Office of
Foundation Relations

Guide to Selected Grant Resources

Web Sites for Government and Private Funding Agencies

• Illinois Researcher Information Service (IRIS): http://www.library.uiuc.edu/iris/
• Federal Register: http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/index.html
• ResearchResearch Lite (incorporates ScienceWise): http://www.researchresearch.com/entry/entry.htm
• Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance: http://12.46.245.173/cfda/cfda.html
• Grants.gov searchable database of federal grant opportunities: http://www.grants.gov/
• Council on Foundations: http://www.cof.org/
• Foundation Center: http://fdncenter.org/
• Foundation Center Foundation Finder:
  http://lnp.foundationcenter.org/finder.html
• Foundation Center 990 Finder: http://foundationcenter.org/findfunders/990finder
  
• Fundsnet List of Resources for Nonprofits: http://www.fundsnetservices.com/index4.htm
• The Grantsmanship Center: http://www.tgci.com/
• Community of Science Funding Opportunities: http://fundingopps.cos.com/
• Charity Channel: http://charitychannel.com/
• GuideStar (obtain 990s): http://www.guidestar.org/

Electronic Publications

• Charity Channel newsletters (modest subscription fee): http://charitychannel.com/newsletters/
• Philanthropy News Digest (free): http://www.fdncenter.org/pnd/
• RFP Bulletin (free): http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/
• Chronicle of Philanthropy (some free sections; others require paid subscription): http://philanthropy.com/

Web Resources for Proposal Writing

• Foundation Center Proposal Writing Short Course: http://fdncenter.org/learn/shortcourse/prop1.html
• Grantproposal.com: Aesthetics and Technicalities for Grantwriters: http://www.grantproposal.com/
• Proposal Writing Internet Resources from the University of Wisconsin Madison web site: http://grants.library.wisc.edu/organizations/proposalwebsites.html
• Proposal Writing Tips from the EPA: http://www.epa.gov/ogd/recipient/tips.htm
• Deborah Kluge, Grantwriting Consultant Resource Page: http://www.proposalwriter.com/grants.html#Grantwriting
• Nonprofit Guides Grantwriting Tools: http://www.npguides.org/
  
• UMASS Office of Foundation and Corporate Relations Proposal Writing Tips: http://www.amherst.edu/~develop/tips/proposalwriting.html
• CFDA Developing and Writing Grant Proposals: http://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/CATALOG.GRANT_PROPOSAL_DYN.show