Grant Management: Where to Find Opportunities

By January 12, 2014Grant Management

iStock_000017057771XSmallOne of the biggest aspects involved in grant management involves knowing where to look for them. Grants can actually be found a number of ways, and here are some of the most common places to search for them.

Government Grants

A host of information about grants can be found at Grants.gov. This website contains a database of more than 1,000 different grants that are administered by 26 different federal agencies. You can search for grants by agency or type in order to find one that is suitable for your nonprofit organization.

The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance sometimes lists grant programs as well. You can browse through a list of grants, or enter a specific keyword into the search bar in order to locate grants that are appropriate for you.

Knowing how critical grants are to funding various projects, The Nonprofit Times launched a section on its website dedicated to grants and makes it easy for you to find the grant you are looking for by segmenting the grants by type (e.g. Arts, Human Services, Animal Advocacy, etc.)

Grant announcements are sometimes placed on local and state government websites as well. By checking these pages often, you can be aware of grant opportunities as soon as they become available.

Private Grants

One of the best websites to use for finding private grants is The Foundation Center. You can subscribe to a newsletter entitled Arts Funding Watch to keep up with the latest grant announcements, and the site makes it easy to search their database for specific grants as well. In doing so, you can narrow down your search to foundations in your geographic area. That way, you can contact them directly if it appears they regularly donate to causes similar to yours.

Grant Station is another website that provides information on private grants. In addition, there are also tutorials and informational webinars designed to help those who are unfamiliar with the grant seeking process to gain the information they need.

Locating grants can take some time and effort, but it is nonetheless an essential part of operating a non-profit organization. In time, you’ll become more proficient at searching, and will also build a network of contacts you can call on for assistance from time to time.