1. Types of Awards 2. Identify Funding Opportunities 3. How to find grant opportunities from resources available to Cooperative Extension, UW-Extension, Universities, and on the Web.

Federal, State, & Private Awards  Federal Awards: A federal grant is an award of financial assistance from a federal agency to a recipient.  Carry out a broader public purpose or economic stimulation.  Guided by political agenda.  Has strict, formal guidelines and procedures for applying for and administering grants.  Applications are peer reviewed for merit and technical aspects. You will receive their comments.  Budgets can change when federal priorities change.

 Federal Awards  Categorical grants may be spent only for narrowly defined purposes, and recipients often must match a portion of the federal funds from their own funds.  Project grants are grants given by the government to fund research or outreach projects. An individual must have certain qualifications before applying for such a grant and the normal duration for project grants is three years.  Formula grants provide funds as dictated by a law.  Block grants are large grants provided from the federal government to state or local governments for use in a general purpose.  Earmark grants are explicitly specified in appropriations of the U.S. Congress. They are not competitively awarded.

 Federal Awards  There are over 900 grant programs offered by the 26 federal grant-making agencies. These programs are the more common ones that Coop sees:  Agriculture  Community Development  Education  Environmental Quality  Food and Nutrition  Family and Youth  Health  Justice  Natural Resources  Science

 How do they keep track of Federal grant programs?  Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA)  The CFDA is a government-wide compendium of Federal programs, projects, services, and activities that provide assistance or benefits to the American public.  Now published electronically on-line at  The database is searchable and uses a ##.### numbering schema.  Programs are indexed by federal government agency.  Ex. 10.### is the US Department of Agriculture  Ex.93.### is the US Department of Health and Human Services  The CFDA is useful for when you want to find the authorization for the grant opportunity you’re applying for, and Uses and Use Restrictions.  UW-Extension is required to record the CFDA#s of their federal grants.

 State Awards A state grant is an award of financial assistance from a Wisconsin State Agency, County, Municipality, or Local Govt. Unit. The source of funding can be:  Federal; we call those “federal pass-through”.  State GPR Funds (tax dollars).  Non-Federal funds received from Wisconsin Counties in partnership with Cooperative Extension  Other than above.

There also can be Non-Federal funds from sanctioned support groups. The following organizations qualify as sanctioned support groups:  County-based support organizations (i.e. 4-H Foundations)  University of Wisconsin Foundation  Leadership Wisconsin

 Private Awards A private grant is an award of financial assistance from a private non-profit organizations such as foundations, not- for-profit corporations or charitable trusts.  Stable and long-term priorities.  Shorter proposals in page length.  Often have poorly defined guidelines and procedures for applying for and administering grants.  Awards are limited to organizations in a specific geographical area.  Proposals are often reviewed continuously or multiple times per year by a board or staff members.  Are dependent on private funds and donations.

The University of Wisconsin also offers internal grant opportunities. A call for proposals is ed to staff or posted on the web.  Program Innovation Fund - an institutional fund designed to encourage innovative projects and programs that foster greater collaboration among and between the UW-Extension divisions, the UW Colleges, and other UW institutions and/or community partners.  Grants are awarded via an internal budget transfer or inter-institutional agreement.

UW-Extension has access to three subscription-based funding opportunity databases: I.GRC – Grants Resource Center  Has 2,000 funding opportunities, mainly federal and cyclical  Has access to funded proposal abstracts  Can set up a monthly alert based on search criteria II.COS/Pivot  Contains 25,000 funding opportunities, including foundations, local/state/federal agencies, foreign governments, international organizations, and corporations  Can set up a weekly alert based on saved searches III.Foundations in Wisconsin  Contains the profiles of 1,301 private foundations in Wisconsin with $7B in assets, funding $500K in grants in 2012.

Accessing GRC – Grants Resource Center: The web address is  Contact Coop’s Budget Office grants coordinator, or the UWEX OES preaward official, for the Username and Password.

Accessing GRC – Grants Resource Center  Go to Resources 1. Funded Proposal Library - examples of funded proposal abstracts, by federal agency. 2. Grant Search  You can search with these criteria: Subject, Activity, Sponsor, Deadline, and Text.

Accessing GRC – Grants Resource Center

 To have customized search results sent to your address on a monthly basis, fill out and return the following form to GRC: Alerts.pdf  To view GRC publications, go to Publications 1.GRC Bulletin – biweekly bulletin of different funding opportunities. To become a recipient, please Suzanne at 2.Deadlines – funding opportunities with deadlines in the next 3 months 3.GrantsWeek – articles on federal agencies’ grant funding budgets and activities

Accessing GRC – Grants Resource Center

 Cooperative Extension has a listserv subscription option. To receive news on GRC grant opportunities, subscribe to the list by visiting the following link:  You can unsubscribe from the list at the same link.

Accessing COS/Pivot  Click on “Sign Up” to create your Pivot account.  Name, address, new password, and affiliated member institution University of Wisconsin – Extension

Accessing COS/Pivot  After you receive a verification and sent a confirmation, log in to continue. 1. Search funding opportunities by text or sponsor  Can refine search (top bar) and/or results (left bar)

Accessing COS/Pivot  Can save search (top bar) & set up a weekly alert.

Accessing COS/Pivot 2. For tailored funding opportunities based on Profile Detail, go to Profiles

Accessing COS/Pivot Example of funding opportunities tailored to a profile:

Accessing COS/Pivot Example of funding opportunities tailored to a profile:

Accessing Foundations in Wisconsin: The web address is  Contact Coop’s Budget Office grants coordinator, or the UWEX OES preaward official, for Username and Password. Limit is 2 users at same time; please log out when done.

You can also go directly to the Funder’s database to review their grant opportunities. For example, the next slide is the US Environmental Protection Agency’s Grants and Other Funding Opportunities website. The databases are free, and often include useful grant writing resources such as example proposals, FAQs, and tutorials.