Research Grants - Links to sites and sources of information designed to help faculty locate and obtain grants for research.

There are dozens of potential sources - far too many to list on this page. However, a number of sources listed below will contain many additional links to grantsmanship resources. You can also use an Internet search engine to locate more resources. A recommended Google search, for example, would be: "research grants" resources library This search would find web sites produced by libraries that are grant resource pages. The reference staff of Gutman Library are available to assist with other targeted search applications of search engines for finding research grants.

Academic Research Information System (ARIS)
- For over 20 years ARIS has been providing up-to-date information on federal and private sources of grants, fellowships, scholarships, contracts and awards to colleges and universities, research centers, libraries, and individuals.ARIS publishes three reports covering the areas of the arts and humanities, and the social, natural and biomedical sciences. The material is updated continually through the editors' direct contact with each funding source. The reports are issued every six weeks to provide the most current information. They are available on-line as well as in printed form and on diskette. There is a $10 fee to subscribe to any ARIS database.

The Art Deadlines List
- This site includes a monthly email newsletter listing art contests & competitions, art scholarships & grants, juried exhibitions, art jobs & internships, call for entries/proposals/papers, writing & photo contests, residencies, design & architecture competitions, auditions, casting calls, fellowships, festivals, funding, and other opportunities (including some that take place on the web) for artists, art educators and art students of all ages.

The Chronicle of Higher Education
- See also The daily announcements provided by The Chronicle about new grant opportunities and lists of recent funding opportunities according to general topics.

The Chronicle of Philanthropy: Internet Resources
- They provide a list of internet resources as well as information about funding sources and trends in funding. This link is most helpful for people in development and fundraising. This site also contains other links to grant resources. Some areas may require a Chronicle subscriber's password. If needed, the password can be obtained from Gutman Library (ask a librarian).

Federal Grant Sources
- Government agencies such as the NEA, NIH, and NSF, are well-known sources for research funding. This page provides links to many of the top government agencies web sites that relate to grant and research activity. 

Form 990
- The form 990 is the annual report that nonprofit organizations submit to the Internal Revenue Service. The 990 can yield information about an organization being approached for grant funding. There are two Web sites that provide access to Form 990s, as well as additional information on nonprofit organizations. They are:
     * GuideStar: The National Database of Nonprofit Organizations
     * NCCS: National Center for Charitable Statistics

The Foundation Center
- The Foundation Center is an independent nonprofit information clearinghouse established in 1956. The Center's mission is to foster public understanding of the foundation field by collecting, organizing, analyzing, and disseminating information on foundations, corporate giving, and related subjects. The audiences that call on the Center's resources include grant seekers, grant makers, researchers, policymakers, the media, and the general public.

Foundation Grants Index (Dialog Search System)
- The Grants Index is not a web site (hence - the name is not linking anywhere), but is the primary directory for identifying which organizations have given grants to recipients in different subject areas. The directory listings identify the nature of the grant, the amount, the duration, and other grant details. The librarians at Gutman Library can perform a Grants Index search for faculty. The search, typically by subject, will identify foundations that are most likely to provide grants in that area and at certain amounts. To provide a better illustration of what this database accomplishes, a sample search (in PDF) format is provided here (click link).

Grant seeker's Guide to the Internet: Revised and Revisited
- Skip the first half of this Web page and get right to the sources of grants and advice for grant seekers. This page provides sources of federal grant money.

Grantsmanship Center
- The Grantsmanship Center offers grantsmanship training and low-cost publications to nonprofit organizations and government agencies. The Grantsmanship Center Magazine is available free to staff of nonprofit organizations or government agencies. There are also links on the site to government funding sources.

Grants.Gov
- This site allows organizations to electronically find and apply for competitive grant opportunities from all Federal grant-making agencies. You can search by topic or agency.

GrantSmart.Org
- Another site that provides information about nonprofit organizations. This one allows searchers to locate nonprofits by name, location or total assets. There is additional resource information on the operation of nonprofit organizations.

Grants and Related Resources (Michigan State University Resource Page)
- This page is part of a larger, more comprehensive MSU Funding Center Guide. The Grants page is more specific to prospecting for research grants from a range of nonprofit and government sources. With close to a hundred links for prospecting grants, this is a page worth examining.

Internet Prospector
-  Dedicated to helping individuals identify and obtain grants. They provide extensive links to grantsmanship resources on the Internet - organized by corporate, foundation and international sources. They offer a free monthly e-newsletter that provides up-to-date resources on grants and foundations. 

Proposal Writing Short Course
- The course takes an individual through the multiple steps of writing the proposal. For each of the six components of the proposal (e.g., "statement of need") the course provides instruction and advice in the proper methods of preparing the proposal. This site also contains links to other Foundation Center tools for grantsmanship. If this is a resource of interest to you, consider also examining the Guide to Writing a Research Proposal.