How do I research grants for a nonprofit organization?

Answer 1

Your best bet is to seek for private grants or grants from private foundations.

The best resource for this is Foundation Center http://www.fdncenter.org . They have a very good database covering all organizations giving grants and you can find foundations that are interested in supporting your type of cause. However, it's a subscription based website ($19.95 per month I think is the cheapest subscription price). But it certainly is worth the fee. You can subscribe one month, and make sure you get all the info you need and then stop the subscription.

If you want to try federal sources, you can go to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) http://www.cfda.gov and Grants.gov http://www.grants.gov - these are two sites created by the federal government to provide transparency and information on grants.

CFDA has several ways to search for grants. I suggest you search by beneficiary and select Private Non Profit Organization and you can find listings of grants available http://12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/CATALOG.BROWSE_BENEF_RPT.show

Answer 2

You either do the work yourself or you pay a professional to do it for you. Where you will look will depend upon your particular needs. For federal grants, start at grants.gov. For foundation grants and everything else, there's Google. Good luck.

If you are serious about finding grant funding, you're better off paying a small amount of money to get access to usefully organized information, which will save you a lot of time and increase your chances of finding relevant opportunities. I recommend Grant Spy: http://www.grantspy.com

Answer 3

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