Government Agencies and Nonprofit Organizations Offering Instruction in Grant Writing

Nonprofit Organizations:

CADCA - Coalition Toolkit for Funding
www.cadca.org/CoalitionToolkit/Funding/Funding.htm
This section of the CADCA Website is devoted to helping coalitions become familiar with funding sources. The Website gives a rundown of new grant opportunities and grant writing tips, along with links to non-CADCA funding opportunities and news.

Corporation for Public Broadcasting - "Basic Elements of Grantsmanship"
www.cpb.org/grants/grants.writing.html
Because the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) evaluates hundreds of proposals every year to fund a variety of projects, the CPB has published an online guide to the basic elements of grant writing. This guide is an excellent example of how to apply to a nonprofit foundation and offers tips on planning, writing, and packaging a proposal; submitting to a funder; and submission follow-up.

Cosmic Warehouse
www.cosmicwarehouse.com/Programs/Funding/funding.shtml
Cosmic Warehouse summarizes the key elements of most grant proposals, from cover letter to appendices. A database of Federal, state, and private funding connections links you to foundation home pages. You can also search for grants and foundations by interest category.

Grant Proposal.com
www.grantproposal.com
GrantProposal.com addresses "aesthetics and technicalities" for both experienced grant writers and inexperienced nonprofit staff. This site goes over grant writing in general, offers detailed descriptions of inquiry letter and full proposals, and gives hundreds of tips on how to get started and succeed at proposal writing.

Guide to Proposal Planning and Writing
www.uvm.edu/~reshmpg/miners~1.htm
The information in this guide identifies the Government and private agencies and organizations that disperse grant dollars. This document offers “time-tested suggestions” on how to plan and write your proposal to successfully obtain grant money for your project.

GrantWriters.com
www.grantwriters.com
A service to local government, community-based, and nonprofit organizations that provides current information on the grant writing world, publications on grant writing, training, and services for generating ideas to customize a funding source report.

Nonprofit Guides - Grant Writing Tools for Nonprofit Organizations
www.npguides.org
This Website is designed to assist established nonprofit organizations through the private and public grant writing process using basic steps that run through the fundamental elements of a proposal. It also provides an overview of sample private and public Requests for Proposal (RFP) and proposals.

Polaris Grants Central
www.polarisgrantscentral.net This Website provides basic information for grant seekers. The Website components include directories/lists, resources, and articles on how to obtain grants. Inquiries support for further information is provided by a feedback service in which experts respond to questions.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
www.rwjf.org
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is a nonprofit foundation whose mission is to improve the health and health care of all Americans. The foundation promotes health through its funding projects and organizations that help reduce substance abuse. Their Website contains valuable information about the foundation and how to apply for grants. A resource center and a listing of publications that the foundation has produced relating to the issue of health promotion are also available.

The Foundation Center
www.fdncenter.org/learn/classroom/index.html
The Foundation Center Website contains grantsmanship training, proposal writing seminars, hints on finding appropriate funders, an online learning lab for proposal development, recommendations for foundation research, and a database of national and regional directories of foundations. The virtual classroom offers 12 tutorials on grant writing, including the grant-seeking process, a guide to funding research, proposal budget basics, and the proposal writing short course. The tutorials are geared toward new grant seekers and those looking for a refresher course. The major building blocks of proposal writing for private foundations are covered.

The Grantsmanship Center
www.tgci.com
This Website provides training and low-cost publications to nonprofit organizations and Government agencies. It publishes The Grantsmanship Center Magazine, has a library of winning grant proposals, and provides a proposal planning and writing guide.

Government:

GrantsNet
www.hhs.gov/grantsnet
This Website was developed by the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Grants Management for finding and exchanging information about Health and Human Services and other Federal grants programs. GrantsNet serves the general public, the grantee community, and grant-makers.

ONDCP - Drug-Free Communities Support Program
www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org/dfcs/history/history.html
Use this URL to locate the application package for the Drug-Free Communities Support Program, which includes the application, instructions, and all pertinent forms.

SAMHSA Grant Opportunities - Assistance with Grant Applications
www.samhsa.gov/grants/grants.html
This site lists current SAMHSA funding opportunities for recurring programs and one-time grants. SAMHSA has developed online tips for SAMHSA grant applicants that describe the process for applying for a SAMHSA grant. Special notices on current grants, past grant awardees, and an archive of SAMHSA grant information are also available.

The Research Assistant
www.researchassistant.com
This Website was developed under a Small Business Innovative Research contract with the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). It is designed to help new and minority researchers obtain funding for substance abuse research. It offers a full tutorial for grant writing, from research and writing to submission.

Western CAPT
www.unr.edu/westcapt/grantinfo.htm
This site links you to other Websites that offer information on grant writing and sources for funding from public and private entities. The list is comprehensive, but focused on prevention resources.