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Abe's Daily Grant Report
A daily e-mail notification of grant opportunities. By subscription.

Administration for Children and Families - Grants & Contracts
"On this page, you will find links to funding opportunities including grants, contracts, and other assistance available to eligible organizations and individuals, as well as grant-related forms and documents."

Afterschool.gov
"Connecting you to federal resources that support children and youth during out-of-school hours."

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
A government-wide compendium of Federal programs, projects, services, and activities which provide assistance or benefits to the American public.

CDC National Prevention Information Network
"This database includes private and government funding opportunities for community-based and HIV/AIDS, STD, and TB service organizations. Included are details about eligibility requirements, application processes, and deadlines."

Center for Faith-Based & Community Initiatives
Includes grants guide and funding opportunities.

Center for Rural Pennsylvania
"The Center for Rural Pennsylvania is a bipartisan, bicameral legislative agency that serves as a resource for rural policy within the Pennsylvania General Assembly." The site includes grant information.

Cultural Funding: Federal Opportunities
"A National Endowment for the Arts online resource of Federal funding available forarts initiatives through national, state and local funding programs."

Department of Education: Discretionary Grant Application Packages
Lists federal education grants that are currently open.

Department of Education: Grants and Programs
Programs and grants managed by the Office of Vocational and Adult Education.

Department of Housing and Urban Development
Information about grants from HUD.

Department of Labor
Information on grants and contracts.

Department of Justice: Grants
"The Department offers funding opportunities to conduct research, to support law enforcement activities in state and local jurisdictions, to provide training and technical assistance, and to implement programs that improve the criminal justice system."

The Federal Register
The Federal Register is the official daily publication for Rules, Proposed Rules, and Notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as Executive Orders and other Presidential Documents.

Fundsnet: A Grants and Fundraising Portal
This site has many links to fundraising and grants sites. It takes a bit of searching to find useful information.

Funding Opportunities in Women's Health
Funding information from the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Women's Health.

GearUp
"The mission of GEAR UP is to significantly increase the number of low-income students who are prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education." Includes funding information.

Gill Foundation
Information on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender & HIV/AIDS grants.

GrantsAlert.com
Provides information on upcoming grants, with an emphasis on educational grants.

GrantStation
A subscription site for searching for grants.

Hasbro Children's Foundation
"The Hasbro Children's Foundation supports the development and/or
expansion of programs for children."

Health Resources and Services Administration
Program and application information on all HRSA grant offerings.

HHS: The Center for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
"Online resources for faith-based and community organizations."

Internet Prospector Reference Desk - Nonprofit Prospect Research
"The Internet Prospector is produced by a network of volunteers who mine the Net for prospect research nuggets. Our findings are published on this Web site and via a monthly electronic newsletter." - The Internet Prospector.

MSU Libraries : Grants and Related Resources Guide
A huge site with many links to information about all aspects of nonprofit organizations.

NonProfit Gateway  
"A network of links to Federal government information and services."

Office for Victims of Crimes
Grants and funding opportunities.

Pennsylvania Humanities Council
A grantmaker that focuses on arts and humanities organizations.

Private Money for Government Agencies: Strapped municipalities search for new ways to pay for services
An article from The Grantsmanship Center.

SchoolGrants
"Your One-Stop Site for K-12 Grant Opportunities"

Selected Grants and Fundraising Resources
From the New York Public Library

Technology Grant Programs
A Department of Education site.

Ten Essential Websites for Grant Seekers
"If you could use only ten sites to do your grant seeking, these would be the ones. They are either portal sites that lead to scores of other related pages or search engines that provide valuable information for grant seekers."

 
Women's Funding Network
Information about women in philanthropy, including grant announcements.
 
Youth Council Network: Sources of Funding for Youth Services
The guide is available in pdf format.

Finding Grants - At the Center

  • Foundation Directory Online (available for use at the J.V. Brown Library)

  • The Foundation Grants Index

  • Foundation Grants to Individuals

  • These and other books in the Foundation Center's core collection are located in the Nonprofit Resource Center.

Other resources include:

  • Pennsylvania Grants Guide -
    Pennsylvania Association of Nonprofit Organizations. R 361.7 PEN

  • Guide to Federal Funding for Governments and Nonprofits - Government Information Services. R 353 GUI



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