Online Grant Information Sites
American Philanthropy Review – www.charitychannel.com
Best known for its discussion forums and GuestShare, a way for forum participants to post
articles and documents online.
BoardSource – www.boardsource.org
An online resource for building strong and effective nonprofit boards.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance – www.cfda.gov
Lists federal programs and projects that provide assistance, grants or loans. Information is often
incomplete or outdated, but there are usually government contacts listed for each program that
you can call to verify information.
Community Foundation Locator – www.communityfoundationlocator.org
A U.S. directory of community foundations. Sponsored by the Council on Foundations.
Company Locator – www.whowhere.com
Provides a simple way to find companies by name and location. This is a good place to go when
you know that a particular company has a grant program that matches your project, but you
don't know how to find its Web site.
Council of Philanthropy – www.philanthropy.com
Online edition is published every week and is an excellent news source. Some material is
available only to subscribers.
Educational Cyber Playground – www.edu-cyberpg.com/Teachers/grants.html
Government funding resources for education grants, scholarships & loans; state agency phone
numbers for student financial aid; business plan resources for women; grants for women, grants
and girls.
Faith-Based and Community Initiatives – www.whitehouse.gov/government/fbci/grantscatalog-index.html
This is a new White House web site with one of the largest and most comprehensive listings of
federal funding streams. Once on the site, click on the topic/area you want more information
on, and you are referred directly to this funding stream.
Foundation Center – www.fdncenter.org
One of the most widely used resources for information about foundations. A searchable
database is available via an online subscription. Also contains extensive information and
examples on many grant related topics, including a short course on proposal writing.
Foundations On-Line – www.foundations.org
Contains links to foundations with Web sites and also provides information on government
funding, nonprofits and fund-raising issues.
Free Management Library – www.mapnp.org/library
Developed by Authenticity Consulting, LLC, hosted by the Management Assistance Program.
A comprehensive online library for nonprofits and for-profits that contains free information
broken down by 72 popular topics.
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GrantSelect – www.grantselect.com
This site lists a variety of funding sources and grant opportunities for many different types of
projects and organizations.
GuideStar – www.guidestar.org
Information of the activities and finances of nonprofits and foundations nationwide. There is no
charge to list your organization or foundation.
Hoover's Online – www.hoovers.com
This site provides information on thousands of companies throughout the United States.
Nonprofit Genie – www.genie.org
Valuable information on a variety of topics, including fund raising.
Nonprofit Works – www.nonprofitworks.com
Information about company services services, courses and workshops. Includes a “downloads”
section that contains free documents and templates related to grant research and writing,
planning, Web development, and boards of directors.
Northwestern University – http://pubweb.northwestern.edu/~cap440/bookmark
An extensive online directory of research topics, including grants, foundations, corporations,
government, philanthropy, and research Web pages.
Rochester Grantmakers Forum – www.grantmakers.org
The Forum is a professional association of grantmakers from the Rochester, NY area. The site
has links to the Common Application Form, Common Report Form, Rochester Area Logic
Model, and contains information about how to purchase the Guide to Grantmakers in the
Rochester Area.
School Grants – www.schoolgrants.org
A site that lists many grant opportunities for school funding.
The Grantsmanship Center – www.tgci.com
Main purpose of this site is to promote the Grantsmanship Center’s training program, but the
site provides an application for a free subscription to The Grantsmanship Center Magazine.
U.S. Department of Education – www.ed.org
Great place for education grants.
U.S. Government’s Web Portal – www.firstgov.gov
Great place with links to all government branches for grants, loans and other assistance.
U.S. Nonprofit Gateway – www.nonprofit.gov
Good links to grant and contract sites, such as the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance.
You can also search easily for legal, tax and other information.
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