Chuck Vergon  •   Education Law, Politics & Policy   •  YSU

I.   GRANT WRITING RESOURCES

Short Course on Grant Writing
School Grants - Sample Proposals

II.  FUNDING SOURCES - PUBLIC GRANT SOURCES

    A.  Federal Grant Sources/Links

http://www.grants.gov/
Grants.gov is a new consolidated site for information regarding grant opportunities offered by all federal departments and agencies. Includes general guidelines for federal grant development, search tools for identifying opportunities and securing detailed information and application packages regarding particular grant opportunities. Provides portal for agencies to register and in some cases submit proposals on line.

http://www.cfda.gov/
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) is a comprehensive catalog of all federal grant programs available to state and local governments; public and private institutions; private profit and nonprofit organizations; and specialized groups; and in some cases individuals.  Grants database searchable by agency, topic, eligible applicants, beneficiaries, etc. Includes basic information about each program and opportunity and administering agency and point of contact for finding out how to apply and acquire more information and application materials.  Site also includes General Guidelines on Grant Development.

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/funding/
U.S. Department of Justice - Office of Justice Programs, Funding Opportunities

http://arts.endow.gov/grants/apply/index.html
The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is a public agency dedicated to supporting excellence in the arts, both new and established. Established by Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government, the Arts Endowment is the largest national founder of the arts.

http://grants.nih.gov/grants/welcome.htm
National Institutes of Health (NIH) Grants and Funding Opportunities provides access to NIH policies, grant priorities, application packages and forms, as well as organizational chart and staffing.

http://www.nsf.gov/funding/
The National Science Foundation promotes and advances scientific progress by awarding grants and cooperative agreements for research and education in the sciences, mathematics, and engineering.

http://www.os.dhhs.gov/grants/index.shtml
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Grants and Funding Resources

http://www.ed.gov/fund/landing.jhtml?src=rt
U.S. Department of Education (ED) Grants

http://www.firstgov.gov/Government/State_Local.shtml
Resources for State and Local Governments includes statistics, programs, agencies and resources organized by nature of problem or need, such as agricultural and environment, disasters and emergencies, public safety and law, etc. Scroll down to find "Grants".

    B.  State Grant Sources/Links

Ohio Department of Education Grants Information
Pennsylvania Department of Education Grants Information
Pennsylvania eGrants

http://megs.mde.state.mi.us/megsweb/grantsAvailable.aspx
Michigan Grants Available List (MiGal) compiles and integrates a wide variety of private and public grant sources and provides basic information pertaining to each, then  and affords a link directly to the foundation or public organization for more detailed information. Strength of this site is the easy access it provides to many private grant sources, most of which are not restricted to Michigan.

http://www.tgci.com/funding/states.asp
Private Grant Sources– by State.  Find the top 50 Independent Foundations in your state, Community Foundations, and Corporate Grant Programs operating in your state using a searchable database at the Grantsmanship Center.

http://www.lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/2child.htm
Grants for Non-Profits - Private Sources. Extensive site developed by Jon Harrison at MSU Library with lists and links to private and public granting sources categorized by subjects for which grants available, aging through zoology.

http://www.mott.org/
The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, makes grants in the United States through four programs ("Civil Society," "Environment," "Flint Area" and "Pathways Out of Poverty"), and in selected regions internationally.

http://www.wkkf.org/
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation

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