1. Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education Improving Our Future by Degrees in Oklahoma’s Second Century Search and Select Funding Sources (Summary) Dr. Linda Mason

2. Does Oklahoma support research and development? Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of ScienceOklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology OCAST and Technology OCAST External Program for Stimulating Competitive External Program for Stimulating Competitive Research EPSCoR Research EPSCoR Innovation to Enterprise i2E Innovation to Enterprise i2E OSRHE asked for $7 million for grants for FY14 OSRHE asked for $7 million for grants for FY14 Oklahoma Support

3. Is Federal support for grantsmanship increasing? The 2013 federal budget shows an increase in many federal grant funds.The 2013 federal budget shows an increase in many federal grant funds. Source: Budget Boosts Physical Sciences in FY 2012, Most Other Research Down, May 2012, www.physicstoday.orgwww.physicstoday.org Federal Grantsmanship

4. Is foundation grant giving increasing? Grant makers increased giving by 8% between 2011 and 2012.Grant makers increased giving by 8% between 2011 and 2012. The number of foundations increased 35% from 2010The number of foundations increased 35% from 2010 90% foundations did not decrease grants in last 390% foundations did not decrease grants in last 3 US recessions US recessions Source: Foundation Growth and Giving Estimates, http://foundationcenter.org/http://foundationcenter.org/ National Foundation Grantsmanship

5. Is private giving increasing? In 2009, there was an increase in philanthropist giving, or private grants.In 2009, there was an increase in philanthropist giving, or private grants. Giving by corporate foundations rose by 3% in 2012 to a record $5 billionGiving by corporate foundations rose by 3% in 2012 to a record $5 billion Source: Key Facts on Corporate Foundations, The Foundation Center, http://foundationcenter.org/gainknowledge/research/nationaltrends.html;jses sionid=4RNPKRLRLTXPHTQRSI4CGXD5AAAACI2F http://foundationcenter.org/gainknowledge/research/nationaltrends.html;jses sionid=4RNPKRLRLTXPHTQRSI4CGXD5AAAACI2F National Private Grantsmanship

6. Private giving tends to stay stable even in economic crises - Americans have increased their donations to charity inAmericans have increased their donations to charity in 39 of the past 40 years American foundations have kept giving at 98% during the last 3 recessions Oklahoma has the highest giving record by individuals Source: Center on Philanthropy, University of Indiana, 2008. National Private Grantsmanship

7. How Charitable Giving Has Fared in Recession Years National Private Grants Source: Center on Philanthropy, University of Indiana, 2008.

8. The DOW is up Consumer confidence is up Unemployment is trending downward Consumer borrowing increased CEO confidence is up Winter weather was nonexistent in much of the US, so people didn’t have huge heating bills. National Private Grants National Private Grants

9. Grants are awards of money given by a government agency, foundation, corporation or other entity to fund a particular project Grants are not contracts for work or products. Generally given to organizations as opposed to individuals What are Grants? What are Grants?

10. Categories of Support Special Project – new project or project with limited timeframeSpecial Project – new project or project with limited timeframe Operating – running program to meet community needsOperating – running program to meet community needs Capital/Equipment – specified amount for construction, renovation, expansion, purchase land or equipmentCapital/Equipment – specified amount for construction, renovation, expansion, purchase land or equipment Endowments - planned gifts, will or trustEndowments - planned gifts, will or trust Categories of Resources Categories of Resources

11. What categories of resources can I find? Government - Federal, State, Local – 26 Federal Agencies (900 programs) Foundations - Second-largest source – 900,000 Direct Corporations Philanthropists

12. Institute of Museum and Library Services - http://www.imls.gov/Institute of Museum and Library Services - http://www.imls.gov/http://www.imls.gov/ National Aeronautics and Space Administration - http://www.nasa.gov/National Aeronautics and Space Administration - http://www.nasa.gov/ http://www.nasa.gov/ National Archives and Records Administration - http://www.archives.gov/National Archives and Records Administration - http://www.archives.gov/ http://www.archives.gov/ National Council on Disabilities - http://www.ncd.gov/National Council on Disabilities - http://www.ncd.gov/http://www.ncd.gov/ National Endowment for the Arts - http://www.nea.gov/grants/National Endowment for the Arts - http://www.nea.gov/grants/http://www.nea.gov/grants/ National Endowment for the Humanities - http://www.neh.gov/National Endowment for the Humanities - http://www.neh.gov/http://www.neh.gov/ National Science Foundation - http://www.nsf.gov/funding/research_edu_community.jspNational Science Foundation - http://www.nsf.gov/funding/research_edu_community.jsp http://www.nsf.gov/funding/research_edu_community.jsp Small Business Administration - http://www.sba.gov/Small Business Administration - http://www.sba.gov/http://www.sba.gov/ Social Security Administration - http://www.socialsecurity.gov/Social Security Administration - http://www.socialsecurity.gov/http://www.socialsecurity.gov/ 26 Federal Grant Resources 26 Federal Grant Resources

13. US Agency for International Development - http://www.usaid.gov/US Agency for International Development - http://www.usaid.gov/ http://www.usaid.gov/ US Department of Agriculture - http://www.csrees.usda.gov/fo/funding.cfmUS Department of Agriculture - http://www.csrees.usda.gov/fo/funding.cfm http://www.csrees.usda.gov/fo/funding.cfm US Department of Commerce - http://www.commerce.govUS Department of Commerce - http://www.commerce.govhttp://www.commerce.gov US Department of Health and Human Services - http://www.hhs.gov/US Department of Health and Human Services - http://www.hhs.gov/ http://www.hhs.gov/ US Department of Defense - http://www.defenselink.mil/US Department of Defense - http://www.defenselink.mil/http://www.defenselink.mil/ US Department of Education - http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/find/edpicks.jhtml?src=lnUS Department of Education - http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/find/edpicks.jhtml?src=ln http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/find/edpicks.jhtml?src=ln US Department of Energy - http://www.energy.gov/US Department of Energy - http://www.energy.gov/http://www.energy.gov/ US Department of Homeland Security - http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/homeland/index.htmlUS Department of Homeland Security - http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/homeland/index.html http://www.whitehouse.gov/infocus/homeland/index.html 26 Federal Grant Resources 26 Federal Grant Resources

14. US Department of Housing and Urban Development - http://www.hud.gov/US Department of Housing and Urban Development - http://www.hud.gov/ http://www.hud.gov/ US Department of Interior - http://www.doi.gov/US Department of Interior - http://www.doi.gov/http://www.doi.gov/ US Department of Justice - http://www.justice.gov/US Department of Justice - http://www.justice.gov/http://www.justice.gov/ US Department of Labor - http://www.dol.gov/US Department of Labor - http://www.dol.gov/http://www.dol.gov/ US Department of State - http://www.state.gov/US Department of State - http://www.state.gov/http://www.state.gov/ US Department of Transportation - http://www.dot.gov/US Department of Transportation - http://www.dot.gov/http://www.dot.gov/ US Department of Veterans Affairs - http://www.va.gov/US Department of Veterans Affairs - http://www.va.gov/http://www.va.gov/ US Environmental Protection Agency - http://www.epa.gov/epahome/grants.htmUS Environmental Protection Agency - http://www.epa.gov/epahome/grants.htm http://www.epa.gov/epahome/grants.htm US Institute of Peace - http://www.usip.org/US Institute of Peace - http://www.usip.org/http://www.usip.org/ 26 Federal Grant Resources 26 Federal Grant Resources

15. Formats of Information What kinds of information should I look for? Websites – each foundation or agency Websites – clearinghouse of information Data Bases – lists of information Newsletters – regular publication of articles and information Personal Experience of funded PIs

16. Grant Information Sources Annual Reports Budget Requests (eg. NSF - http://www.nsf.gov/about/performance/) Funder Guidelines Agency Website Contact the Funding Agency in person, by email, videoconference, or phone Formats of Information Formats of Information

17. All Federal grants - www.grants.govAll Federal grants - www.grants.govwww.grants.gov Open Directory – http://www.dmoz.org/Society/Philanthropy/Grants/Grant- Making_Foundations/ http://www Oklahoma State Regents – http://www.okhighered.org/grant-opps/ http://www.okhighered.org/grant-opps/ Oklahoma Foundations – www.grantmakersofoklahoma.org www.grantmakersofoklahoma.org Foundation Data Book (all foundations by state)- www.foundationdatabook.com/ www.foundationdatabook.com/ SSTI Weekly Digest (State Science and Technology Institute, Ohio) - http://www.ssti.orghttp://www.ssti.org Donorschoose.org - http://www.donorschoose.orghttp://www.donorschoose.org Websites: Grant Resources Websites: Grant Resources

18. Federal Register Notice - www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fedreg/frcont07.html Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance - 12.46.245.173/cfda/cfda.html IRS Form 990 – www.grantsmart.org Foundation Directory – foundationcenter.org Websites: Grant Information Resources Websites: Grant Information Resources

19. U.S. Census, American FactFinderU.S. Census, American FactFinder –http://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=enhttp://factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en OSRHE -OSRHE - http://www.okhighered.org/studies-reports/http://www.okhighered.org/studies-reports/ Oklahoma State Department of EducationOklahoma State Department of Education –http://www.schoolreportcard.org/ -- individual schoolshttp://www.schoolreportcard.org/ Oklahoma Department of CommerceOklahoma Department of Commerce - http://www.okcommerce.gov/data http://www.okcommerce.gov/data Oklahoma Department of Human ServicesOklahoma Department of Human Services - http://www.okdhs.org/library/stats/http://www.okdhs.org/library/stats/ Community Service Council of Greater TulsaCommunity Service Council of Greater Tulsa http://www.csctulsa.org/data07.htm http://www.csctulsa.org/data07.htm - Institutional Research (IR) Department - Institutional Research (IR) Department Websites: Quantitative Research Resources Websites: Quantitative Research Resources

20. 49th National Association for Welfare Research and Statistics Conference –49th National Association for Welfare Research and Statistics Conference – papers from the conference, Helping in Crisis: Government Assistance in Recession and Beyond, are available at http://rockinst.org/nawrs/default.aspx http://rockinst.org/nawrs/default.aspx National Center for Education Statistics -National Center for Education Statistics - http://nces.ed.gov/ http://nces.ed.gov/ Google Scholar -Google Scholar - http://www.scholar.google.comhttp://www.scholar.google.com Professional AssociationsProfessional Associations – NCURA, SRA National initiatives – Complete College America; Lumina GOAL 2025National initiatives – Complete College America; Lumina GOAL 2025 Websites: Quantitative Research Resources Websites: Quantitative Research Resources

21. NSF Award Search - http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/ http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/ RePORT – NIH Research Portfolio Online Report Tools - http://report.nih.gov/http://report.nih.gov/ Most funding sources list previous grant on website Data Bases

22. What is a grant eNewsletter? All funding agencies and most foundations send eNewsletters with their grant information. Grant eNewsletters

23. Grant Opportunities for Oklahoma Higher Education – www.okhighered.org/grant-opps/ (weekly announcements, monthly news articles)Grant Opportunities for Oklahoma Higher Education – www.okhighered.org/grant-opps/ (weekly announcements, monthly news articles) www.okhighered.org/grant-opps/ Grants.gov - notifier@grants.govGrants.gov - notifier@grants.govnotifier@grants.gov Philanthropy News Digest – www.foundationcenter.orgPhilanthropy News Digest – www.foundationcenter.orgwww.foundationcenter.org Philanthropy News Network Online – www.pnnonline.orgPhilanthropy News Network Online – www.pnnonline.orgwww.pnnonline.org Chronicle of Philanthropy - http://philanthropy.com/section/Home/172Chronicle of Philanthropy - http://philanthropy.com/section/Home/172 http://philanthropy.com/section/Home/172 Norris Consulting Group - http://www.norrisconsultinggroup.com/pages/news.htmNorris Consulting Group - http://www.norrisconsultinggroup.com/pages/news.htm http://www.norrisconsultinggroup.com/pages/news.htm Grant eNewsletters

24. Good SearchGood Search - http://www.goodsearch.com/ (contributes to your selected charities)http://www.goodsearch.com/ Chronicle of Higher Education – chronicle.com/Chronicle of Higher Education – chronicle.com/chronicle.com/ Education World Grants Desk - http://www.educationworld.com/maillist.shtmlEducation World Grants Desk - http://www.educationworld.com/maillist.shtml http://www.educationworld.com/maillist.shtml eSchool News - eschool.news@eschoolnews.com]eschool.news@eschoolnews.com Don Peek (k-12 schools) – www.schoolfundingcenter.comDon Peek (k-12 schools) – www.schoolfundingcenter.comwww.schoolfundingcenter.com Teacher Planet – grants4teachers http://www.grants4teachers.com/Teacher Planet – grants4teachers http://www.grants4teachers.com/http://www.grants4teachers.com/ Grant eNewsletters

25. Faith Based and Community Initiatives Digest – c._lyn_larson@hud.gov (email)Faith Based and Community Initiatives Digest – c._lyn_larson@hud.gov (email)c._lyn_larson@hud.gov Institute for Youth Development: Federal Grants eNewsletter - cdcta@youthdevelopment.orgInstitute for Youth Development: Federal Grants eNewsletter - cdcta@youthdevelopment.org cdcta@youthdevelopment.org One Source - info@nyswtwrn.comOne Source - info@nyswtwrn.cominfo@nyswtwrn.com GuideStar - http://www2.guidestar.org/GuideStar - http://www2.guidestar.org/http://www2.guidestar.org/ Grant eNewsletters

26. Seek interviews of individuals or organizations that are examples of the beneficiaries Ask funded PI’s for a resource list Personal Experience: Qualitative Research Resources Personal Experience: Qualitative Research Resources

27. Bloggers upload their personal ideasBloggers upload their personal ideas Bloggers may or may not document their sourcesBloggers may or may not document their sources Interesting and sometimes usefulInteresting and sometimes useful http://wildwomanfundraising.com/http://wildwomanfundraising.com/ - Wild Woman Fundraising YOU can change the world through fundraising - http://wildwomanfundraising.com/ - Mazarine Treyzhttp://wildwomanfundraising.com/ Best 10 Fundraising Blogs - http://fundraisingdetective.typepad.com/fundraising- detective/best-5-fundraising-blogs-and-other-ones-i-follow.html http://fundraisingdetective.typepad.com/fundraising- detective/best-5-fundraising-blogs-and-other-ones-i-follow.htmlhttp://fundraisingdetective.typepad.com/fundraising- detective/best-5-fundraising-blogs-and-other-ones-i-follow.html Everyday Giving’s Top 10 Fundraising Blogs - http://www.blogs.com/topten/everyday-givings-top-10-fundraising-blogs/ http://www.blogs.com/topten/everyday-givings-top-10-fundraising-blogs/ Personal Experience: Blogs & Consultants Personal Experience: Blogs & Consultants

28. Creative use of the internet to find funds - Crowdfunding, i.e. RocketHub - http://www.rockethub.com/ http://www.rockethub.com/ Use of the internet to share financial needs for creative projects – finding lots of small contributors rather than a single grant or gift Internet Communication

29. Kinds of Information What kinds of documents should I look for? Request for Proposal (RFP) Request for Application (ROA) Proposal Solicitation Grant Guidelines Grant Proposal Guidelines Previously Funded Projects Principal Investigators or Directors of Previously Funded Projects

30. What is in the information document? What is in the information document? EligibilityEligibility –Type of organization – non-profit, higher education, 501 (c)(3), small business, minority-owned business –Geographic restrictions –Population, e.g., poverty, over 55, k-12, minority Size of AwardSize of Award –Sufficient –Range –Number of grants to be awarded –Award duration Kinds of Information: RFP

31. Project FocusProject Focus –Project complements funder’s goals and priorities Type of ActivityType of Activity –Specified use of funds RestrictionsRestrictions –Matching funds –Expenditure limitations –Evaluation requirements Kinds of Information: RFP Kinds of Information: RFP

32. 5 Top Ways to Get Funded!

33. 5 Top Ways to Get Funded! 5 Top Ways to Get Funded! Read the RFP. READ THE RFP. READ THE RFP! READ THE RFP!!! (RFP = Request for Proposal)

34. Read the RFP! Color highlightersColor highlighters Read 3 timesRead 3 times Team readingTeam reading Prepare a writing template with RFP headingsPrepare a writing template with RFP headings Make a list of questions for program directorMake a list of questions for program director Contact the program directorContact the program director

35. Understanding the Guidelines READ THE RFP!!!

36. Oklahoma City University Library – Foundation Center Cooperating Collection- http://www.okcu.edu/library/center.aspxOklahoma City University Library – Foundation Center Cooperating Collection- http://www.okcu.edu/library/center.aspxhttp://www.okcu.edu/library/center.aspx Susan Small ssmall@okcu.edu (405)208-5071 ssmall@okcu.edu Tulsa City-County Library – Foundation Center (at Central LibraryTulsa City-County Library – Foundation Center (at Central Library http://www.tulsalibrary.org/foundation_center/ Jennifer Greb jgreb@tulsalibrary.org (918) 596-7940 jgreb@tulsalibrary.org Southeastern Oklahoma State UniversitySoutheastern Oklahoma State University Kathryn Plunkett kplunkett@se.edu (580)745.2302 kplunkett@se.edu Public Library of Enid and Garfield County - http://www.enid.org/library/Public Library of Enid and Garfield County - http://www.enid.org/library/http://www.enid.org/library/ Michelle Mears (580) 234-6313 Source - http://foundationcenter.org/collections/ccok.html http://foundationcenter.org/collections/ccok.html Foundation Centers Foundation Centers

37. HUD.gov – US Department of Urban Development http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/HUD/program_ offices/faith_basedHUD.gov – US Department of Urban Development http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/HUD/program_ offices/faith_based http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/HUD/program_ offices/faith_based http://portal.hud.gov/portal/page/portal/HUD/program_ offices/faith_based White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood PartnershipsWhite House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships – http://www.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ofbnp/o ffices/federalwww.whitehouse.gov/administration/eop/ofbnp/o ffices/federal 12 Federal Agencies give grants to Faith-Based and Neighborhood Agencies Faith Based Grant Resources Faith Based Grant Resources

38. What are search engines? a data base that you may use to find information by using key identifying termsa data base that you may use to find information by using key identifying terms some free – some subscription feesome free – some subscription fee –Tip: keep track of your search terms –Tip: use their key terms Search Engines

39. COS ($1000 to $12,000/yr) – Community of Science @ www.cos.comCOS ($1000 to $12,000/yr) – Community of Science @ www.cos.com www.cos.com SPINPlus – InfoEd @ www.infoed.orgSPINPlus – InfoEd @ www.infoed.orgwww.infoed.org IRIS – University of Illinois, Champaign/UrbanaIRIS – University of Illinois, Champaign/Urbana Foundation & Corporate Funding Advantage ($240/yr) - http://www.fcfaonline.com/?ur=1U2PSW76Foundation & Corporate Funding Advantage ($240/yr) - http://www.fcfaonline.com/?ur=1U2PSW76http://www.fcfaonline.com/?ur=1U2PSW76 Foundation Directory Online – http://www.fconline.fdncenter.org/Foundation Directory Online – http://www.fconline.fdncenter.org/ http://www.fconline.fdncenter.org/ Foundation Grants to Individuals - http://gtionline.fdncenter.org/Foundation Grants to Individuals - http://gtionline.fdncenter.org/ http://gtionline.fdncenter.org/ Search Engines

40. Grant Opportunities for Oklahoma Higher Education – www.okhighered.org/grant-opps/ (click on Grant Resources)Grant Opportunities for Oklahoma Higher Education – www.okhighered.org/grant-opps/ (click on Grant Resources) www.okhighered.org/grant-opps/ Cleveland State University - www.csuohio.edu/uored/FUNDING/other- fs.htmlCleveland State University - www.csuohio.edu/uored/FUNDING/other- fs.htmlwww.csuohio.edu/uored/FUNDING/other- fs.htmlwww.csuohio.edu/uored/FUNDING/other- fs.html National Endowment for the Arts - http://arts.endow.gov/federal.htmlNational Endowment for the Arts - http://arts.endow.gov/federal.htmlhttp://arts.endow.gov/federal.html Grant.gov (all federal grants)- www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fedreg/frcont07.htmlGrant.gov (all federal grants)- www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fedreg/frcont07.html www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fedreg/frcont07.html University of Wisconsin at Madison - http://grants.library.wisc.edu/organizations/proposalwebsites.htmlUniversity of Wisconsin at Madison - http://grants.library.wisc.edu/organizations/proposalwebsites.html http://grants.library.wisc.edu/organizations/proposalwebsites.html AASCU Grant Resource Center - http://www.aascu.org/ofpopen/AASCU Grant Resource Center - http://www.aascu.org/ofpopen/http://www.aascu.org/ofpopen/ Council on Foundations - http://www.cof.org/Council on Foundations - http://www.cof.org/http://www.cof.org/ University of South Florida - http://www.research.usf.edu/University of South Florida - http://www.research.usf.edu/http://www.research.usf.edu/ University of California Berkley - http://www.berkeley.edu/research/University of California Berkley - http://www.berkeley.edu/research/http://www.berkeley.edu/research/ General Grant Websites General Grant Websites

41. Who at my institution has received funding from this funder? Who knows about this funder? What can I find from the funder’s website or a company report or a IRS Form 990? Kinds of Searching: Homework Kinds of Searching: Homework

42. 1.Commit the time! 2.Pick appropriate federal agency(s) 3.Pick 3-6 appropriate foundations 4.Develop relationships - visit 5.Constantly scan – ½ hour/day – lists, eNewsletters 6.Search with focus – direct to the agency or using a search engine 7.Work in a team – meet regularly Search Strategy

43. Become familiar with your chosen grant funders before you choose them. Search locally first. Search Stragegy

44. Search Locally First Search Locally First 1.What companies are in my locale? Phone book, Chamber of Commerce list 2.What Oklahoma foundations fund what I want to do? Data bases, libraries 3.Who among my peers has had funding? 4.Where is a good model of what I want to do? Search Strategy Search Strategy

45. Search and Select Linda Mason, Ed.D. Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education 405-225-9486 IP: 164.58.250.178 lmason@osrhe.edu