Local Search Engines

• Lucas County
• Stranahan Foundation
• Toledo Community Foundation

 

State Funding Search Engines

• Governor's Office of Faith Based & Community Initiatives - Funding and training available to faith-based and community-based group in Ohio.
• Ohio Arts Council - Outlines their funding programs in the state for both individual and organizations.
• Ohio State Auditor's Website - Gateway to Grantsource, an online publication of state and federal grants offering links to useful grant sites.

  

 

Federal Funding Search Engines

• Acquiring Public Grants Workbook
• Federal Register - Listing of federal regulations and grant announcements, updated daily.
• Firstgov for Nonprofits - Information on federal assistance available to nonprofits, links to legal information, laws on fundraising and outreach, links to federal agency websites that provide grants to nonprofits.
• Grants.gov - Recently announced grant opportunities.
• National Endowment for the Arts - Federal grants in the fine arts.
• The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance - Provides a full listing of all federal programs available to State and local governments, federally recognized Indian-tribal governments, Territories of the United States, domestic public, quasi-public, and private profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions, specialized groups, and individuals.

 

Foundation Funding Search Engines

• Fundsnet - List of Foundation websites by subject.
• The Foundation Center  - Provides resources for connecting nonprofits and grant makers.

 

 

General Search Engines

• Grant Select - A searchable list of 10,000+ public and private grantors.  Only available at the library (all branches).
• Internet Prospector - Information on all aspects of nonprofit funding research.
• Join Together - Created by Join Together, an organization dealing with substance abuse.  See their resources area for funding opportunities.
• Philanthropy News Network Online - Listing of news on the nonprofit sector, including gifts and grants.  Announcements are found by clicking "general fundraising".
• School Grants - Grant opportunities, grant writing tips and sample proposals for schools K-12.

 

Toledo Lucas County Public Library's Grantsmanship Center - Provides basic grant training classes and books on fundraising, nonprofit management and grant resources.