A good general
resource for information on grants development is The Foundation
Center.
The Center provides information on proposal writing, grantmakers,
and funding research,
as well as a variety of workshops and training
programs.
Foundation
Center Grantmaker Info - the Foundation Center provides searchable
databases of private, community,
and corporate foundations on the Web.
Community Foundation
Locator - Searchable database of Community Foundations, by State, region and ZIP code.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance - searchable database of all U.S. federal government grant programs.
Federal Register Online - searchable database of grant opportunity announcements
Foundation Center. Grant$ for libraries and information
services,
New York: Foundation Center. Published Annually.
Taft
Group, ed. The big book of library grant money.
Chicago: American
Library Association, Published Annually.
ALA Awards - listing of grant programs available through the American Library Association.
Techlearning.com Grants and Contests - grants database for school libraries.
U.S. Department of Education Grants Information
National Endowment for the Humanities grant programs.
New York State Library Grant Programs
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundations grant programs
Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy
Foundation Center Directory Online
Hall-Ellis, Sylvia D. and Jerabek, Ann. Grants for school libraries.
Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimited, 2003.
Gerding, Stephanie K. and MacKellar, Pamela H. Grants for libraries: a how-to-do-it manual.
New York : Neal-Schuman, 2006
Electronic Resources
A Proposal Writing Short Course - presented by the Foundation Center.
Grant Writing Resources - provided by Fundsnet.
NLG Grant Planning - tutorial provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) designed for organizations applying for National Leadership Grants (NLG)
Print Resources
Geever, Jane C. The Foundation Center's guide to proposal writing.
New York : Foundation Center, 2001.
Margolin, Judith B. and Lubin, Gail T. The Foundation Center's winning proposals II.
New York : Foundation Center, 2005.
Reif-Lehrer, Liane, 1934- Grant application writer's handbook.
Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett, 2005
Karshm Ellen and Fox, Arlen Sue. The only grant-writing book you'll ever need.
New York : Carroll $ Graff ; [Berkeley, Calif.] : Distributed by Publishers Group West, 2003.
Electronic Resources
Fundraising for Libraries - Excellent how-to web site with many useful
links
Print Resources
Swan, James Fundraising for libraries : 25 proven ways to get more money
for your library.
New York : Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2002.
Hoffman, Frank W., ed. Grantsmanship for small libraries and school
library media centers.
Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited, 1999.
Burlingame, Dwight, ed. Library fundraising: models for
success.
Chicago: American Library Association, 1995.
Gerding, Stephanie and Pamela H. MacKeller. Getting your grant : a how-to-do-it manual for
librarians.
New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, 2006.
Stelle,
Victoria and Stephen D. Elder. Becoming a fundraiser : the principles and
practice of library development.
Chicago: American Library Association, 2nd ed.,
2000
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