Ouachita Parish Public Library has received Foundation Center Site status as a result of a grant from the Foundation Center. This enables the Main Branch of the library to house Foundation Center materials and other grant writing and grant directory sources for the Northeast Louisiana area.

In addition to the print resources within the library, the Foundation Center also provides a CD-ROM database, FC Search. This database is the most comprehensive resource available on private funding sources. It contains data files on grant makers and their recent grants, more than 47,000 grantmakers.The information in FC Search was compiled mainly from IRS information, as well as publications from corporate annual reports, company press releases, newsletters and programs.

Web Sites

Many excellent resources for nonprofit funding can be found on the Internet. Keep in mind however, while there are over thirty-eight thousand foundations in existence, only about five hundred of them are on the Internet. For this reason, the Internet should be considered a good starting point for help with locating funding, but should not be the primary source. The following list contains reputable web sites to help you with funding sources.

General Sites

Foundation Center Online
http://fdncenter.org

The Foundation Center is an independent national service organization that provides authoritative information on foundation and corporate giving. Their web site contains many useful links to foundation information including a "Grantmaker Information" section with a list of hypertext links to foundations on the web. These foundations can be searched by subject or geographic location. This site also has a form you can print out for keeping up with data on specific foundations of your choosing.

Foundations.org
http://www.foundations.org/page2.html

Similar to Foundation Center Online, this site has links to different foundations online. In addition to private foundations, it also has connections to government and corporate funding.

Nonprofit Resources Catalogue
http://www.clark.net/pub/pwalker/Fundraising_and_Giving

While primarily focused on all aspects of nonprofit management, this site contains a Grant and Funding Sources section. There is also a good link to a site called access point. This site has three databases for information on over twelve thousand foundations- corporate and government.

Council on Foundations
http://www.cof.org

Great site for researching the types of foundations with numerous links to other resources of interest to the grant writer.

The Grantsmanship Center
http://www.tgci.com

This site's Grant making Foundations section has great links to foundations sorted by subject. It also provides links to the daily Federal Register grant announcements and the Catalog of Domestic Assistance online.

Action Without Borders
http://www.idealist.org

This site has a good search tool for locating all types of non-profit organizations including foundations and other agencies that provide grant funds. The mission of Action Without Borders is to promote and facilitate collaboration among non-profits. This site points to possible coalition partners for your project or agency.

TRAM Research Funding Opportunities and Administration
http://tram.rice.edu/TRAM/index.html

This site has an agency forms section where you can download federal and foundation grant forms. It is geared more toward the researcher rather than the nonprofit organization.

NAFG: The At-a-Glance Guide to Grants
http://www.sai.com/adjunct/nafggrant.html

This is a good general web site for grant seekers. The Forms section under templates allows you to download some of the most common foundation grant applications. You can also get help on writing a grant or proposal using the tutorials section.

Grants Web
http://web.fie.com/cws/sra/resource.htm

This site has circulars, guidelines, forms, policies, resources and writing tips for grants. It is mainly a list of links to other sites.

Government Sites

Fedix
http://www.fie.com/fedix

This site is geared toward the military angle of funding (NASA, Air Force, Department of Defense, etc...) It is a well-organized site with research grant handbooks, proposal guidelines and instructions on how to solicit proposals.

Pathway Services: Grants and Awards
http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/dpos/topics/grants.html

Very comprehensive guide to government grants. Each department has a short summary of what they offer.

Other Grant Sites

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