Grant Writing Research Guide
Scope: This guide is designed to assist people writing proposals for grants and other types of financial assistance.
Books and E-Books
Search the MPTC Catalog using “proposal writing for grants - united states” as subject.
Websites
State of Wisconsin Department of Instruction Grants and Financial Assistance
http://dpi.wi.gov/grants.html
This table lists grants and other financial assistance available to school districts, non-profits, and others. It includes links to descriptions of the grant/aid, people and/or agencies to contact, as well as other important information.
Congressional Research Service (This Information is posted on Representative Tom Petri’s Website)
http://petri.house.gov/grants.shtml
This is the place to look for federal funding sources, the tracking of federal funds, how to write grant proposals, and related federal resources.
The Foundation Center
http://www.fdncenter.org
This interactive site allows you to submit grant writing questions or to search for funding sources with their own search engine.
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
http://www.cfda.gov/
Provides access to a database of all Federal programs available to State and local governments, as well as federally -recognized Indian tribal governments, public, quasi-public, and private profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and, finally, individuals. Includes links with contact information.
Federal Funding Programs
http://www.federalfundingprograms.org/
You may have heard rumors that billions of dollars are distributed to individuals in the general public through federal government and private funding programs in the form of grants, low interest and no-interest loans. Do you need help paying this month’s rent? Help with your phone bill? Or your medical bills? You don’t have to spend $19.95 to find out about these resources, just visit the federal finding programs website!
Government Grants
http://www.gov-grants.com/
The strong point of this commercial website is its simplicity. Lots of grant-related links.
Uncle Sam’s Money
http://www.unclesamsmoney.com/?hop=sevin1
Contains lots of free information. Some helpful items – with a money-back guarantee -are also sold through this site.
USA Government Grants
http://www.usagovernmentgrants.com/
Much like some of the other sites: Plenty of free information and links, plus warnings of scams.
Created 9/08.
