HV1457 .N38
National Guide to Funding in Arts and Culture.
NewYork: Foundation Center.
Intended as a starting point for locating sources of support in arts and culture.
9,400 grants listed represent more than $707 million in support. Arranged
geographically. Indexes comparable to the Foundation Directory. Includes
each foundation's specific fields of interest, eligibility, policies, types
of programs supported, contact person, and application information.
Location: ref NX 396.6 .N385
Grant-Writing Guides (Online Resources)
The Foundation Center.
A suggested approach to proposal writing that can be adapted to fit the needs
of any nonprofit and the peculiarities of each situation.
How to write a grant proposal.
New, Cheryl Carter. Hoboken, N. J. : John Wiley & Sons, c2003.
Designing successful grant proposals.
Orlich, Donald C. Alexandria, Va. : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2002.
Grant application writer's handbook
Reif-Lehrer, Liane. Sudbury, Mass : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 4th ed., 2005.
Note:
the following materials are located in the stacks, not in the Reference Room.
Bauer, David G.
Location: HG177 .B38 2003
Simplified Grantwriting.
Burke, Mary Ann.Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
Location: LC241 .B87 2002
Carlson, Mim.San Francisco: Jossey-Bass
Location: HG177 .C374 2002
Proposal Writing.
Coley, Soraya M. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Location: HV41 .C548 2000
Foundation Center's Guide to Winning Proposals.
New York: Foundation Center.
Location: HV41.9 .U5F67 2003
The Foundation Center's Guide to Proposal Writing.
Geever, Jane C. New York: Foundation Center.
Location: HG177.5 .U6G44 2004
The Nonprofit Handbook. Fundraising.
Greenfield, James. M. New York: Wiley.
Location: HD 62.6 .N662 1997 with supplements. Also available as 2001 ebook.
The First-time Grantwriter's Guide to Success.
Knowles, Cynthia R.Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.
Location: LC243 .A1K56 2002
Proposal Planning and Writing.
Miner, Lynn E.Phoenix: Oryx Press.
Location: HG 177.5 .U6M56 2003
Grant Seeker's Budget Toolkit.
Quick, James Aaron. New York: Wiley.
Location: HG177 .Q53 2001
Practical Grant Writing and Program Evaluation.
Yuen, Francis K.O. Pacific Grove, CA:Thomson/Brooks/Cole.
Location: HV41.2 .Y84 2003
For additional titles including specialized books on grants for education, business,
etc. use this Subject Heading:
Proposal writing for grants
Provides more than 4,200 sources of education-related financial aid and awards at all levels of study. Includes a section on federal financial aid that features a quick summary of programs sponsored by the federal government. Also includes a state-by-state listing of agencies that users can contact in their home.
Author Info: Nancy Ryckman
