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Grantwriter's Blog

A blog written by DH Leonard Consulting to share "the good, the bad, and the ugly" as it relates to successful grant seeking/writing/management for nonprofits. You may subscribe to the blog and receive postings directly to your email by clicking here.

Funding Search Resources

The following resources can assist your nonprofit in finding funding opportunities, none of the resources listed below are grantmaking organizations:

Grants.gov
Grants.gov allows organizations to electronically find and apply for competitive grant opportunities from all Federal grant-making agencies. Grants.gov is a single access point for grant programs offered by Federal grant-making agencies.

The Foundation Center On-line Directory
The Foundation Center's Foundation Directory Online provides access to subscribers to in-depth data on U.S. foundations and corporate givers. The information is based on 990s filed with the IRS. The information is searchable through 13 different fields.

Foundation Center - Weekly RFP Newsletter
The Foundation Center emails a weekly newsletter listing about a dozen new funding opportunities sorted by category such as education, environment, and health. The opportunities are from around the country so not necessarily always applicable to your organization, but a great way to stay current on funding opportunities.

The Council of Foundations
The Council on Foundations is a membership organization of more than 2,000 grantmaking foundations and giving programs worldwide. They provide leadership expertise, legal services and networking opportunities to their members and to the general public. The Council of Foundations is NOT a grantmaking body.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy
The Chronicle of Philanthropy is a newspaper for the nonprofit world. It is available in print and online for charity leaders, fund raisers, grant makers, and other people involved in the philanthropic enterprise. The Chronicle releases a free weekly RFP Bulletin via email.