Finding Grants Information: Print Resources
Here are some useful guides in the Reference Collection. Browse in the vicinity of these sources to find other, similar ones. Online resources are also available.
- Annual Register of Grant Support (ref AS 911 A2 A67) Institutions arranged by broad subjects, with specific subject and geographic indexes; also includes a guide to planning and writing a grant proposal.
- Foundation Directory (ref AS 911 A2 F65) Institutions arranged geographically, with subject and name indexes. A separate volume includes smaller foundations.
- Foundation Grants Index (ref AS 911 A2 F66) Grants made by foundations the previous year listed by state; indexes for recipients, keywords, subjects.
- National Indian Grant Directory (ref E 98 F3 J36)
- Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (ref HC 110 P63 U53a) Compendium of federal programs and activities of benefit to state and local governments, organizations, and individuals. Also available online (http://www.cfda.gov).
- National Directory of Corporate Giving (ref HV 89 N26)
- Foundation Grants to Individuals (ref LB 2336 F598) The only major publication dealing exclusively with grant opportunities for individuals.
- Financial Aid for Research and Creative Activities Abroad (ref LB 2337.2 F572) If you want to do work in a foreign country, this is for you.
- Directory of Financial Aids for Women (ref LB 2338 D564) Many kinds of assistance to women; international scope.
- Directory of Research Grants (ref LB 2338 D57) Institutions arranged alphabetically with detailed subject indexes.
- Financial Aid for Native Americans (ref LB 2338 S3446)
Use the HSU Library Catalog to locate more specialized directories and also to find books describing the grant writing process. Use a Keyword Anywhere (Relevance Ranked) search on any of the following terms, as appropriate, including a term for your discipline if you wish:
fellowships "grants in aid" "proposal writing" "research grants"