Links for Grantwriting Information and Support
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Advocates
For
Youth: A Guide To Online Searching
Step-by-step instructions to obtaining health information online.
Examples provided.
Agency for Healthcare
Research and Quality
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) research provides
evidence-based information on health care outcomes; quality; and cost,
use, and access. AHRQ was formerly known as the
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research.
Alabama Commission
on Higher Education
News articles, grant and funding opportunity announcements and
information, and downloadable application materials.
Alabama Department of Public Health Grant Listings
The grants are organized in three categories: federal grants, foundation grants and other. All grants are ordered according to deadlines; most recent first.
Alabama State Department of
Education
News articles, grant and funding opportunity announcements and
information, and downloadable application materials.
Association of Research
Libraries
ARL is a not-for-profit membership organization comprising the leading
research libraries in North America. Its mission is
to shape and influence forces affecting the future of research
libraries in
the process of scholarly communication. ARL programs and services
promote equitable access to and effective use of recorded knowledge in
support of
teaching, research, scholarship, and community service.
A T&T
Foundation
The AT&T Foundation invests globally in projects that are at the
intersection of community needs and AT&T's business interests.
Emphasis is placed on programs that serve the needs of
people in communities where AT&T has a significant business
presence, initiatives that use technology in innovative ways, and
programs in which AT&T employees are actively involved as
contributors or volunteers.
Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance
A government-wide compendium of Federal programs, projects, services,
and activities which provide assistance or benefits
to the American public. Contains financial and nonfinancial assistance
programs
administered by departments and establishments of the Federal
government.
Within the site, see here for helpful
tips
on "Developing A Grant Proposal".
Community
Foundation of Greater
Birmingham
Learn about the 180 different funds managed by CFGB on behalf of
residents in our 5-county metro area. $7.6 million was awarded
last year to more than 400 grantees. CFGB awards grants in 8
different areas, including Education, Health, and Human Services.
Council for International
Exchange of Scholars
This privaate organization was founded in 1947 to assist the US
government in administering the Fulbright Scholar Program. Each
year, CIES sends 800 US academics and professionals abroad
and brings 800 foreign academics and professionals to the US. You
can
search the website for eligibility criteria, deadlines, applications,
and
directories of scholars by discipline, state, name, and host
country. Read "Scholar Stories" to learn more about the Fulbright
Program.
ERIC's Clearinghouse on
Assessment and Evaluation
This site provides balanced information concerning educational
assessment, evaluation and research methodology, as
well as resources to encourage the responsible use of educational data.
The Foundation Center
Promoted as the "gateway to philanthropy on the World Wide Web", this
site lists most foundations in the United States
with such details as size of the organization, types of projects
funded,
and most recent gifts. The Southeastern Regional Office
is based in Atlanta.
Foundations.org
Browse the foundation directory, pick a
listed foundation, search homepages of specific corporate and private
foundations
for grant applications and periodical/financial reports. Search
educational
and scholarship links and more.
Fundsnet Online
Services
A comprehensive website dedicated to providing nonprofit organizations,
colleges and universities with information on financial
resources available on the Internet. Names of funders who support
educational
programs are listed in alphabetical order.
Glossary of Terms
This list is not exhaustive and is meant to be a guide to help you when responding to a proposal. Terms are listed in alphabetical order.
Grants
For Nonprofits:
Children and Youth
This site provides links to webpages, print
publication recommendations, and funding opportunity announcements
targeted
for children and youth.
The
Internet Public Library
This agency provides library services to
Internet users. Activities include: finding, evaluating, selecting,
organizing,
describing, and creating information resources; and direct assistance
to
individuals.
Inter-University
Consortium for Political
and Social Research
UAB is a member institution in the ICPSR, which maintains and provides
access to a vast archive of social science data
for research and instruction, and offers training in qunatitative
methods
to facilitate effective data use. ICPSR provides user support to
assists
researchers in identifying relevant data for analysis and in conducting
their
research projects. Contact Sterne librarian Diann Weatherly, our
UAB
representative to the organization.
McREL Links
to Funding and
Related Resources
This database allows you to search for and find published curriculum
materials. You will be provided with a list of publisher Web sites
which match your keywords.
National Education
Association Foundation
This foundation's grants are for "educators who propose innovative and
promising ways to help all students experience academic success and
reach their full potential, especially those who have been historically
underserved by society's institutions".
National Institutes of Health
News articles, grant and funding opportunity announcements and
information, and downloadable application materials.
National Institutes of Health Resource Links
Links for federal funding, non-federal funding, information for health workers, and resources for the patient and the public.
National Center for Education
Statistics
NCES is the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data on
education in the United States and other nations.
National Network of
Grantmakers
This is an organization of individuals involved in funding social and
economic justice, not a funding group. NNG is committed to the goal of
increasing resources, financial and otherwise, to organizations working
for social change.
National Science Foundation
News articles, grant and funding opportunity announcements and
information, and downloadable application materials.
Nonprofit Resource Center of
Alabama
This site features a comprehensive directory of nonprofits in Alabama,
bulletin board postings, internship opportunities, information on Dale
Carnegie leadership training, a jobline, library resources, and helpful
bookmarks to related sites.
Online Evaluation Resource
Library
OERL is composed of plans, instruments, and reports that have been used
to conduct evaluations of projects funded by the Directorate for
Education and Human Resources (EHR) of the National Science Foundation
(NSF). Also contains glossaries of evaluation terminology, criteria for
best practices, and scenarios illustrating how evaluation resources
can be used or adapted.
Philanthropy News Network
According to their press release, PNN Online
is the nonprofits sector's only free daily news, information, and
resource
Web site produced by a nonprofit for nonprofits.
School Health
Finance Project Database
Formerly known as the Adolescent and School Health Funding Database,
this resource contains information on federal, foundation,
and state-specific funding sources for school health programs.
The
Grantsmanship Center, Inc.
This agency offers grantsmanship training and low-cost publications to
nonprofit organizations and government agencies.
The National
Academies
The four National Academies include the National Academy of Sciences,
the Institute of Medicine, The National Academy of Engineering and the
National Research Council. The Academies were established as
private, nonprofit societies of distinguished scholars engaged in
research to enhance general welfare. Review scientific
publications, read science news, and learn about awards, special
programs and upcoming events.
There are also links to related sites.
Tips on Foundation Grant Writing
UAB
Office of Grants and
Contracts Administration
Information regarding the UAB guidelines for submitting a
proposal. Includes downloadable forms.
- SOE Tutorial
- Official Information Sheet [PDF Format - Acrobat Reader required
Information regarding the UAB guidelines for projects involving human subjects. Includes downloadable forms. UAB Office of Institutional Services
This office publishes "UAB Facts and Figures". View our institutional role and scope and download current data on student enrollment, library holdings, program accreditation, facilities, personnel, and more. This information is useful for preparing background and facilities availability/management statements.
UAB Student Data Report Center (SDRC)
Regularly produced reports.
United States Census Bureau
The premier site for Census data in the United States. Download
tables and reports from the 2000 Census; review
information especially for teachers; search the database for population
projections,
income and poverty statistics. Database is also searchable by
subject.
The state and county quick facts search service is useful when
compiling
background information for a proposal.
United States Department of
Education
News articles, grant and funding opportunity announcements and
information, and downloadable application materials.
United States
Department of Health
and Human Services
GrantsNet is an Internet application tool created by the Department of
Health and Human Services (DHHS) Office of Grants
Management (OGM) for finding and exchanging information about HHS and
other
Federal grant programs.
United States National
Library of Medicine
Search the world's largest medical library and creator of MEDLINE
/PubMed for health information, learn about current medical research
programs, and scan news headlines. Select "Library Services" to
search Extramural Funding Opportunities.
University of
Washington Desktop
Reference Tools
Link to calculators, dictionaries, directories, dissertations,
electronic journals, encyclopedias, geographic information, news,
writing guides and more. Resources can be searched by subject.
Youth
Today Newspaper on Youth Work
Online newspaper of interest to youth
educators and advocates. Read current features and commentary, search
Web Watch, learn about newsmakers, consider the latest videos and
publications,
search a calendar of conferences and training events, and access grant
announcements.
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