Grantwriting
(Formulación de propuestas)

On this page:

• Tools (Herramientas)
• Publications (Publicaciones)
• Journals (Revistas)
• Organizations (Organismos)

Tools
(Herramientas)

• AAGP Consultants Directory
  Directory of grantwriting consultants.
  Sponsoring organization: American Association of Grants Professionals
• AFP Consultants Directory
  Database of fundraising consultants. Services covered include grantwriting, board and staff training, database and web site development and much more. Searchable by consultant specialty and state.
  Sponsoring organization: Association of Fundraising Professionals
• Art of Grantsmanship
  Grantwriting guidelines. Produced by Dr. Jacob Kraicer.
• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)
  Database of all available federal programs. Contains information on grant eligibility, application procedures, selection criteria, and program deadlines.
  Sponsoring organization: U.S. General Services Administration
• Foundation Finder
  Free, searchable, look-up tool providing contact information and basic fiscal profiles for 70,000+ U.S. private and community foundations.
  Sponsoring organization: Foundation Center
• Funding Information Center
  Helps organizations in Texas pursue public health funding opportunities by disseminating funding information through the Funding Alert and our website. Services are limited to clients living in Texas.
  Sponsoring organization: Texas Department of State Health Services
• Funding Sources for Rural Microenterprise Development Programs
  Directory of funding sources for rural microenterprise projects. Lists federal government programs, national foundations, and searchable databases of funding sources. Published in December 2003.
  Sponsoring organization: Association for Enterprise Opportunity
• Grant Opportunities Guidebook: Private & Public Funding Sources
  Provides guidance when writing grants. Grantmaking organizations are listed that fund health related projects with emphasis on health disparities, minority populations, poverty, community development, children, youth, and families. Other criteria for listing in guidebook includes education, environment, housing, and bricks and mortar. The organizations are all possible funders in New Mexico with special attention to U.S. - Mexico border regions.
  Sponsoring organization: United States - Mexico Border Health Commission
• Grants for Nonprofits
  Private funding sources, arranged by topic. Produced by Jon Harrison at the Michigan State University Libraries.
• Grants.gov
  A single, comprehensive web site with information about finding and applying for all federal grant programs.
• GrantSmart
  Searchable database of federal tax returns filed by non-profit organizations such as private foundations and charitable trusts.
• GrantsNet
  Includes an introduction to U.S. Department of Health and Human Services grants, with information about policies governing the award and administration of grant activities.
  Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Health Funding Watch
  Newsletter of funding opportunities focused on health.
  Sponsoring organization: Foundation Center
• NACCHO's Foundation Funding Guide
  Each month, the guide lists national and state funding sources on a specific public health topic. Past topics include Access to Health Care and Reproductive Health.
  Sponsoring organization: National Association of County and City Health Officials
• Proposal Budgeting Basics
  Online course covering the basics of developing a project budget. Most appropriate for those who have general knowledge of proposal development.
  Sponsoring organization: Foundation Center
• Proposal Writing Short Course
  Online course introducing the proposal writing process.
  Sponsoring organization: Foundation Center
• Prospect Worksheet
  Worksheets grantseekers can use to focus on funders whose priorities match their projects. Available in a variety of formats, including Word and PDF.
  Sponsoring organization: Foundation Center
• RAC Funding Search
  Searchable database for funding opportunities, updated daily from the Federal Register and other sources.
  Sponsoring organization: Rural Assistance Center
• RAC Maps
  National maps on a variety of rural health and human services topics. Maps can be customized to focus on a specified state or county and to show additional labels, boundaries and data, for use in grant applications, reports and other publications.
  Sponsoring organization: Rural Assistance Center
• Reference Guides for Proposal Writers
  Resources on grantwriting, including links to web sites and recommended books on topics like finding a consultant, approaching a foundation, and more.
  Sponsoring organization: Foundation Center

Publications
(Publicaciones)

• Find Your Funding: A Catalogue for Rural Health Network Resources
  Funding information for rural health, including information on grantwriting, sources of funding information, and information on health professional scholarships.
  Sponsoring organization: Georgia Health Policy Center
  Format: PDF
  
• Grantee Sustainability in the Rural Health Outreach Grant Program
  Describes a study of the post-grant experiences of 99 Rural Health Outreach Grant recipients. Focuses on the extent to which programs were able to maintain or expand services after their grants ended and characteristics that helped programs succeed in the post-grant period.
  Author(s): Walter Gregg, Astrid Knott, Ira Moscovice
  Sponsoring organization: University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center
  Date: 12 / 2003
  Format: PDF
  
• Guide to Federal Resources for Youth Development
  A guide to help communities learn about and access federal resources. Provides organizations with the information they need to apply for federal funds. Each funding source is listed by the department that operates the program, and cross-references are made to one or more of the five key goals of America's Promise: 1) caring adults; 2) safe places; 3) a healthy start and future; 4) effective education; and 5) opportunities to help others.
  Sponsoring organization: America's Promise
  Date: 2006
  Format: PDF
  
• HRSA Grants
  HRSA's competitive grant offerings for the current fiscal year. Also known as the HRSA Preview.
  Sponsoring organization: Health Resources and Services Administration
  Format: HTML
  
• Putting Rural Services on the Map
  Discusses the benefits of maps, particularly visual data, and mapping technology. Includes information on RUPRI/CIRC, GIS, and map projects that other states are undertaking.
  Author(s): Thomas D. Rowley
  Sponsoring organization: Rural Assistance Center
  Journal citation: Rural Monitor Volume: 11 Issue: 1 Date: 09 / 2004
  Format: HTML
  
• Rural Health Services Funding: A Resource Guide
  Contains information on rural health grantsmanship, federal and state funding sources, publications, agencies, foundations, corporations, directories, guides, and glossary. Updated December 2005.
  Author(s): Beth Blevins, Susan Marder
  Sponsoring organization: U.S. Department of Agriculture
  Date: 12 / 2005
  Format: PDF
  

Journals
(Revistas)

• Chronicle of Philanthropy
  Newspaper for charity leaders, fund raisers, grant makers, and other people involved in the philanthropic enterprise. Some articles are available free online, but the grants database and other tools require a subscription.
  
• Federal Register
  Official daily publication for Rules, Proposed Rules, and Notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as Executive Orders and other Presidential Documents. Among its numerous notices are notices of funding availability.
  Sponsoring organization: U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
• Internet Prospector
  Online newsletter for the nonprofit fundraising community. Includes reviews of web sites and other resources related to funding.
  
• NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts
  Each issue contains notices for new grant announcements, availability of Requests for Proposals (RFPs), and Requests for Applications (RFAs), as well as ongoing program announcements.
  Sponsoring organization: National Institutes of Health
• Philanthropy News Digest
  Newsletter on philanthropy, including the RFP Bulletin covering new funding opportunities, and Connections, a review of new web sites related to philanthropy.
  Sponsoring organization: Foundation Center

Organizations
(Organismos)

• Alianza Fronteriza de Filantropía México Estados Unidos
  
• American Association of Grants Professionals
  Builds and supports an international community of grant professionals. Acts as a resource for the practice of grantsmanship in all sectors of the field.
• Association of Fundraising Professionals
  Works to advance philanthropy through advocacy, research, education, and certification programs.
• Foundation Center
  Collects, organizes, and communicates information on U.S. philanthropy. Provides education and training on the grantseeking process. Provides free and fee-based information on grantseeking and foundation giving.
• U.S. - Mexico Border Philanthropy Partnership
  A bi-national cross-border collaboration between a group of 9 original Funders and 21 Community Foundations dedicated to improving the quality of life in low-income communities. Information available in Spanish.