Links to Other Grantwriting Support
and Nonprofit Information
Grantwriting is an indispensable fundraising tool. Government, corporate,
and foundation Web sites now offer tips, lessons, and basic information to
assist those who are applying for grant dollars to be more successful in the
competition for funding. Nonetheless, those same sites post a disclaimer--many
organizations are seeking the same funds and generally there is enough money
to only fill a small portion of the requests received. Do your best work,
submit the proposal, and then continue the search for new funding prospects.
Following are just a few of the many sites that provide technical tools and
resources.
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)
http://www.cfda.gov/
offers grant development lessons as well as 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
First Gov.gov
http://firstgov.gov/Business/Nonprofit.shtml
official United States government Web portal; offers links to information on
financial opportunities, taxes, management and operations, licensing and
registration of nonprofits, categorical links by subject, and governmental
department sites; resources in Spanish and 27 other languages to benefit
projects and recipients
The Foundation Center
http://fdncenter.org/getstarted/learnabout/proposalwriting.html
The site provides many resources for writing proposals. There is a short
course online free in English, Spanish, French, Russian, Mandarin, and
Portuguese.
http://fdncenter.org/funders/index.html
"Finding Funders" page locates foundation addresses, grantmaker Web sites, a
sector (category) search, and access to 990 IRS tax returns.
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/index.jhtml
The RFP Bulletin announces grants according to program areas, including:
Arts and Culture; Athletics/Sports; Children and Youth; Community
Improvement/Development; Disabilities; Education; Health; Human Services;
Journalism/Media; and Religion.
Grantmakers without Borders
http://www.gwob.net/index.htm
Resource and referral information, not a funding agency. Check
"advice for grantseekers."
Independent Sector
http://www.independentsector.org/programs/research/volunteer_time.html
The Independent Sector provides annual information on the dollar value of
volunteer hours useful for grants, demonstrating community support of a
program, and figuring in-kind contributions in program budgets. Be sure to
review the rules for when and how these dollar figures are appropriate to
use.
The Office of Partnerships and Grants Development (OPGD)
http://opgd.dc.gov/opgd/site/
gateway to the Washington, D.C., government for nonprofit organizations,
community groups, and faith-based institutions; some materials are specific to
that area; site contains many valuable resources applicable for nonprofits and
grantwriters anywhere
http://www.hhs.gov/fbci/index.html The Center for Faith-Based
and Community Initiatives (CFBCI) has funding information and numerous
tools and resources inclusive of a brochure entitled, "Guidance to
Faith-Based and Community Organizations on Partnering with the Federal
Government."
http://www.hhs.gov/ The
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) provides an access
portal to current funding opportunities within HHS agencies, grants policies
and regulations, and additional grant resources.
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
http://www.filtersfast.com/EPA-Grant-Writing-Tutorial.asp
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) offers this tutorial program
to help those communities and non-profit organizations identify financial
assistance opportunities for their environmentally-oriented development
programs.
The Virtual Foundation
http://www.virtualfoundation.org/whatis
a unique online philanthropy program that supports grassroots initiatives
around the world. Carefully screened community improvement projects in the
fields of environment, health, and sustainable economic activity are posted on
this Web site.
