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TCC Grant Information Resources

 Grants Assistance Center  
 "The Tallahassee Community College Grants Assistance Center works as a partner with TCC faculty and staff to identify, prepare, and submit grant proposals to appropriate funding agencies. The Center provides several services to faculty and staff, including Links to Funding Agencies  and Grant Writing Guidelines .
 

 Regional Community Programs: Gadsden Programs: Grants  
 "Grant writing assistance enhances the Gadsden programs by supporting external fund raising efforts. The grant writing assistance program serves faculty, staff, administrators, and the public and private organizations that support the Gadsden programs."
 

Charles Wood  is the Director, Grants & Special Projects. Email: woodc@tcc.fl.edu 
 or

Cam Armstrong , Grants Research Assistant email: armstroc@tcc.fl.edu 
 

MiniGrants 
 the Center for Teaching Excellence
 

Regulations Related to Grants and Sponsored Research Programs

Federal

 Office for Human Research Protections OHRP

NSF- [National Science Foundation] - Grant Policy Manual

Information for NEH Grant Applicants

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circulars: Grants to Educational Institutions and Non-Profit Institutions - Cost principles, administrative regulations, and audit requirements for grants issued by the federal government.

FIPSE: Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education Applications, Publications, Funding Advice and more.

 U. S. Department of Education, Office of PostSecondary Education

State
 Florida Division of Cultural Affairs, Department of State

Other
 Pew Charitable Trusts 
 Applications, information, FAQ's, Publications, News Room & more.
 

 Online Florida Resources

 Florida Division of Cultural Affairs

Southern Arts Federation: Grant Opportunities

Mickey's Place in the Sun Grant & grant writing resources

Grants and Funding - FLDOE - Florida Dept of Education

Bureau of Grants Management,Forms, FLDOE

Florida Humanities Council: Resources on Grants & Grants Writing

Florida Office of Cultural and Historical Programs -  Grants Management

Grant Assistance From Educational Institutions

Grant Proposal Guide -  Purdue University

Center for Policy Studies In Education
 Florida State University: Links to over 60 sites of Grants information, agencies, and proposal guides

How to write an effective grant proposal: University of Florida, from the Grantseeking on the Web project. See also UF's Division of Sponsored Research information.

Utah Center for Grant Information and Training (UCGI) was formed as a cooperative venture with Utah State Office of Education and Snow College South

(TRAM)Research Funding Opportunities and Administration initially developed by the Texas Research Administrators Group- contains search engine for locating funding opportunities from many different agencies - also contains a set of grant application forms from various sources, as well as standard agreements for subcontracts, non-disclosures,licenses, and links to other servers related to research funding and administration.

RESERACHNET Arizona State University, Office of the Vice Provost for Research: "One stop for research news and research project administration"

Proposal Writing Tips from James Madison University: Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) provides support for research opportunities and sponsored research-related information to JMU faculty, staff and students - mission is to guide our faculty through the grant-seeking process by helping in identifying funding sources and assisting in the planning and preparation of proposals for submission to external sponsors.

Proposal Writer's Guide "This Guide is intended for faculty and staff members with little or no experience in writing proposals for sponsored activities." University of Michigan

Research Support & Compliance at the University of Arizona - Information on contracts, collaborators, policies, tech transfer, risk management and research compliance.

Office of Research and Sponsored Projects, University of Texas

LACCD: Writing Grant Proposals, Grant Development Office "mission is to help colleges secure external funding from private and public sources, in order to sustain and stimulate the facilities, equipment, program and curriculum needs of all Los Angeles Community Colleges."

Office of Sponsored Research, Armstrong State College Savannah Georgia - contains helpful links to funding sources

Grants for NonProfits: Miscellaneous: from Michigan State University Grants & Related Resources - Nonprofit Virtual Library

Internet Resources for Higher Education Outcomes Assessment NC State University

Proposal Guide from Cornell University, Office of Sponsored Programs, Guide to Proposal Preparation and Submission (4/2001)

Arts & Sciences: Research & Grants - University of Virginia
 

Grant Assistance From Governmental Institutions

 Grants.gov

Grants.gov allows organizations to electronically find and apply for more than $400 billion in Federal grants. Grants.gov is THE single access point for over 1000 grant programs offered by all Federal grant-making agencies. The US Department of Health and Human Services is proud to be the managing partner for Grants.gov, an initiative that is having an unparalleled impact on the grant community.
 

GrantsNet: Who's Who in Federal Grants Management

U. S. Department of Education Grant Information

What should I Know about ED Grants? US Dept of EducationEPA's Grants index

National Science Foundation Grant Proposal Guide(Formerly, Grants for Research and Education in Science and Engineering)

CFDA - Developing and Writing Grant Proposals: Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

 Writing Guides From Organizations

 Foundation Center

The Foundation Center's Proposal Writing Short Course

Foundation Center's FAQ's and online Librarians

Foundation Center: Finding Funders

Philanthropy News Digest

Web Sites for Grant Writers

Internet Prospector

Council of Foundations

Foundations Online

Grantseekers Front Page - link not working last check:  col-ed.org/Funding/funding.html

George Lucas Educational Foundation

 Writing Guides From Other Sources

 Getting Grants: "Grant Writing, Finding Funding, Government Grants, Educational Grants." GovSpot

A Guide to Proposal Planning and Writing

Chronicle of Philanthropy

CISCO Educational Archives

Not-For-Profit Grant Writers: this is a fee-based service that will research and write materials

GrantSelect: Online Grants Resource from http://www.oryxpress.com/ : free trial subscription available

Non-Profit Guides - Grant Writing Tools for Non-Profit Organizations

 Resources include sample grant applications, funding proposals, and budgets. These guides are designed to assist established, experienced private and public non-profit organizations and entities

 Online Funding Sources

 Rockefeller Foundation

National Endowment for the Humanities

Kellogg Foundation

 Online Articles for Further Reading
 Grants Management at Community Colleges: ERIC

 Print Resources at the TCC Library
 Annual Register of Grant Support  REF AS 911. A2 A67
 A directory of funding sources - detailed descriptions of 3,408 grant support programs
 Foundation Directory  (Part I & II)  REF AS 911 . A2 F65
 provides information on the finances, governance, and giving interests of the nation's largest grantmaking foundations - those with assets of $2 million or more or which make grants of at least $200,000
 Accounting Education Change Commission Grant Experience  HF 5630 . A33
 Brief summary of the AECC curriculum grant experience at 13 educational institutions [includes 2 community colleges]
 Conducting a Successful Capital Campaign  HG 177.5 U6 D68
 Comprehensive fundraising guide to nonprofit organizations [author served three terms on the Educational Fund Raising Committee of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education]
 Successful Fundraising  HG 177.5 . U6 F58
 Complete handbook for volunteers and professionals: examples from author's extensive fundraising experience - includes planning guidelines, sample worksheets, and timetables
 Florida State Grant Programs  FLA REF HJ 375 . G84
 Public Funding Resources: Recurring and New. Florida's Grant Information Source Since 1986. www.floridafunding.com
 International Foundation Directory  REF HV 7 . I57
 arranged geographically, this source provides brief descriptions including address, finance, activities, and awards
 Fundraising for Early Childhood Programs  HV 41 . F463
 quick guide from the NAEYC, National Association for the Education of Young Children
 Getting a Grant  HV 41 . L413
 How to write successful grant proposals
 National Directory of Corporate Giving  REF HV 89 . N26
 A guide to corporate giving programs and corporate foundations, from the Foundation Center
 National Directory of Grantmaking Public Charities  REF HV 89 . N37
 Covers a range of nongovernmental funding sources in this country that are not classified as private foundations, from the Foundation Center
 Building Voluntary Support for the Two-year College  LB 2328 . C76
 How-to information on fund raising, community relations, news/information, and government relations [somewhat dated but contains useful information from CASE, Council for Advancement and Support of Education]
 Complete Grants Sourcebook for Higher Education  REF LB 2336 . B38
 From the American Council on Education, a detailed guide to the grants process and a directory covering foundation, corporate, and federal funding
 Effective Fund Raising in Higher Education  LB 2336 . D84
 10 success stories, including two community colleges
 Educational Fund Raising: Principles & Practice  LB 2336 . E38
 From the American Council on Education, an anthology of articles on theory and practice of educational fund raising
 The Grants Register  REF LB 2338 . G73
 Publisher: "This is most authoritative and comprehensive guide available to postgraduate grants and professional funding worldwide. . . been the leading source for up-to-date information on the availability of and eligibility for postgraduate and professional awards... With details of 4,500 awards from over 80 countries--the new edition is more extensive then any comparable publication."
 Florida Guide to Arts Grants  FLA NX 742 . F6 F6
 Our print copy of the 2002 - 2003 Florida Guide to Cultural Programs  is out of date.
 Getting Your Grant  Z 683.2 . U6 B37
 A How-To-Do-It Manual for Librarians
 Lobby for Your Library  Z 683.2 . U6 K56
 Political aspects of Library fund raising
 Funding of Public and Academic Libraries  Z 683 . F834
 Conference sponsored by the FSU School of Library and Information Studies: Critical Issue for the '90's
 Big Book of Library Grant Money  REF Z 683.2 U6 B54
 Profiles of private and corporate foundations and direct corporate givers receptive to library grant proposals [Taft Group for ALA]

Revised April 2012