1. Locating Funding Opportunities
Presented by James Denney
Office of Sponsored Programs
Today’s workshop is titled Locating Funding Opportunities. I am James Denney the Director of Sponsored Programs and this presentation is being put on by the Office of Academic Affairs.

2. Agenda Foundations Federal Agencies State Agency Other
Today we are going to look at some of the places you can go to search for funding opportunities.
We are going to look at:
Foundations
Federal Agencies
State Agencies
Other Places

3. Foundations W.K. Kellogg Foundation The Phil Hardin Foundation
Initiatives
The Phil Hardin Foundation
So lets start by looking at some of the foundations that offer programs.
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
Once you have the web page up click on the Initatives Tabt.
You will find that many of the Foundations do not have direct request for proposals or request for applications. They have Initiatives and if you r program fits there agenda then you can send in a proposal.
Click on Food and Society
Grants Links on Left hand Side of Page
Grant Seeking Link at top of Page.
The Phil Hardin Foundation
Grant Making Focus
What we look for
2008 Grants
Professional Development Programs

4. Foundations – Cont. Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Lumina Foundation
Grant Programs & Research
Lumina Foundation
GRANTS
Information for Grant Seekers
What we Fund
Subscribe to Lumina News
Let Move on now to the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
First you will notice there are 6 core areas where this foundation makes awards.
Once you have the web site loaded please click on the Grant Programs and Research Link.
Click on Higher Education Link
Click on Grant Inquires Link
Mow lets look at the Lumina Foundation.
Once you are on the web site click on the grants tab at the top of the page.
Click on Information for Grant Seekers.
Subscribe to Lumina News

5. Foundations – Cont. IBM Corporation Grant Programs
Grant Programs
Grant Application Guidelines
Hewlett-Packard Development Company
Now lets move on to the IBM Corporation.
Once you have the web site loaded click on the Grant Programs link on the left side of the page.
Now you will see the six programs IBM Corporation looks at funding.
Also, click on the Grant Application Guidelines.
Lets look at the Hewlett – Packard Development Company
On the right side of the page click on United States.
Here you will see the three areas HP focuses on.
Also point out the Family’s Foundations

6. Foundations – Cont. The Chisholm Foundation CREATE Foundation grants
CREATE Foundation
grants
The Next Foundation is the Chisholm Foundation.
The CREATE Foundation.
Click on the Grants Link on the left hand side of the page.
There are 3 grant categories. Plus Initiatives.

7. Foundations – Cont. Ms. Foundation for Women Grants
Grants
Now lets move on to the Ms. Foundation for Women.
Click on the Grants link on the left hand side of the page.

8. Federal Agencies www.grants.gov Two Ways to Search
New Opportunities this Week
Grant Search
Grant Alerts
So, Now lets move on to some of the Federal Agencies. Probably the biggest one is grants.gov.
Grants.gov is administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The is the Central Warehouse of all of the Federal Grants.
There are two ways to search this web site. The fist if New Opportunities this week.
Another way is to Click on the Grant Search link on the right hand side of the page.
You can search by keyword, by category, by agency or do an advanced search.
Also, you can get Grant alerts.

9. Federal Agencies – Cont.
U.S. Department of Education
Grants & Contracts
Grant Opportunities
Once you get to the web site go to the Grants & Contracts link on the right hand side of the page.
Click on the Grant Opportunities on the right hand side of the page.
Click on Find in the Upper Left hand Column.

10. Federal Agencies – Cont.
U.S. Dept of Agriculture
USDA Awards, Loans, and Grants
Next lets look at the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Scroll down and click on the USDA, Awards, Loans and Grants.

11. Federal Agencies – Cont.
National Science Foundation
Find Funding Opportunities
The National Science Foundation.
Click on the Find Funding Opportunities link in the Upper Left Hand Column.
There are three different ways we can look for opportunities here.

12. Federal Agencies – Cont.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
All Federal Grants are assigned a CFDA # and they are listed on this web site.

13. Federal Agencies – Cont.
Appalachian Regional Commission
Grants and Contracts
Request for Proposals
The Appalachian Regional Commission.
Click on Grant and Contracts
Click on Request for Proposals

14. Federal Agencies – Cont.
American Recovery Reinvestment Act
Opportunities
Grants
Lets look at the American Recovery Reinvestment Act website.
Scroll over the Opportunities link at the top and click on grants.

15. State Agency Mississippi Department of Education
Resources
Request for Proposals

16. Other Google Direct Search Federal Agencies Mississippi State Agencies
You can do direct searches thru GOOGLE
Do the Search
Search for Federal Agencies www. USA.gov
Mississippi State Agencies Mississippi.gov

17. Questions