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Finding Funding for Alumni
Grants & Philanthropy Terms When Searching Library Catalogs

Finding Funding for Alumni

The following are frequently used websites that provide reference
or statistical information:

About Grants (NIH grant writing information)
Information on how to write applications for NIH (National Institutes of Health) grants. https://grants.nih.gov/grants/about_grants.htm
Assistance Listings
Formerly called: Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. Federal funding available to groups, individuals, and local governments for federal programs. https://sam.gov/content/assistance-listings
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (grants) - now called Assistance Listings
CFDA is now called Assistance Listings. Lists programs and funding information. Has contact information for applying for funds. https://sam.gov/content/assistance-listings
Catalog of Nonprofit Literature (Foundation Center)
"...database of the literature of philanthropy. It incorporates the unique contents of the Foundation Center's five libraries..." https://catalog.candid.org/
Charity Navigator
Information and ratings on thousands of nonprofits. https://www.charitynavigator.org/
Databases Freely Available on Grants & Philanthropy
See the Grants and the Researchers boxes on the subpage, "Freely Searchable Databases by Subject for Alumni." https://libguides.wustl.edu/c.php?g=46890&p=301116#s-lg-box-888616
Developing Competitive SAMHSA Grant Applications
Information on how to write applications for SAMHSA. https://www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/developing-competitive-samhsa-grant-application-12122019.pdf
Exempt Organizations Select Check
From the IRS. Thousands of nonprofits with tax exempt status. https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/search-for-tax-exempt-organizations
Federal Assistance Award Data System (FAADS) (now known as usaspending.gov)
Contacts of grant recipients. One can contact them to learn about the successful recipients' experiences. https://www.usaspending.gov/
Federal Register
Announcements of guidelines for obtaining federal funds. https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/FR
Foundation Center (now Candid)
Information related to non-federal sources of funding. Basic search is available about halfway down the page, FDO Quick Start. https://candid.org/find-funding?fcref=lr
Gateway Center for Giving (now called Philanthropy Missouri)
Organization for grantmakers in Missouri. https://www.philanthropymissouri.org/
GrantGopher.com
Create a free account. Then, you can search for grants and view 5 profiles. https://grantgopher.com/#/
Grants.gov (federal grants)
https://www.grants.gov/
GuideStar
Provides "information about nonprofits and the work they do." This material is provided by the organizations and public files. https://www.guidestar.org/
National Directory of Scholarships, Internships & Fellowships for Latino Youth [CHCI NextOpp] (REF LB2338 c66)
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI) is proud to release CHCI NextOpp, a new powerful online version of its National Directory of Scholarships, Internships, and Fellowships for Latino Students. https://chcinextopp.com/guest-landing/
Nonprofit Explorer
By ProPublica. Database of tax exempt organizations. This source provides the 990 IRS filings along with executive compensation and other organizational information. Searches can be limited by broad subject category, state, or other filing type. https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/
Philanthropy Missouri (formerly known as Gateway Center for Giving)
https://www.philanthropymissouri.org/
Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG)
2021. National Science Foundation. Formerly called the Grant Proposal Guide. https://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=papp
Research Portfolio Online Reporting Tools (RePORT) (formerly CRISP)
Database for NIH (National Institutes of Health) funding. https://report.nih.gov/
Statistics Subpage for Grants & Philanthropy
For statistics, see the Grants & Philanthropy box on the statistics subpage. https://libguides.wustl.edu/c.php?g=46890&p=301062#s-lg-box-890022
Washington University's Office of Research, Identify Funding Section
https://research.wustl.edu/funding/

Grants & Philanthropy Terms When Searching Library Catalogs - For Alumni

The following search strategies may help you when searching library catalogs.
Subject searches:
("Charitable Contributions" OR Endowments OR Grants OR Scholarships) AND Directories

Title searches:
Endowment* OR Foundation* OR Giving* OR Grants* OR Scholarship* OR Philanthrop* OR Charit* OR Fundrais* OR "Fund Raising" OR "Fund Raisers" OR "Fund Raised"

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