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Other Funding Sources
Databases, Web Sites, and eNewsletters
Associated Grant Makers (AGM)
Grant-writing tips, resources. and searchable databases. AGM is a community of foundation staff and trustees, corporate grant makers, donors, and philanthropic advisory services that builds a connection with nonprofit leaders.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
The online Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance gives you access to a database of all federal programs available to state and local governments; domestic public, quasi-public, and private profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and individuals.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Healthy Youth Funding Database (HY-FUND)
The Healthy Youth Funding Database (HY-FUND) contains active information about funding opportunities for adolescent and school health programs.
The Council on Foundations
A database of community foundations by state.
Department of Education Forecast of Funding
This document lists virtually all of the programs and competitions under which the Department of Education has invited or expects to invite applications for new awards. It also provides actual or estimated deadline dates for the transmittal of applications under these programs.
The Foundation Directory Online
The Foundation Directory Online allows you to search databases of up to 80,000 grantmakers and more than half a million grants. Paid subscription required.
Fundsnet Services Online
Database of private funding by state.
Grants.gov
Grants.gov is your source to find and apply for federal government grants. There are over 1,000 grant programs offered by all federal grant making agencies.
Public Education Network
A detailed listing of education-related grant opportunities updated weekly.
U.S. Department of Heath and Human Services: GrantsNet (HHS)
HHS awards grants for more than 300 programs, making it the largest grant-awarding agency in the federal government. GrantsNet is designed to help the public navigate through the department’s multiple Web sites, which provide information about grants.
Other Places to Look for Funding
- County government discretionary funds
- Governor's special council funds for child abuse prevention
- Mental health funds
- District and school safety funds
- School enhancement dollars
- Mayor's office—municipal government
- Banking institutions including credit unions
- Police department
- Other crime prevention associations/organizations
- Hospitals
- Libraries
- Medical clinics
- Neighborhood Watch
- Parent-teacher organizations/associations
- Faith-based institutions
- Private foundations
- Corporate or business: either at an individual store location, for example, Starbucks, or Target or at the corporate office level
- Service organizations