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  • The Foundation Center
    The Foundation Center provides philanthropy news, research results, online tools, and resources of interest to grant seekers, grant makers, researchers, policy makers, the media, and the general public.
  • GrantProposal.com
    GrantProposal.com is a free online resource that provides step-by-step instructions and tips for creating grant proposals for non-profit organizations. Everything from getting started to conducting the research, from writing an inquiry letter to advice from funders is included in this web site.
  • Starting a Nonprofit Organization
    This web site not only includes information about and required for starting a non-profit organization, but citations for hard copy resources and links to online resources, discussion groups, and newsletters.
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Grant Writing

  • Grant Writing Resources
    The Grant Writing Resource collection from the University of Vermont includes links to several grant proposal and writing guides in html and PDF format, as well as a grant-writing tutorial.  
  • Basic Elements of Grant Writing
    The Corporation for Public Broadcasting provides access to this guide to the basic elements of grant writing. This web page covers seven steps for preparing a grant proposal, six steps for writing the proposal, and the follow-up.
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Funding Organizations

  • Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance - Federal grants
    The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance web site provides access to a database of all Federal programs for the following categories: State and local governments; federally-recognized Indian tribal governments; Territories of the United States; domestic public, quasi-public, and private profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and individuals. This site also offers guides for writing proposals.
  • GuideStar - Nonprofit Organizations
    GuideStar is a national database of over 850,000 non-profit organizations. This web site can be used to find information about non-profit organizations, make donations, or research funding and programs. Some services from GuideStar are fee based.
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