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National Guide to Funding in Aging. 6th ed. Edited by Gina-Marie Cantarella. New York,NY: Foundation Center, 2000. 417 p. (GIC: HV/1461/W42/v.6.
A listing of 1,070 grantmaking foundations, 43 direct corporate giving programs, and 143 public charities (including 114 community foundations) that possess "a sufficient interest in programs for the elderly, either stated or demonstrated."
National Guide to Funding in Arts and Culture. 8th ed. Edited by Jeffrey A. Falkenstein. New York: Foundation Center, 2004. 2307 p. (GIC: NX/396.6/N385/v.8)
Descriptions of 8,212 grantmaking foundations, 453 direct corporate giving programs, and 967 public charities which have demonstrated a substantial interest in programs supporting arts and culture. Grants are listed for 684 of the foundations, totaling
19,708 records. Programs include the visual and performing arts, arts education, museums, film and video, or public television and radio, and more. Arranged by state, with indexes by geographic preference, types of support, grantmaker subject, and grants by subject.
Funding Sources for Children and Youth Programs, 2004. 3d ed. Westport, CT: Oryx Press, 2004. 412 p. (GIC: HV 741 F86 v. 2004)
Identifies more than 1,580 funding opportunities from over 1,100 sponsors, including foundations. Includes brief annotations of nonrepayable funding for projects in health care, research, arts and humanities, community services, and education.
Includes a brief guide to proposal planning and writing written by Jeremy T. Miner and Lynn E. Miner. Updated monthly in the database, Grantselect, available to users of the
Grants Information Collection.
Grants for At-Risk Youth. 2004 Edition. Mollie Mudd Goddard, Editor. New York: Aspen Publishers, 2004. 378 p. (GIC: HV 1431 G72 V. 2004)
Profiles nearly 500 private, corporate, community and federal grantmakers that support programs for at-risk youth. Specific areas include dropout prevention, drug and alcohol abuse, school violence and teenage pregnancy. Indexed by Giving Area.
Funding Sources for Community and Economic Development, 2004-2005: A Guide to Current Sources for Local Programs and Projects. 10th edition. Westport, CT: Oryx Press, 2004. 856 p. (GIC: HN 90 C6 F85 v. 2004-2005)
Contains more than 3,300 current funding programs "that support programs and projects initiated by organizations and individuals ... within communities to develop resources and/or enrich and improve the lives of community residents." Include "bricks and mortar" programs, social servies, selected research grants, and more. Indexed by subject, type of support, geographic area, and more. Updated in the database, Grantselect, available to users of the Grants Information Collection.
Complete Directory for People with Disabilities: A Comprehensive Source Book for Individuals and Professionals. 13th ed. Millerton, NY: A Sedgwick Press Book/ Grey House Publishing, Inc., 2004.
Includes 9,957 listings with descriptions and contacts for resources, products, and services for people with disabilities. Categories include Foundations and Funding Resources, Government Agencies, Computers, Assistive Devicies, Associations & Organizations, Camps, and more.
Financial Aid for the Disabled and their Families, 2004-2006.. By Gail Ann Schlachter and R. David Weber. El Dorado Hills, CA: Reference Service Press, 2004. 502 p. (GIC: LB/2337.2/F58/v.2004-2006)
The bulk of this directory is for individual disabled applicants looking for scholarships, fellowhips, grants-in-aid, federal and state assistance programs and more. However, this work may prove helpful to organizations serving the informational needs of disabled individuals and their families. (See also Funding for Persons with Visual Impairments below.)
Funding for Persons with Visual Impairments. Large Print Edition. El Dorado Hills, CA: Reference Service Press, 2005. 273 p. (GIC: LB/2337.2/F86/2005)
A special edition of information culled from Financial Aid for the Disabled and their Families, described above.
(See also Libraries and Information Technology below)
Annual Register of Grant Support: A Directory of Funding Sources 2005. 38th ed. Medford, NJ: Information Today, Inc. 1,449 p. (GIC: LB/2338/A88/2005)
One of the most comprehensive sourcebooks on grants offered by almost every kind of public and private funding organization. Useful to academic scholars and researchers, particularly at the graduate or postdoctoral level, and to institutional applicants as well. Programs are categorized into eleven major categories, with further subdivisions. The entry for each grant sponsor includes type, eligibility requirements, geographic restrictions, application information and deadline, address, and more. Indexed by subject, geographic location, program and organization title, and personnel.
The Introduction is well-worth reading for an overview of types of grant support in the U.S. Prefatory material also includes Program Planning and Proposal Writing by Grantsmanship Center staff members, Norton J. Kiritz and Jerry Mundel.
Funding Sources for K-12 Schools and Adult Basic Education, 2004. 6th ed. Westport, CT: Oryx Press, 2004. 658 p. (GIC: LC243/A1/F85/2004)
Covers 2,700 grant opportunities available in the U.S. and Canada for K-12 schools and other educational organizations. Programs include curriculum development, teacher training, adult basic education, life-skills management programs, adult and family literacy training programs, and more. Excellent advice is included in "A Guide to Proposal Planning and Writing" which precedes the text. Multiple indexes.
National Guide to Funding in Higher Education. 6th Ed. Edited by Gina-Marie Cantarella. New York: Foundation Cener, 2000. l,833 p. (GIC: LB/2336/N372/v.6)
Contains a total of 7,689 entries which include 7,398 grantmaking foundations, 226 direct corporate giving programs, and 166 public charities which have shown a substantial interest in higher education. Grants
recently awarded are listed for 851 of the foundations, totaling 16,587 grants. Programs include business, nursing, medical, law, and theological schools, among others. Arranged by state, with indexes by geographic preference, types of support, grantmaker subject, and grants by subject, and more.
Profiles over 892 private, community and corporate-sponsored funders of environmental programs, some of which are outside the U.S.. Arranged alphabetically, with indexes by grantmaker location, recipient location, activity region, type of support, limitations, environmental emphasis, topics, and activities. Sample grants are included. Accompanied by CD for ease of use.
Greening the Grassroots: How Wildlife and Habitat Organizations can Write Winning Grants. Edited by Graciella Rossi. Washington, DC: Sacramento, CA: Humane Society of the United States; Wildlife Network, 1996. 98 p. (GIC: QL/83.15/G74/v.1996)
Designed as a resource guide for smaller wildlife organizations. Written to save these organizations time in grantwriting by presenting resources, strategies, and techniques of acquiring funds with an easy-to-follow resource in workbook format.
National Guide to Funding for the Environment and Animal Welfare. 4th ed. Ed. by Jeffrey A. Falkenstein. New York: Foundation Center, 2004. 955 p. (GIC: TD169.6/N37/v.7) Included in CD-ROM format within FC Search.)
Intended as a "starting point for grantseekers looking for foundation, corporate, and other charitable support for environmental and animal welfare programs." Includes 2,863 grantmaking foundations, 207 direct corporate giving programs, and 440 public charities and community foundations which have either described a substantial interest in these programs, either through their statements of purpose, or through records of grants of $10,000 or more. A total of 7,298 grants are listed for 297of the foundations. Multiple indexes.
National Guide to Funding in AIDS. 3d ed. Edited by Jeffrey A. Falkenstein. New York: Foundation Center, 2003. (GIC: RA644/A25/N257 v.3) Also included in CD-ROM format as part of FC Search.)
Includes entries for over 577 grantmakers that have shown "a substantial interest in programs for AIDS/HIV, either as part of their stated purpose or through actual grants awarded." Funding areas include direct medical care, education and prevention programs, medical research, and more. Most entries include a sampling of recently-awarded grants.
Directory of Biomedical and Health Care Grants, 2006. 19th ed. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 2005. (GIC: R850/A1/D57/v.19). Also included in the GrantSelect Database in the Electronic Library.)
A listing of over 2,300 funding sources for research in programs concerned with human health and biomedicine. A special emphasis is placed on foundation and corporate sponsors as well as federal and state programs.
Includes a brief guide to proposal planning and writing by Lyn E. and Jeremy T. Miner.
Health Fund$ Grants Resources Yearbook. 10th ed. Nina Crum, Project Editor. Manasquan, NJ: HRP: Health Resources Publishing, [2003?]
Introduction states that this yearbook chronicles grants for healthcare from federal as well as foundation sources, and is best used as an "idea starter."
Is essentially a review of past giving in every type of healthcare service area.
National Guide to Funding in Health. 8th ed. Edited by Jeffrey A. Falkenstein. New York: Foundation Center, 2003. (GIC: RA410/A1/N37/v. 8.
Contains information on 9, 126 grantmaking foundations, 388 direct corporate giving programs, and 1,124 public charities (including 319 community foundations) "that have shown a substantial interest in health, either as part of their stated fields of interest or through actual grants of $10,000 or more reported to the Foundation Center in the lastest year of record."
Guide to Funding for International and Foreign Programs. Edited by Jeffrey A. Falkenstein. 7th ed. New York: Foundation Center, 2004. 663 p. (GIC: HG/177/G84 v.7)
A compilation of over 1,511 descriptions of U.S. foundations and corporate direct givers and public charities which support a wide range of projects with an international focus, both in the U.S. and abroad. Over 9,580 descriptions of recently awarded grants from 225 of the foundations are also provided. Types of support include international relief, conferences, disaster assistance, human rights, community development, education, and more. Mutiple indexes.
International Foundation Directory. 13th ed. London: Europa Publications, 2004. 875 p. (GIC: HV/7/I57/v132)
Profiles of 2,300 foundations, trusts and foundation-type organizations and other non-governmental organizations worldwide. To be included, an organization must have charitable or public benefit status, made significant charitable donations, or have projects important enough to have a widespread impact. An excellent introductory essay, "Foundations and the Third Sector - an Overview," precedes the directory material.
Organizatd by country, then by category of organization. Includes an Area of Activity index.
Big Book of Library Grant Money, 2004-2005.
Farmington Hills, MI: Prepared by Taft for the American Library Association, 2004. 1,643 p. (GICJ: Z683.2 U6 B54 v.2004-05)
Provides descriptions of over 1,780 top private foundations with assets or grant districutions of at least $100,000. Over 535 corporate foundations are included, and over 120 direct corporate givers. Excludes funders that do not accept unsolicited requests for funds and funders that give to only preselected recipients. Includes five indexes, including funders by operating locations and recipients by state.
Directory of Financial Aids for Women, 2003-2005. By Gail Ann Schlachter and R. David Weber. El Dorado Hills, CA: Reference Service Press, 2003. (GIC: LB2338 S342 v. 2003-20005)
Contaings 1,598 financial aid opportunities available for women and women's organizations. Bulk of text is for academic programs. Indexed geographically, by subject, deadline dates, and more.
Operating Grants for Nonprofit Organizations, 2004. Westport, CT: Oryx Press, 2004. 367 p. (GIC: HD 2769.2 U6 O64 2004)
Sources of Operating Grants. Mollie Mudd, ed. Gaithersburg, MD: Aspen Publishers, Incl, 2004. 358 p. (GIC: AS911/A2/S68 2004)
Profiles more than 550 private, corporate and community foundations and corporate direct givers which give to nonprofit organizations "to cover personnel, administrative and other operating costs." Arranged by state.
National Guide to Funding in Religion 7th ed. Ed. by Jeffrey A. Falkenstein. New York: Foundation Center, 2003. 804 p. (GIC: HV/89/N28/v.7)
Contains 8,693 entries including 8,404 grantmaking foundations, 17 direct corporate giving programs, and 272 public charities that have "shown a substantial interest in religion." Grants in religion are listed for 463 of the foundations. Types of program support include religious welfare institutions, religious and theological schools, churches, synagogues and other religious groups, and missionary societies. Includes indexing by type of support, grantmakers by subject, grants awarded by subject, plus more.