Find Grants
Insight offers a range of grant research services priced to fit most budgets. We perform all of our research “by hand,” which means that an individual on our team has taken the time to review the guidance for all of the opportunities we list in the report delivered to the client. We do not take the automated approach used by some grants firms where a person goes into a computer system and clicks on very general topic areas and then the system generates a report. Those systems are usually fed by other electronic systems, rather than individuals, and the unfortunate result is that key information about the grant opportunity is left out of the grant summary. We hope you’ll consider contracting for research services through Insight!
We do understand, however, that not every organization has the budget for professional grant research services–however reasonably priced. If your organization is unable to contract for research services at this time, and you’re just looking for a listing of places you can visit on your own to hunt for grants that might meet your needs, we recommend the following FREE resources. Our fairly extensive review of the services out there (including several of the fee-based grant databases) has determined that these resources are the very best of what’s available in terms of their levels of accuracy and reliability. You may also want to visit the entries in our blog under the “Where to Find Grants” tag and series.
Our Top Choice…
1. For a general grants database covering a wide range of topics and eligibility categories that includes both government and private funding sources and takes a “nationwide” approach is the Rural Assistance Center’s (RAC) Funding Opportunities Database. We have yet to identify a fee-based database that is more comprehensive or accurate than this one.
http://www.raconline.org/funding
2. For identifying private funding for K-12 education and teachers is Grant Wrangler. In addition to its online database, this site offers a bi-weekly newsletter you can sign up to receive via email.
3. For identifying competitive federal education grant programs that are currently accepting applications is the US Department of Education’s Discretionary Grant Applications page.
http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/grantapps/index.html
4. For identifying all federal grants currently accepting applications is grants.gov.
http://grants.gov/applicants/find_grant_opportunities.jsp
5. For identifying health and healthcare grants, especially those for schools, is The Center for Health and Healthcare in Schools’ Grant Alerts page. This organization also offers free grant alerts via email. Emails are sent out twice a week.
http://www.healthinschools.org/News%20Room/Grant%20Alerts.aspx
6. For a wide range of private grant funding sources currently accepting applications is The Foundation Center’s RFP Bulletin. The Foundation Center is widely regarded as the largest database of private funding sources, but it is a fee-based database that can be too costly for small organizations. The RFP Bulletin, however, is a weekly email blast (Friday afternoons) that anyone can sign up for which is free of charge.
http://foundationcenter.org/newsletters/
If you cannot afford writing, editing, or training services at this time, contact us to receive a list of our upcoming conferences. Attend one of our sessions or stop by our booth for grants training and/or tips! You may also want to check out our blog for great, FREE tips on grants and grant writing.
