Note: Resource is also attached as a Word document. Shared as part of as part of Technology Essentials 2010 and updated for May 2011 webinar, Winning Library Grants.
The web is the most reliable source for locating federal government grant resources today.
- Grants.gov http://grants.gov The access point for over 1,000 grant programs totaling $400 billion in awards offered by the 26 Federal grant-making agencies.
- Institute of Museum and Library Services http://www.imls.gov
- US Department of Education http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/grantapps
- National Library of Medicine http://www.nlm.nih.gov/grants.html
- National Endowment for the Arts http://www.nea.gov/
- National Endowment for the Humanities http://www.neh.gov/grants/index.html
- Your State Humanities Council http://www.neh.gov/whoweare/statecouncils.html
- LINCS supports the National Institute for Literacy http://lincs.ed.gov/cgi-bin/lincs/search/gsearch/dbsearch.cgi?action=Show%20Results
- Your State Arts Council http://www.nasaa-arts.org/About/State-Arts-Agency-Directory.php
- Your State Department of Education http://wdcrobcolp01.ed.gov/Programs/EROD/org_list.cfm?category_ID=SEA
- Your State Library http://www.publiclibraries.com/state_library.htm
- The Foundation Center http://fdncenter.org The largest and most comprehensive resource for researching foundations. Includes many tools for finding out about foundations, trends in grant making, and top foundations in your geographic region.
- Websites of Private Foundations http://lnp.foundationcenter.org/finder.html
- RFP Bulletin http://fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp
- Foundation Center Cooperating Collections located throughout the US, mostly in libraries. Lots of books & databases! http://fdncenter.org/collections
- National Print Directories for researching foundations that fund library projects:
- Grants for Information Technology The Foundation Center
- Grants for Libraries and Information Services Foundation Center
- National Guide to Funding for Libraries and Information Services The Foundation Center
Community Foundations have resource materials, local directories, and more information about funding opportunities in your area.
Council of Foundation’s Community Foundation Locator http://www.cof.org/Locator/index.cfm?menuContainerID=34&crumb=2
Corporations Visit web sites of corporations that operate in your community for information about their priorities, grant guidelines, and deadlines.
National Directory of Corporate Giving is a print directory for finding funding from corporations from the Foundation Center.
Professional Associations give grants and awards to projects and personnel.
· ALA Awards and Scholarships http://www.ala.org/template.cfm?template=/CFApps/awards_info/browse.cfm&FilePublishTitle=Awards,%20Grants%20and%20Scholarships&rtype=ALL
· American Association of School Librarians http://www.ala.org/aasl/resources/funding.html
· SLA Scholarships and Grants http://www.sla.org/content/learn/scholarship/index.cfm
· Your state library association http://www.ala.org/ala/ourassociation/chapters/stateandregional/stateregional.htm
The Grantsmanship Center maintains information about your state's foundations, community foundations, corporate giving programs and the top 40 foundations that give in your state. http://www.tgci.com/funding/states.asp
Research your local community directory (http://fdncenter.org/getstarted/topical/sl_dir.html) and look at Michigan State University’s list of service clubs and civic organizations that provide fundingfor ideas (http://staff.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/servicec.htm). Your yellow pages, friends, and staff may also help identify local clubs and organizations that provide funding.
3. Print Sources for Government and Private Grants
- Winning Grants: A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians with Multimedia Tutorials and Grant Development Tools. Neal-Schuman. http://winninglibrarygrants.com Stephanie Gerding, Stephanie & Pamela MacKellar, 2010.
- Big Book of Library Grant Money:Profiles of Private and Corporate Foundations and Direct Corporate Givers Receptive to Library Grant Proposals, ALA
- Annual Register of Grant Support Information Today. A print directory that lists grants from both government and private sources.
- National Guide to Funding in Arts and Culture Foundation Center
- Grants for Children & Youth Foundation Center
- Grants for Women & Girls Foundation Center
- National Directory of Foundation Grants for Native Americans Corporate Resource Consultants
- Directory of Building and Equipment Grants Research Grant Guides
4. Newsletters, Bulletins, and Alert Services
- Library Grants Blog Librarians Gerding and MacKellar maintain this free website of library grant opportunities. http://librarygrants.blogspot.com
- Primary Source The Institute of Museum and Library Services’ monthly e-mail newsletter. http://www.imls.gov/utility/subscribe.htm
- The National Endowment for the Humanities News and Publications www.neh.gov/news/index.html
- RFP Bulletin from the Foundation Center http://fdncenter.org/pnd/rfp/
- Grants.gov Grant Opportunity Emails http://www.grants.gov/Find#receive
- Charity Channel Forum Online Discussion Groups http://charitychannel.com
- Association of Fundraising Professionals http://www.afpnet.org
- The Grantsmanship Center http://www.tgci.com/index.shtml
- Chronicle of Philanthropy http://www.philanthropy.com
5. Online Tutorials about Grants and Fundraising
- The Foundation Center online tutorials http://www.fdncenter.org/learn/classroom/
- IMLS Project Planning Tutorial http://www.imls.gov/project_planning
- WebJunction's Fundraising for Libraries http://webjunction.org
- University of North Texas - Grant Writing Basicsby Gerding http://www.leadonline.info/courses.cfm also available on http://webjunction.org
