Grants and Grantmaker Web Sites by Topic
The following web sites are meant to help grantseekers expedite their internet searches for grant opportunities. They are listed to supplement what can be gleaned from resources such as FD Online and other tools found at the Foundation Center and its Cooperating Collections, including the Grants Information Collection, located in Memorial Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Aging
- State of Wisconsin: Services for the Elderly
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration on Aging
Aids
- Funders Concerned About Aids
- National Minority AIDS Council and its Grant Writing Tutorial
- Office of AIDS Research (U.S. NIH)
Animals
- Alternatives to Animal Testing
- American Humane Association: Available Grants
- Animals and Emergencies (FEMA site)
- Animal Sheltering Financial Assistance (A Program of the Humane Society)
- Art for Animals
- Doris Day Animal Foundation (Includes multiple resources)
- Fund for Animals: AnimalFunding.org
- Funding for Animal Rescue and Rehabilitation: Internet Sites (Grants Information Collection)
- Grants for Nonprofits: Animal Welfare (Michigan State University Libraries: Funding Center)
- No More Homeless Pets: Fundraising (Best Friends site)
- PetPlan (UK organization)
- United Animal Nations (Emergency vet bills)
Arts
- Art Grants (Arts and Healing Network)
- Arts Midwest
- Corporate Philanthropy in the Arts: A Resource List (Foundation Center)
- Cultural Funding: Federal Opportunities (NEA)
- Funding and Managing Arts Organizations: A Resource List(Foundation Center)
- Funding for the Arts(Philanthropy News Digest Special Issue)
- National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
- National Initiatives (NEA)
- NYFA Interactive
Business
- Business.gov: Business Gateway to Federal Resources
- Business Week Online(subscription-based)
- Free Money for Your Business (about scams)
- Myth of Free Government Money
- U.S. Small Business Administration and Business Plans Basics
- Wisconsin State and Local Funding and Assistance Programs (See Business category)
Celebrities
Children, Youth, Families
- Child Care Online: Financing Sources for Child Care
- Connect for Kids: Toolkit for Funding
- National Youth Development Information Center (See Funding)
- Playground Funding (SchoolGrants.org)
- SERVnet: Youth Service America (See Resources category)
Community Development
- Grantmakers for Children, Youth, and Families
- Requests for Proposals: Community Development (Foundation Center)
Computers
(See also TECHNOLOGY and EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY)- Benton Foundation: Funders Supportive of Communications Technology
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
- Computer Recycling (Connected Communities)
- Computers for Charity (UK site)
Crime and Justice
Disaster Relief
- Philanthropy News Digest - Article on Disaster Relief (Foundation Center)
Disabilities
- Reference Guide for Individuals with Disabilities Seeking Grants (Foundation Center)
- Requests for Proposals: Disabilities (Foundation Center)
Disaster Assistance
- InterAction Disaster Response (Sudan crisis)
Economically Disadvantaged
- Economically Disadvantaged Foundation Grants (SUNY Stony Brook)
Education (General/Teaching)
- National Science Foundation (See Education programs)
- Teaching and Learning Grant Opportunities (National Teaching and Learning Forum) Grants for Teachers)
Education, Higher
- Society of Research Administrators International. GrantsWeb.
Education K-12
(See also EDUCATIONAL AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY)- AfterSchool.gov
- Federal Resources for Educational Excellence
- Funding for Elementary and Secondary Education (Philanthropy News Digest Special Issue)
- Grants for Teachers (NEA)
- International Reading Association: Awards and Grants
- Madison Metropolitan School District: Grants and Fund Development Office
- SchoolGrants
- TeachersNetwork.org: Grants
Educational and Information Technology
(See also COMPUTERS and TECHNOLOGY; EDUCATION K-12)- Distance Education Grants (Instructional Technology Council, Washington, DC)
- eSchool News Online and its Funding Center
- Funding for Elementary and Secondary Education (Foundation Center PND Special Issue)
- National Charter School Clearinghouse
- SchoolGrants: Technology
- TechLearning: the Resource for Education Technology Leaders: Directory and Grants and Contests
- U.S. Dept. of Commerce. Technology Opportunities Programs
- U.S. Dept. of Education. Office of Educational Technology. Grants
Environment, Environmental Education
- Caucasus Environmental NGO Network
- Clean Cities Program
- Conservation and Education Funding Source Database.
- Environmental Grantmakers Association: Funders
- Environmental Grantmaking Foundations Directory
- Envirolink: Network for Change
- Environmental Support Center
- Funding and Grants Sources in the Great Lakes Region
- Funding Green Buildings Toolkit
- North American Association for Environmental Education
- River Network
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency: Smart Growth Funding Sources
Faith-Based Community Initiatives
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Center for Faith-Based & Community Initiatives: Funding Opportunities
- U.S. Department of Agriculture:Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
Farms
Federal Grants (See also other specific subject categories)
- FirstGov for Businesses & Nonprofits
- FirstGov for Citizens: Topics
- FirstGov for Governments
- FirstGov for Nonprofits
- Grants.gov
Firefighters
Gay and Lesbians
- Directory of Funders of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Programs
- Funders for Lesbian and Gay Issues
Health
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: Global Health
- Grantmakers in Health and Publications
- Health Resources on the Web (Philanthropy News Digest. Special Issue)
- Health Behavior (Center for the Advancement of Health)
- Fundraising for Health: A Resource List (Foundation Center)
Human Rights
Historic Preservation
- National Park Service: Heritage Preservation Fund
- National Trust for Historic Preservation
- Wisconsin Historical Society: Preservation of Historic Places
- National Endowment for the Humanities
Housing, Homeless
- U.S. Department of Labor: Homeless and Homeless Providers (Includes multiple links)
Human Rights
See SOCIAL CHANGE AND PROGRESSIVE FUNDERS
Hunger
Immigrants/Refugees
International Philanthropy (See also other categories - Microfinance, Social Change, Disaster Assistance, etc.)
- International Philanthropy (Foundation Center: PND Special Issue)
- International Funding: Selected Internet Sites
- International Philanthropy (Foundation Center: Links to Nonprofit Resources)
- Funders Online (European Philanthropy)
Libraries & Museums
- American Library Association: Fundraising and Financial Development: Resources
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: Libraries (Includes international grants)
- Getty Foundation
- LAMA Awards and Awards and Scholarships
- Institute of Museum and Library Services: All About Grants and Awards
- Grant Resources for Libraries and Library Education
- Grants for Programs for Libraries (UN Library Network)
- NEH Grant Programs and Deadlines and NEH: News and Publications
- Web Resources for Tribal Libraries
- Wisconsin Common School Fund
- Northeast Documents Conservation Center (See Funding section)
- Improving Literacy Through School Libraries
Literacy
- First Book
- Laubach Literacy
- LiteracyEmpowerment.org
- LINCSearch (National Institute for Literacy)
- Sabre Foundation
- National Book Scholarship Fund
- MetLife Foundation Reading America Program
- Family Place Libraries (Hagedorn Endowment for Family Place Libraries)
- Lisa Libraries
- Starbucks Foundation
Medicine
(See HEALTH)
Microfinance
- PovertyFighters Links (Microfinance, Microlending categories)
Multicultural/Minorities
- Reference Guide for Minorities and Special Populations (Foundation Center)
Museums
(See LIBRARIES & MUSEUMS)
Music
(See ARTS)
Nonprofit Capacity Building
- Philanthropy Capacity Building Resource Database (Human Interaction Research Institute)
Peace, Security
Poverty
(See ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED)
Native Americans
Political Science
Public Broadcasting
Religion / Theology
- Grants for Nonprofits: Religion and Social Change (Michigan State Funding Center)
Rural Areas
- Federal Funding Sources for Rural Areas (Database)
Science: Research
- Alternatives to Animal Testing
- Arctic Funding (International Arctic Science Committee)
Social Change & Progressive Funders
- Funding Exchange
- GrassrootsFundraising.org
- International Human Rights Funders Group
- National Endowment for Democracy
- National Network of Grantmakers
- Resist, Inc.
- World Movement for Democracy
Substance Abuse
- Join Together Online See Funding News and Search box.
- US. Dept. of Health and Human Services: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Funding and GrantsNet.
- National Institute on Drug Abuse. Funding for NIDA Grants and Projects
Technology
- ctcnet: Community Technology Centers Network
- Digital Divide Network Search Funding
- TechFoundation: TechGrants
- Technology Resources for Nonprofits (Philanthropy News Digest Special Issue)
- TechSoup: Funding and Funding and Grants. (Review: TechSoup.org)
- U.S. Department of Administration: Office of Educational Technology: Grants"
- U.S. Department of Commerce. National Telecommunications and Information Administration
See links to (TOP)Technology Opportunities Programs) and PTFP (Public Telecommunications Facilities) grants sites. - Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (NC): Technology Grants
Trade/Globalization
- Funders Network on Trade and Globalization (See Directory)
Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Resources (Grants Information Collection)
- Community Shares of Wisconsin
Women
- Reference Guide for Women (Foundation Center)
- Funding Change for Women (Women's eNews)
Other Multiple-Topic Sites
- GRANTS for NONPROFITS (Michigan State University Funding Center)
- GRANTS for INDIVIDUALS by SUBJECT (Michigan State University Funding Center)