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							                                 Finding Funding Sources

The National Foundation Center: directories and specialized publications. Available at large
libraries. Can subscribe on-line. http://foundationcenter.org
Guidestar: on line access to the 990 is free (registration is required). http://www2.guidestar.org
Chronicle of Philanthropy: http://www.philanthropy.com
Non-Profit Times: http://www.nptimes.com
Websites of foundations, corporations, organizations
Annual reports/publications of foundations, corporations, organizations
Grants Connection: directory of Virginia Foundations by subscriptions
http://www.grantsconnection.com
Grant Station: http://www.grantstation.com
Charity Navigator: http://www.charitynavigator.org
Connectrichmond: http://www.connectrichmond.org
(soon to be Connect VA)


Techsoup http://home.techsoup.org
Capaciteria http://capaciteria.org/
Grantproposal      http://www.grantproposal.com/
Supporting Advancement http://www.supportingadvancement.com/


Federal grants:

      Federal Register-the official journal of the Federal Government of the United States that
       contains most routine publications and public notices of government agencies. It is a daily
       (except holidays) publication. http://www.federalregister.gov
      Discretionary grants posted on http://www.Grants.gov
      Detailed program descriptions can be found on Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance.
       http://www.cfda.gov
            Finding Funding Sources: Non–traditional Sources…
U.S. Department of Education: source on what is being funded and who is getting the money.
http://www.ed.gov

National Science Foundation: is an independent US government agency responsible for promoting
science and engineering through research programs and education projects. http://www.nsf.gov

Council on Foundations: A nonprofit membership association of grantmaking foundations and
corporations, with a mission to promote responsible and effective philanthropy. http://www.cof.org

The Grantsmanship Center –offers grantsmanship training. Link to Grant Domain and Federal
Register.   http://www.tgci.com