America's New Foundations: The Sourcebook on Recently Created Philanthropies (The Taft Group. Rockville, MD)
- Describes more than 3,300 private, corporate, and community foundations created since 1986 with assets or total giving of $100,00 or more.
Annual Register of Grant Support (R. W. Bowker Co. New York, NY)
- Lists federal and private sources for research and other activities in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and sciences. Variously indexed.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (US Government Printing Office. Washington, DC)
-Contains descriptions of more than 1,000 assistance programs administered by 52 federal agencies.
Corporate 500: Directory of Corporate Philanthropy (Public Management Institute. San Francisco, CA)
-Contains descriptions of 560 corporate-giving programs in the United States.
Directory of Grants in the Humanities (Oryx Press. Phoenix, AZ)
-Lists some 2,000 programs that support research in literature, languages, linguistics, history, anthropology, philosophy, ethics, religion, and the fine and performing arts.
Directory of International Corporate Giving in America and Abroad (The Taft Group. Rockville, MD)
-Describes charitable-giving activities in the United States of foreign-owned firms. Variously indexed.
The Foundation Directory (Foundation Center. New York, NY)
-Provides information on the finances, governance, and giving interests of the nation's largest grant-making foundations.
Foundation Reporter (Taft Corporation. Washington, DC)
-Contains comprehensive descriptions of 550 of the largest foundations in the United States.
The Michigan Foundation Directory (Council of Michigan Foundations. Grand Haven, MI)
-Contains listings on foundation and corporate-giving programs in Michigan.
National Guide to Funding in Higher Education (The Foundation Center. New York, NY)
- Contains entries for 3,473 grantmaking foundations and 184 corporate-giving programs.
PERIODICALS
The Chronicle of Higher Education (Chronicle of Higher Education, Inc. Washington, DC)
-Weekly digest of news of importance to those concerned with higher education.
Commerce Business Daily (U. S. Government Printing Office. Washington, DC)
-Lists U. S. government procurement invitations, contract awards, and subcontracting leads. Carries the information necessary to obtain a "Request for Proposal" or to provide a statement of capability.
Foundation Giving Watch (Taft Corporation. Washington, DC)
-Provides updates to the annual Foundation Reporter, including profiles and trends in foundation giving.
Federal Grants and Contracts Weekly (Capitol Publications, Inc. Arlington, VA)
-Lists project opportunities in research, training, and service.
Federal Register (US Government Printing Office. Washington, DC)
-Lists public relations, grant announcements, and legal notices issued by the Federal government.
Foundation & Corporate Grants Alert (Capitol Publications, Inc. Arlington, VA)
-Lists project opportunities through foundations and corporations.
Health Grants and Contracts Weekly (Capitol Publications, Inc. Arlington, VA)
-Provides information on health-related project opportunities in research, training, and service.
OTHER
Applying for Research Funding: Getting Started and Getting Funded (SAGE Publications, Inc. Thousand Oaks, CA)
-Moves the user through important elements of the application process.
ORD Handbook for Proposal Writers and Project Directors:
A Guide to Getting and Managing Grants (Eastern Michigan University Office of Research Development. Ypsilanti, MI)
-Leads prospective project directors through the various steps in securing a grant, from locating sources for funding through developing the concept and writing the proposal to follow-up.
Proposal Writing (SAGE Publications, Inc. Thousand Oaks, CA)
-Focuses on the mechanics of developing and writing grants.
SPIN (Sponsored Projects Information Network) (InfoEd. Albany, NY)
-Computer database available for faculty and department use through the ORD Website.
-Provides information on sponsored projects and programs for numerous agencies and foundations. Searches for information may be conducted on any of a wide range of criteria, including agency, topic, geographic area, and deadline date.
NOTE: STATE OF MICHIGAN GRANTS
Since the State of Michigan has no central procurement system, there is no reference point to search for funding. Agencies distribute requests for proposals to potential bidders as opportunities arise.
