Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Improving Our Future by Degrees in Oklahoma’s Second Century Search and Select Funding Sources (Summary) Dr.
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Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
Improving Our Future by Degrees in Oklahoma’s Second Century
Search and Select Funding Sources (Summary)
Dr. Linda Mason
Categories of Resources
• • •
Categories of Support
Special Project
– new project or project with limited timeframe
Operating
– running program to meet community needs
Capital/Equipment
– specified amount for construction, renovation, expansion, purchase land or equipment •
Endowments
- planned gifts, will or trust
Categories of Resources What categories of resources can I find?
Government - Federal, State, Local –
26 Federal Agencies (900 programs)
Foundations -
Second-largest source – 900,000
Direct Corporations Philanthropists
26 Federal Grant Resources
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Institute of Museum and Library Services -
http://www.imls.gov/
National Aeronautics and Space Administration -
http://www.nasa.gov/
National Archives and Records Administration -
http://www.archives.gov/
National Council on Disabilities National Endowment for the Arts -
http://www.ncd.gov/ http://www.nea.gov/grants/
National Endowment for the Humanities -
http://www.neh.gov/
National Science Foundation -
http://www.nsf.gov/funding/research_edu_community.jsp
Small Business Administration -
http://www.sba.gov/
Social Security Administration -
http://www.socialsecurity.gov/
26 Federal Grant Resources
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US Agency for International Development -
http://www.usaid.gov/
US Department of Agriculture -
http://www.csrees.usda.gov/fo/funding.cfm
US Department of Commerce
http://www.commerce.gov
US Department of Health and Human Services -
http://www.hhs.gov/
US Department of Defense
http://www.defenselink.mil/
US Department of Education -
http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/find/edpicks.jhtml?src=ln
US Department of Energy
http://www.energy.gov/
US Department of Homeland Security -
http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/homeland/index.html
26 Federal Grant Resources
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US Department of Housing and Urban Development -
http://www.hud.gov/
US Department of Interior -
http://www.doi.gov/
US Department of Justice
http://www.justice.gov/
US Department of Labor
http://www.dol.gov/
US Department of State
http://www.state.gov/
US Department of Transportation
http://www.dot.gov/
US Department of Veterans Affairs
http://www.va.gov/
US Environmental Protection Agency
http://www.epa.gov/epahome/grants.htm
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US Institute of Peace
http://www.usip.org/
Formats of Information
What kinds of information should I look for?
Websites – each foundation or agency Websites – clearinghouse of information Data Bases – lists of information Newsletters – regular publication of articles and information Personal Experience of funded PIs
Formats of Information
• •
Grant Information Sources
Annual Reports Budget Requests
(eg. NSF http://www.nsf.gov/about/performance/ ) • • •
Funder Guidelines Agency Website
• Contact the
Funding Agency
in person, by email, videoconference, or phone
Blogs
(eg. http://sphhs.org/blogs/researchaccelerator/ )
Websites: Grant Resources
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All Federal grants -
www.grants.gov
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Oklahoma State Regents –
http://www.okhighered.org/grant-opps/ •
Oklahoma Foundations
– ww.grantmakersofoklahoma.org
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Foundation Data Book
(all foundations by state) www.foundationdatabook.com/
Websites: Grant Information Resources
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Federal Register Notice
www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fedreg/frcont07.html
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
12.46.245.173/cfda/cfda.html
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IRS Form 990 –
www.grantsmart.org
Foundation Directory
– foundationcenter.org
OKGrants
- https://grants.ok.gov
Websites: What?
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Latest grant announcements
–
Projected new upcoming grants Trends – Dependable stable grant availability -
Examples: Obama Supports Black Males http://philanthropy.com/article/Obama-Announces-91 Million/147833/?cid=pt&utm_source=pt&utm_medium=en
Ted Stanley Support Mental Illness Research
http://philanthropy.com/blogs/philanthropytoday/650-million-gift-aims-to spur-research-on-mental illness/88345?cid=pt&utm_source=pt&utm_medium=en
Websites: What?
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Trends -
•
Examples:
Obama Supports Black Males
• http://philanthropy.com/article/Obama-Announces-91 Million/147833/?cid=pt&utm_source=pt&utm_medium=en
Ted Stanley Support Mental Illness Research
• http://philanthropy.com/blogs/philanthropytoday/650 million-gift-aims-to-spur-research-on-mental illness/88345?cid=pt&utm_source=pt&utm_medium=en
Child Refugees http://philanthropy.com/article/Philanthropy-Must-Step Up/147849/?cid=pt&utm_source=pt&utm_medium=en
Websites: What?
•
Trends -
• https://beta.congress.gov/bill/113th congress/house-bill/4186 -
Frontiers in Innovation, Research, Science, and Technology Act of 2014
or
FIRST Act
of 2014 - Strengthens NSF policy of awarding funds for science.
Data Bases
• •
NSF Award Search -
http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/
RePORT – NIH Research Portfolio Online Report Tools -
http://report.nih.gov/ • Most funding sources list previous grant on website
Grant eNewsletters
What is a grant eNewsletter?
All funding agencies and most foundations send eNewsletters with their grant information.
Grant eNewsletters
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Grant Opportunities for Oklahoma Higher Education
– www.okhighered.org/grant-opps/ (weekly announcements, monthly news articles)
Grants.gov
Philanthropy News Digest
– www.foundationcenter.org
Philanthropy News Network Online
– www.pnnonline.org
Chronicle of Philanthropy -
http://philanthropy.com/section/Home/172
Norris Consulting Group -
http://www.norrisconsultinggroup.com/pages/news.htm
Grant eNewsletters
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Christian Foundation Grants [email protected]
Good Search http://www.goodsearch.com/
(contributes to your selected charities)
Chronicle of Higher Education
– chronicle.com/
Education World Grants Desk
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http://www.educationworld.com/maillist.shtml
eSchool News [email protected]
] Don Peek
(k-12 schools) – www.schoolfundingcenter.com
Teacher Planet
– grants4teachers http://www.grants4teachers.com/
Grant eNewsletters
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Faith Based and Community Initiatives Digest
(email)
Institute for Youth Development: Federal Grants eNewsletter
One Source GuideStar -
http://www2.guidestar.org/
Personal Experience: Qualitative Research Resources
•Seek interviews of individuals or organizations that are examples of the beneficiaries •Ask funded PI ’ s for a resource list
Personal Experience: Blogs & Consultants
• Bloggers upload their personal ideas • Bloggers may or may not document their sources • Interesting and sometimes useful
Wild Woman Fundraising
YOU can change the world through fundraising
http://wildwomanfundraising.com/ - Mazarine Treyz
Best 10 Fundraising Blogs -
http://fundraisingdetective.typepad.com/fundraising detective/best-5-fundraising-blogs-and-other-ones-i-follow.html
Everyday Giving
’
s Top 10 Fundraising Blogs -
http://www.blogs.com/topten/everyday-givings-top-10-fundraising-blogs/
Internet Communication
• •
Creative use of the internet to find funds Crowdfunding
, i.e.
RocketHub
http://www.rockethub.com/ Use of the internet to share financial needs for creative projects – finding lots of small contributors rather than a single grant or gift
Kinds of Information
What kinds of documents should I look for?
Request for Proposal (RFP) Request for Application (ROA) Proposal Solicitation Grant Guidelines Grant Proposal Guidelines Previously Funded Projects Principal Investigators or Directors of Previously Funded Projects
Foundation Centers
• •
Oklahoma City University Library – Foundation Center Cooperating Collection-
http://www.okcu.edu/library/center.aspx
Susan Small
(405)208-5071 Tulsa City-County Library – Foundation Center (at Central Library
http://www.tulsalibrary.org/foundation_center/
Jennifer Greb
(918) 596-7940
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Southeastern Oklahoma State University Kathryn Plunkett
(580)745.2302
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Public Library of Enid and Garfield County -
http://www.enid.org/library/
Michelle Mears (580) 234-6313
Source - http://foundationcenter.org/collections/ccok.html
Faith Based Grant Resources
• • •
HUD.gov – US Department of Urban Development
http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/HUD/program_ offices/faith_based
White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships
– http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ofbnp/o ffices/federal
12 Federal Agencies give grants to Faith-Based and Neighborhood Agencies
Search Engines
What are search engines?
• a data base that you may use to find information by using key identifying terms • some free – some subscription fee – Tip: keep track of your search terms – Tip: use their key terms
Search Engines
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COS
($1000 to $12,000/yr) – Community of Science @ www.cos.com
SPINPlus
– InfoEd @ www.infoed.org
IRIS
– University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana
Foundation & Corporate Funding Advantage
($240/yr) http://www.fcfaonline.com/?ur=1U2PSW76
Foundation Directory Online
– http://www.fconline.fdncenter.org/
Foundation Grants to Individuals
http://gtionline.fdncenter.org/ -
General Grant Websites
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Grant Opportunities for Oklahoma Higher Education
www.okhighered.org/grant-opps/ – (click on Grant Resources)
Cleveland State University
fs.html
www.csuohio.edu/uored/FUNDING/other-
National Endowment for the Arts
http://arts.endow.gov/federal.html
Grant.gov
(all federal grants) www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fedreg/frcont07.html
University of Wisconsin at Madison -
http://grants.library.wisc.edu/organizations/proposalwebsites.html
AASCU Grant Resource Center -
http://www.aascu.org/ofpopen/
Council on Foundations -
http://www.cof.org/
University of South Florida
http://www.research.usf.edu/
University of California Berkley -
http://www.berkeley.edu/research/
Kinds of Searching: Homework
Who at my institution has received funding from this funder?
Who knows about this funder?
What can I find from the funder ’ s website or a company report or a IRS Form 990?
Search Strategy
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Commit the time!
Pick an appropriate federal agency(s) Pick 3-6 appropriate foundations Develop relationships - visit Constantly scan – ½ hour/day – lists, eNewsletters Regularly review a list someone else has produced. (OSRHE) Search with focus – direct to the agency or using a search engine
Work in a team – meet regularly
Search Stragegy
Become familiar with your chosen grant funders before you actually ask them. Search locally first.
Search Strategy
Search Locally First
1. What companies are in my locale? Phone book, Chamber of Commerce list 2. What Oklahoma foundations fund what I want to do? Data bases, libraries 3. Who among my peers has had funding?
4. Where is a good model of what I want to do?
Search and Select
Dr. Linda Mason
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education
405-225-9486 IP: 164.58.250.178