Grants and Grant Writing: Quick Start

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This guide was developed by Susan Leonardi, MLIS graduate student at the University of Rhode Island, in Spring 2011 and is now maintained by UNH librarians.

Find information about the different types of grants available.

Foundation Directory Online

• Over 96,000 foundations, corporate giving programs, and grantmaking public charities in the U.S.
• Over 3,600 sponsoring companies
• Over 1.4 million recently awarded grants
• Over 533,000 recently filed IRS Forms 990 and 990-PF

GuideStar

• Get information about the operations and finances of over 850,000 U.S. charitable organizations.
• Search by organization type, name, location, income range, and more.
• To search database, users must register for a free password.

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Some useful federal sites available to those looking for grant information include:

• CFDA: Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance This is a database of all Federal programs available to State and local governments; domestic public, quasi-public, and private profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and individuals. 

• Grants.gov An access point for over 1,000 grant programs offered by all Federal grant making agencies

• Grant Information (U.S. Dept. of Education)

• USA.gov for Nonprofits

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These resources from the UNH Financial Aid Office are useful to potential and current UNH students and families.

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