Guide to Grant Seeking

Additional Grant-Related Sites

The Council on Foundations
The Council on Foundations (COF) is a membership organization of more than 2,000 grant-making foundations and giving programs worldwide. They provide leadership expertise, legal services and networking opportunities - among other services - to their members and to the general public.

The Foundation Center
The Foundation Center collects, organizes, and communicates information on U.S. philanthropy, conducts and facilitates research on trends in the field, provides education and training on the grant-seeking process, and ensures public access to information and services through their Web site, print and electronic publications, five library/learning centers, and a national network of Cooperating Collections.

FundsNet Online Services
FundsNet Online Services is an expansive database containing funding notices and fundraising opportunities through outside links and blogs.

Chronicle of Philanthropy
The Chronicle's Guide to Grants is an electronic database of all corporate and foundation grants listed in The Chronicle of Philanthropy.

The Grant Advisor Plus
The Grant Advisor Plus provides services designed exclusively for U.S. colleges and universities, and their faculty. Subscribers receive a monthly newsletter and listings of grant and fellowship opportunities for their institutions and faculty.

Grantmakers In Health
Grantmakers In Health (GIH) is a nonprofit, educational organization dedicated to helping foundations and corporate giving programs improve the nation's health. GIH generates and disseminates information about health issues and grant making strategies that work in health.

The Grantsmanship Center
The Grantsmanship Training Program covers all aspects of researching grants, writing grant proposals and negotiating with funding sources. TGCI conducts some 200 workshops annually in grantsmanship, enterprise development and fundraising.