Download - Grant Research 101
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Grant Research
The Basics
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Grant Sources
Government Federal State
Corporations Foundations
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Government Grants
Federal http://Grants.gov http://ed.gov http://www.samhsa.gov/grants/ http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/
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State Grants
State of California http://www.ca.gov/Grants.html
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Corporation Grants
Corporate Foundations http://walmartstores.com/communitygivin
g/203.aspx Corporate Public/Community Relations
Funds
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Foundation Grants
Online Subscription Search Services http://foundationcenter.org http://guidestar.org http://www.bigdatabase.com/
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Community Foundations
Sacramento Region Community Foundation www.sacregcf.org
Placer Community Foundation http://www.placercf.org/
El Dorado Community Foundation http://www.eldoradocf.org/
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Family Foundations
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation http://www.gatesfoundation.org/Pages/
home.aspx
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Independent Foundation
Usually fund grants to implement their priorities
Usually not operating on government money
Lucille and David Packard Foundation http://www.packard.org/home.aspx
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Operating Foundation
Usually conducts research or operates its own programs
Usually does not give out grants or they are very small
Sacramento Zoo Museums & Hospitals
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What do I look for?
Requests for Proposals (RFP) / Request for Applications (RFA)
Federal Funding Forecast Federal Register Foundation Grant Cycles
Foundation Rolling Applications
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Where Do I Look?
Foundation Center – http://foundationcenter.org
Guide Star – http://guidestar.org Sacramento Nonprofit Resource Center
1331 Garden Highway
Sacramento, CA 95833
Phone: 916-285-1840
Fax: 888-550-NPRC (6772)
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How Do I Look?
Research Drill down to the most likely grant makers
Watch Webinar 2: Effective Grant Research
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