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This LibGuide contains resources for finding grants and grant writing. If you have any questions, please contact a Jones Library staff member.

Finding Grant Opportunities

"100 Places to Find Funding for Your Research"
An article containing a list of websites that provide grant opportunities. Websites are organized by "General," "Social and Civil," "Science and Engineering," and "Health." Some websites require subscriptions.
American Historical Association
The AHA provides grant opportunities for historical research. Must be a member of AHA to apply.
Golden LEAF Foundation
"For 20 years, Golden LEAF has worked to increase economic opportunity in North Carolina’s rural and tobacco-dependent communities through leadership in grantmaking, collaboration, innovation, and stewardship as an independent and perpetual foundation."
Grants.gov
A government website containing information about grants and grant application opportunities.
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
The self-stated "largest public funder of biomedical research in the world."
National Science Foundation
Contains a database of grant opportunities for science research. Can be searched alphabetically or by keyword.
Philanthropy News Digest - Request for Proposals (RFPs)
An updated list of organizations and nonprofits requesting proposals. Can be searched by subject or keyword.
Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education
A decentralized competitive grants and education program operating in every state and island protectorate

Articles About Grant Writing

10 Tips for Successful Grant Writing
Chasan-Taber. (2018) Chronicle of Higher Education
The ABC of writing a grant proposal
Seeman, E. (2015). Osteoporosis International.
The anatomy and art of writing a successful grant application: a practical step-by-step approach
Gholipour, A., Lee, E. Y., & Warfield, S. K. (2014). Pediatric Radiology
How to plan and write a budget for research grant proposal
Patil, S. G. (2019) Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine
How to Write a Successful Research Grant Application
World Education Services
Important Writing Tips from the NIH
Many of the tips are applicable when applying elsewhere.
Pearls: Never Write a Research Grant Alone
Ghert, M. (2017). Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research
Ten simple rules for writing a career development award proposal
Botham, et al (2017) PLoS Computational Biology
Think it through first: questions to consider in writing a successful grant application
Arthurs, O. J. (2014) Pediatric Radiology
Writing a first grant proposal
Gomez-Cambronero, et al. (2012) Nature Immunology
Writing implementation research grant proposals: ten key ingredients
Proctor, et al (2012) Implementation Science

Recent Books

Federal Grants: Background, Issues, and Management

How to Get Grant Money in the Humanities and Social Sciences

Shares proven strategies in a series of short, witty chapters.

Grant Writing Handbook for Nurses and Health Professionals

Progresses step by step from establishing the need for the grant through disseminating grant findings

Funded!

Covers every grantwriting topic from finding funding to submission

Writing Successful Grant Proposals

Demystifies grant writing, from initial development, to writing and submission, to final delivery of project results

How the NIH Can Help You Get Funded

An invaluable manual for pursuing - and sustaining - NIH funding

Winning Grants Step by Step

Provokes the right questions, hand-holds through practical exercises, and offers a map to develop strategic relationships with funders