Grant and Research Education Series, Summer 2010

Online Resources

Chronicle of Philanthropy    [Ferris Only]
Online full-text for this important publication is found in several FLITE databases. FLITE also subscribes to this journal in print, keeping the latest 12 months.

The Foundation Directory    [Ferris Only]
The online Foundation Directory, a product of the Foundation Center, is a database of over 92,000 foundations, corporate giving programs, and grantmaking public charities in the U.S.; a database of nearly 3,600 sponsoring companies, offering a quick pathway to corporate funders; a database of over 1.3 million recently awarded grants; and a keyword-searchable database of over 527,000 recently filed IRS Forms 990 and 990-PF. Please note that The Foundation Directory is only available in the library building.

*Click here to access a guide on using the online Foundation Directory.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)
The online Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance provides access to a database of all Federal programs available to State and local governments (including the District of Columbia); federally -recognized Indian tribal governments; Territories (and possessions) of the United States; domestic public, quasi-public, and private profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and individuals.

Federal Register
On this page from the Federal Register site, one can find application notices, requests for comment, etc. for a wide variety of educational grant resources sponsored by the Federal Government.

Foundation Center
The mission of the Foundation Center is to foster public understanding of the foundation field by collecting, organizing, analyzing, and disseminating information on foundations, corporate giving, and related subjects.

Grants.gov
A portal to all federal government grant-making agencies, this site allows one to find and apply for grants online.

Resource Pages For Educational Grant Seekers
This site from the Columbia Education Center provides lists of governmental and non-governmental sources for grants.

Books: Grant Sources

Annual Register of Grant Support, Reference (Floor 1): AS 911 .A2 A67

Guide to U. S. Foundations, Their Trustees, Officers, and Donors, Reference (Floor 1): AS 911 .A2 F64

Michigan Foundation Directory, Reference (Floor 1): HV 98 .M5 M53

Books: Grant Proposal Writing

Demystifying Grant Seeking: What You Really Neeed to Do to Get Grants, Main Stacks (Lower Level): HG 177 .B767 2001

Grantsmanship and Fundraising Fundamentals: Guidelines for Human and Leisure Services Professionals, Main Stacks (Lower Level): HG 177 .S637

Grant Writing in Higher Education: A Step-By-Step Guide, Main Stacks (Floor 3): LC 241 .H46

The "How To" Grants Manual: Successful Grantseeking Techniques for Obtaining Public and Private Grants, Reference (Floor 1): HG 177 .B38

How to Write a Grant Proposal, Reference (Floor 1): HG 177 .N49

Proposal Planning and Writing, Reference (Floor 1): HG 177.5 .U6 M56 1998

Successful Grant Writing: Strategies for Health and Human Service Professionals, Reference (Floor 1): HG 41.2 .G58