Funding Sources

The following links will help you search for funding opportunites and prepare proposals for your projects. To utlize the private search databases, please visit the grants office during work hours and assistance will be provided on how to conduct a funding search.

Key Links for Grant Writers:                                                            

State of California Grant Resources:

California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office

California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office- Economic & Workforce Development

California Community Foundation

California Council for the Humanities

California Postsecondary Education Commission

The California State Library

Federal Grant Resources:

Grants.gov

Department of Commerce

Department of Defense

Department of Health and Human Services

Department of Homeland Security

Department of Labor

Department of State  

Environmental Protection Agency

FedWorld-

Institute of Museum and Library Services

Japan-United States Friendship Commission 

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

National Council on Disability

National Endowment for the Arts

National Endowment for the Humanities

National Science Foundation

National Science Foundation Forms-

National Science Foundation Grants Proposal Guide

President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities  

Small Business Administration  

Social Security Administration  

U.S. Department of Agriculture  

U.S. Department of Commerce, National Telecommunications, & Information Administration

U.S. Department of Education

U.S. Department of Education- Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education

U.S. Department of Energy

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services-GrantsNet

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

U.S. Institute of Peace

U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration

U.S. Department of Treasury

Private Grant Resources:

Foundation Directory Online

Metasoft Big Online America

Other Grant Resources: Finding Funders/Grantsmanship

American Association of Grant Professionals

Catalog for Federal Domestic Assistance

Council for Resource Development

Council on Foundations

E-Funding Solutions

Foundation Center

Foundations Online

Grantsmanship Center

Grantsmanship Center News & Magazine Archives

Grant Proposal.com

Guide for Writing a Funding Proposal 

GuideStar

National Science Foundation Proposal Preparation

Non-Profit Guides