Grant Resources

Directories

• Annual Register of Grant Support
Ref. AS911.A2 A67, Floor 1
• The Complete Grants Sourcebook for Higher Education
Ref. LB2336 .B381995, Floor 1
• Corporate Foundation Profiles
Ref. HV89 .C68, Floor 4
• Corporate Giving Directory
Ref. HV97.A3 T2902, Floor 4
• Directory of Biomedical and Health Care Grants
Ref. R850.A1 D57, Floor 5
• Directory of Grants in the Humanities
Ref. AZ 188 .U5 D56 16th 2002/03, Floor 1
• Directory of Illinois Foundations
Ref. HV98 .I15 D56 6th (2000/2002) , Floor 4
• Directory of Operating Grants
Ref. HV97.A3 D58, Floor 4
• Directory of Research Grants
Ref. LB 2338.D57 2002, Floor 1
• Foundation Directory
Ref. AS 911 .A2F65, annual, Floor 1
• Foundation Grants Index
Ref. HG 174 .F6, Floor 4
• Foundation Grants to Individuals
Ref. LB2336 .F599 11th 1999, Floor 1
• Giving by Industry: A Reference Guide to the New Corporate Philanthropy
HG 4028 .C6 G58 1999/2000, Floor 4
• GrantFinder. Medicine
Ref. R 840 .G73 2000, Floor 5
• GrantFinder. Science
Ref. Q 181 .G596 2000
• GrantFinder. Social Sciences
Ref. H 62 .G723 2000, Floor 4
• Grants for Special Education and Rehabilitation
Ref. LC 241 G73 4th 2000, Floor 1
• Operating Grants for Nonprofit Organizations
Ref. AZ 188 .U5 O 64 2001, Floor 1
• Sources of Operating Grants (Health & Administration Development Group)
Ref. HV 41 .2 .S68 2000, Floor 4

Writing and Finding a Grant

• Advanced Technology Program (TM) proposal preparation kit
DOC. C 13.2:T 22/7/998, Floor 2
• "All About Grants" Tutorials (Web site)
(from the National Institutes of Health)
• Finding Funding : Grantwriting from Start to Finish, Including Project Management and Internet Use
LB 2825 .F522 2001, Floor 1
• The First-Time Grantwriter's Guide to Success
LC243.A1 K56 2002
• The Foundation Center's Guide to Grantseeking on the Web
Ref. HV41.2 .F683, Floor 4
• The Foundation Center's Guide to Proposal Writing
HG177.5.U6 G44 2001, Floor 4
• Funding Resources (Web site)
From the Rural Information Center
• Giving in Illinois
Ref. HV98.I32 G59 2001, Floor 4
• Grant Writing : Strategies for Developing Winning Proposals
HG177.5.U6 M54 2000, Floor 4
• Grant Writing Tips for Nurses and Other Health Professionals
RT73 .K46 2001, Floor 5
• Grants for K-12 Schools
Ref. LC243.A1 G62
• Grants for Schools
Ref. LB 2825 .F46 2000, Floor 1
• The Grantseeker's Handbook of Essential Internet Sites
Ref. HV 41 .2.G73 2000-2001, Floor 4
• Grantsmanship for Criminal Justice and Criminology
HV6024.5 .D39 2000, Floor 4
• Grantsmanship: Writing Competitive Proposals
Ref HG 177.5 .U6 K33 1994, Floor 1
Prepared by Don Kachur and Carol Thornton at Illinois State University.
• The Grantwriter's Internet Companion: a Resource for Educators and Others Seeking Grants and Funding
Ref. LC243.A1 P48 2001, Floor 1
• Handbook for Writing Proposals
HF 5718.5 .H2844 1995, Floor 4
• How to Evaluate and Improve Your Grants Effort
HG177 .B377 2001 (Desk and Stx)1
• How to Get Grants and Gifts for the Public Schools
LC243 .L49 2002
• The "How To" Grants Manual: Successful Grantseeking Techniques for Obtaining Public and Private Grants
HG177 .B38 2003, Floor 4
• I'll Grant You That : a Step-by-Step Guide to Finding Funds, Designing Winning Projects, and Writing Powerful Grant Proposals
HG177 .B868 2000, Floor 4
• Planning, Proposing, and Presenting Science Effectively: A Guide for Graduate Students and Researchers in the Behavioral Sciences and Biology
QH315 .H25 1997, Floor 5
• Preparing a Successful Grant Proposal
HG177 .P76 2004, Floor 4
• Proposal Planning and Writing
HG177.5.U6 M56 1998, Floor 4
• Proposal Preparation (Web site)
(from the National Science Foundation)
• Proposing Projects and Finding Funds
LB 2824 .H64 1995, Floor 1
• A Proposal Writing Short Course (Web site)
(from the Foundation Center)
• Proposal Writing Across the Disciplines
HF5718.5 .H627 2003, Floor 4
• Proposals that Work
Q180.55.P7 L63 2000, Floor 5
• Strategy(Web site)
(from Montclair State University)
• Successful Approaches to Fundraising and Development
LB2328 .N473 no.124
Part of the New Directions for Community Colleges series
• Webster's New World. Grant Writing Handbook
HG177 .W37 2004, Floor 4
• Writing Grants: A Complete Guide for Educators
LC 243 .A1J37 1996
• Writing Successful Science Proposals
Q180.55.P7 F75 2000, Floor 5

• Educational Fund Raising--United States
• Endowments
• Grants-in-Aid
• Fund Raising
• Proposal Writing for Grants
• Proposal Writing in Research
• Proposal Writing in Business
• Proposal Writing in the Social Sciences
• Endowments--United States
• Subsidies--United States

IRIS

Note: Subscription information can be accessed only from terminals with an Illinois State University IP address.

For further information about using IRIS at Illinois State University, call 438-2528.

SPIN

infoEd produces SPIN, a database of grant opportunities from over 1200 sponsoring agencies. Automatic email notification feature included. Before attempting to use SPIN, see the instructions for using SPIN.

Note: Subscription information can be accessed only from terminals with an Illinois State University IP address.

For further information about using SPIN at Illinois State University, call 438-2528.

Selected Government Sources

• Federal Register: Announcements; Application Notices, Requests for Comment, etc.)
  Includes new listings of government grants.  Also available on Floor 2 (DOC.AE 2.106:). 
• Illinois State Board of Education: Grant Opportunities

The Department of Health and Human Services developed this on-line grant information service to serve the general public, grantee organizations, and government grant-making agencies. It provides a free public-access computer network for finding and exchanging information about HHS and other Federal grant programs.
• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance is a directory of Federal programs, projects, service and activities which provide assistance or benefits to the American Public. It contains financial and non financial assistance programs administered by departments and establishments of the Federal government. This source is also available in a paper formal at the General Reference and Documents Desk on Floor 2 (Doc.Pres2.20:995).

Selected Government Agencies

• Centers for Disease Control
• Department of Education Grants and Contracts
• Department of Education Office of Postsecondary Education
• Environmental Protection Agency
• Health and Human Services: Grants and Funding
• Institute of Museum and Library Services
• National Endowment for the Humanities
• National Institutes of Health
• National Science Foundation

Do not overlook the FastLane, a real-time system used for conducting NSF business over the Internet. You must register for some of the available options; however, Awards and Funding Trends is open to anyone. One feature allows users to to view who has received NSF grants. For example, you can see what faculty members at Illinois State University have recently received NSF funding.
• Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
• Small Business Funding Opportunities

Selected Private Sponsors

• Websites of Private Foundations (from the Foundation Center)
• Websites of Corporate Grantmakers (from the Foundation Center)
• American Psychological Association
• Americans for the Arts
• Apple Assessment Funding Sources
• Apple Digital Media Funding Sources
• Apple Literacy Funding Sources
• Apple Math Funding Sources
• ArtsEdge Linking the Arts and Education through Technology
• Carnegie Corporation of New York
• Fulbright Scholar Program
• Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
• Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation
Funds in the area of mental retardation.
• W. K. Kellogg Foundation
• George Lucas Educational Foundation
• John D. and Katherine T. MacArthur Foundation Home Page
• Microsoft Corporation
• Pew Charitable Trusts
• Rotary's Foundation
• Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Illinois State University Sites

• Illinois State University: Research and Sponsored Programs
• College of Applied Science and Technology: Research Support, Opportunities, & Recognition
• College of Arts and Sciences: Applied Social Research Unit

Includes the Grant Writies Series and list of Sponsors and Projects

• College of Business: Faculty Research and Professional Development Support
• Mennonite College of Nursing: College Research Committee
• Center for the Advancement of Teaching (CAT): Grants and Teaching Awards
• Faculty Technology Support Services: Grants
• ISU Parent Association Advisory Board Special Fund Grants
• University Assessment Office: Small Grant Program

Journals and Newspapers

• Chronicle of Philanthropy (HV 85 .C47)

Chronicle of Philanthropy (Web site)
Although the full text of most articles is not available without a password, this site includes summaries of top news stories, deadlines, workshop and conference announcements, job announcements, and links to other Web resources. An extremely useful source of current information.
• Chronicle of Higher Education (Web site)

Also available at the Reference Desk on Floor 1. Each issue includes a section on New Grant Competitions.
• COS Funding News
(Web site)
This weekly publication includes a sampling of new and updated award information from the Community Of Science Funding Opportunities
 

Other Resources

• Center on Philanthropy at Indiana University

The Center of Philanthropy collections and disseminates information about philanthropy. The Center "increases "the understanding of philanthropy and improves its practice through programs in research, teaching, public service, and public affairs."
• Community of Science

Designed to provide rapid, easy-to-use information about scientists and the funding of science. Serves as a global registry to information about what new funding opportunities exist, who is working on what subject, and where. COS Funding News features a database including government and private sources.
• Council on Foundations

COF is a nonprofit membership organization. Although there is a charge for some of the services noted on their Web site, there is also valuable free information.
Of particular interest may be the Community Foundation Locator which will allow the user to search for foundations by geographic region.
• The Foundation Center

The Center's mission is "to foster public understanding of the foundation field by collecting, organizing, analyzing, and disseminating information on foundations, corporate giving, and related subjects." The intended audiences includes grantseekers, grantmakers, researchers, policymakers, the media, and the general public.
• SRA International Grants Web

Use to locate funding available from local, state, federal and international government sources.
• Guidestar

Guidestar provides information about over 850,000 IRS-recognized nonprofit organizations. Of particular interest will be their verification of tax-exempt status using IRS Publication 78 and individual public charities' 990 Forms.
• National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA): Resources

The National Council of University Research Administrators "serves its members and advances the field of research administration through professional development, the sharing of knowledge, and by fostering a sense of community." The Resources sections includes University Resources Departmental and Sponsored Research Offices and Research Funding Agencies and Research Administration Organizations.
• Research Funding Opportunities and Administration (TRAM)

Initially developed by the Texas Research Administrators Group, contains a search engine for locating funding opportunities from many different agencies. Funding information updated daily. Also contains a set of grant application forms collected from various sources, as well as standard agreements for subcontracts, non-disclosures, licenses, and links to other servers related to research funding and administration.
• TGCI; The Grantsmanship Center

Offers grantsmanship training and low-cost publications to nonprofit organizations and government agencies. TGCI maintains an archive of the Federal Register announcements. These announcements are filed by the day of their publication. Many articles are available free in The Grantsmanship Center Magazine.