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Both online and print resources are important in grant development. The resources listed here are print materials available in the Libraries' collection. They identify potential funding organizations, foundations, associations and agencies. For online resources, access Comprehensive Grantmaking Sites.

Annual Register of Grant Support. New Providence: R.R. Bowker (Annual).
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This publication is a comprehensive source for grant program descriptions of government agencies, U.S. and international foundations, corporations, community trusts, unions, educational and professional associations, and special interest organizations. Areas covered include academic and scientific research, project development, travel and exchange programs, publication support, equipment, and construction, training and competitive awards.

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. Washington, D.C.: Office of Management and Budget, U.S. Govt. Print. Off., 1971- (Annual).
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The Catalog is a major index of federal government grant programs. Guidelines for proposal writing are also included. This publication identifies programs by name, agency, function, subject, and applicant eligibility.

Public Management Institute. The Complete Grants Sourcebook for Higher Education. Washington, D.C.: American Council on Education, 1995/96.
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Part 1 provides information on seeking and winning grant support. Part 2, a directory of funding sources, contains more than 500 entries for federal, foundation, and corporate programs of support. (Note: Some information, such as personnel or contact person, may be dated.)

Public Service Materials Center. Corporate Fund Raising Directory. Hartsdale, New York: Public Service Materials Center, 1985-1986 ed.
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This publication describes America's largest corporations with a corporate giving program. The data identifies a contact person and describes each program's mission and funding criteria, its deadline for grant application and the size of typical grant awards.

Kleitzien, S. Damon, comp. Directory of Pennsylvania Foundations. Philadelphia: Free Library of Philadelphia, 1998 ed.
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This directory profiles Pennsylvania foundations that award grants in a variety of disciplines. Entries are organized into five regions and listed alphabetically by foundation name within each region.

Wilson, William K, and Betty L. Wilson, comp. Directory of Research Grants. Scottsdale, Arizona, Oryx Press, 1980-1995 (Annual).
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This directory features descriptions of grant programs sponsored by federal agencies, private foundations, academic institutions, corporations, professional organizations, and some state and foreign governments. It is arranged by academic discipline and lists programs for faculty, researchers and directors, as well as pre and post-doctoral programs.

Foundation Directory. New York: The Foundation Center, 1960-.
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This directory is a basic reference guide to the largest non-governmental United States foundations that award grants. It is arranged alphabetically by state and includes indexes for subject, type of support, officers and trustees, foundation name, geographic location and international giving.

Foundation Grants Index. New York: The Foundation Center, 1970/71- (Annual).
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The index lists brief summaries of grants of $5000 or more made to non-profit organizations in the previous year, lists the names of recipient organizations and, in some cases, includes short program descriptions. A typical grant record gives the name and location of the recipient, the amount awarded, the date of authorization, a description of the grant, the source of data and the grant identification number. Foundation Grants Index is available online, 1983-present, via the fee-based service, Dialog (File 27). For further information about this service, contact Reference.

Foundation Grants Index Bimonthly. New York: Foundation Center, 1983-.
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The bimonthly index provides an update of grants in the Foundation Grants Index described above.

Lerner, Craig and Roland Turner, eds. Grants Register. New York: St. James Press, 1971/73-.
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This resource includes information on scholarships, fellowships, prizes, and other sources of financial aid for professional and academic work beyond the undergraduate level. The information is broken down by subject and country; subjects include everything from law, to service trades, to agriculture.