Grants and Funding SourcesDatabases & Directories: The Foundation Center Select "SearchZone" to search a database of over 1000 philanthropic organizations in the U.S. This database is a subset of the fee-based, Foundation Directory Online. GrantsNet "Searchable database of over 500 funding programs, insider tips on grant applications, monthly funding news, and an alphabetical directory of funding sources." This free database is a collaborative project between AAAS and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and requires registration. It is geared towards funding opportunities for training in the biological and medical sciences. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Government-wide compendium of federal programs, projects, services, and activities that provide assistance or benefits to the American public. Search for grants by subject, funding agency, target or beneficiary group, etc. Community of Science Searchable database of funding resource and a directory of scientists from around the world. Also links to databases and other resources. Radiological Society of North America (RSNA): Database of Funding Opportunities http://ord.rsna.org/REG/research/database.html Searchable database of funding opportunities. Produced by the RSNA. IRIS: Illinois Researcher Information Service http://www.library.uiuc.edu/iris "Search IRIS for funding opportunities in every field from agriculture to zoology, or view upcoming deadlines in 25 subject areas." This database allows searching by subject, deadlines, sponsor type, and by targeted beneficiary group. Foundations On-Line: A directory of charitable grantmakers A service of the Northern California Community Foundation, Inc. Provides a Directory of Corporate and Private Foundations and a Community Foundations Directory. Idealist – a project of Action Without Borders Search a database of nonprofit and community organizations in 150 countries, which you can search or browse by, home, location or mission. Offers a Nonprofit Career Center with job and internship listings. GuideStar – "The Donor's Guide to the Charitable Universe." http://www.guidestar.org
Government Resources:
HSRPROJ: Health Services Research Projects in Progress Database of health services research projects in progress from leading federal and private funders. Access through Internet Grateful Med. Federal R&D Project Summaries "Descriptions, awards, and summaries of federally funded research" from the Department of Energy, the National Institutes of Health, and the National Science Foundation. National Science Foundation (NSF): Grants & Awards http://www.nsf.gov/home/grants.htm Information about the NSF's funding opportunities, proposal preparation, policies, etc. NIH: Office of Extramural Research Grants http://grants.nih.gov/grants/oer.htm Information about NIH's funding opportunities, guidelines for applying, policies, and information about the types of research funded. NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts http://www.nih.gov/grants/guide/index.html Thomas – Legislative information on the Internet This is the official site of the United States Congress and includes information on congressional activity, committee reports, and the legislative process. FirstGov – "Your first click to the U.S. government" The Federal Commons http://www.cfda.gov/federalcommons/ An Internet grants management portal serving the grantee organization community. "In accordance with the Federal Financial Assistance Management Improvement Act of 1999 (P. L. 106-107), Federal agencies must develop plans for the electronic processing of grants by May 2001. The Act further requires agencies to adopt common forms and processes. These legislative requirements will be met by creating a government – wide portal for the administration of grants. This portal, the Federal Commons, will become a common face of the government, offering all grantees (state and local governments, universities, small businesses, etc.) full service grants processing across all functions in the grant life cycle. The Federal Commons will provide both public information, such as grant programs and funding opportunities, as well as the secure processing of e-grant transactions." The Federal Commons – Health http://www.cfda.gov/federalcommons/health.html The category headings include Communicable Diseases; Communicable Diseases; Facility Planning and Construction; Health Services Planning and Technical Assistance; Libraries, Information and Education Services; Maternity, Infants, Children; Program Development; Specialized Health Research and Training; and Veterans Health. Office of Management and Budget – Grants Information Website http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/ The OMB does not award grants but this site does offer standard grant management forms that can be downloaded in PDF, and useful grant links. Non-Profit Gateway "A network of links to Federal government information and services."
Other Good Sources of Information:
TGCI: The Grantsmanship Center Links to a variety of funding sources, including the federal government, state governments, community foundations, and international funding. TGCI provides training for grant-writers. MedWeb http://www.medweb.emory.edu/medweb Index of health related web sites produced and maintained by the Emory Health Science Center Library. Searchable by keyword or browsed by topic. A Survey of AIDS Prevention Funders: Which Programs Are Funded, and Why? http://www.caps.ucsf.edu/publications/funders.html A report prepared by Joshua Schechtel MD MPH University of California, San Francisco Center for AIDS Prevention Studies. National Grants Management Association http://www.ngma-grants.org/default.htm Management Concepts http://www.managementconcepts.com/main/dhtml_index.asp
State & Local Resources:
D.C. Department of Health http://www.dchealth.com/hp/welcome.htm The Department of Health (DOH) has been awarded approximately $85 million in grant funds to improve and protect the health of the residents of the District of Columbia. There are two sections. Grant Programs provides a brief description of each grant program administered by the Department, who manages the program and contact information. Funding Opportunities is maintained by The Department of Health as a service to the health care provider community, and will be a source of current discretionary funding opportunities available from the federal government, the Department of Health and private sources. Both are excellent extensive lists of local sources. State and Local Governments – A Library of Congress Internet resource page http://lcweb.loc.gov/global/state/stategov.html There is a listing of meta-indexes for state and local government information and a listing of state government information – by state name. Selected Individual Foundations: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation "It is the largest US foundation devoted to improving the health and health care of all Americans. We concentrate our grantmaking in three areas: 1) to assure that all Americans have access to basic health care at reasonable cost; 2) to improve care and support for people with chronic health conditions; and 3) to promote health and prevent disease by reducing the harm caused by substance abuse — tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs." W.K. Kellogg Foundation This site offers many different bits of information on grants and philanthropy. You can search the database of Kellogg Foundation grants directly or browse according to thematic coding, country/location, and by name of grantee. Pew Charitable Trust You can search all grants made by the Trusts in the past three years. Searches can be done in program area (and program category), focus of grant activity, type of support, geographic focus, time frame, and enter your own search. Grant Writing: Proposal Writing Short Course: The Foundation Center http://fdncenter.org/learn/shortcourse/prop1.html "Developing and Writing Grant Proposals": Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance http://www.cdfa.gov/public/cat-writing.htm Grantwriting Basics http://www.moonroad.com/megrants/grantwriting.html
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