FUNDING
Faced with declining budgets and workforce reductions, organizations are challenged to be innovative to fund their projects. Partnerships can play an important role.
Partnerships provide expanded opportunities for obtaining grants:
- Funders often require or prefer projects involving partnerships
- Funding is easier to leverage with the more partners involved
Good planning requires matching the appropriate funding source with project goals and objectives. A sample of funding opportunities is listed here.
Funding Databases
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Grants.gov for Federal Grants
Grants.gov allows organizations to electronically find and apply for competitive grant opportunities from all Federal grant-making agencies. Grants.gov is THE single access point for over 900 grant programs offered by the 26 Federal grant-making agencies.
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Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
This on-line catalog gives you access to a database of all Federal programs available to State and local governments; federally-recognized Indian tribal governments; Territories (and possessions) of the United States; domestic public; quasi-public, and private profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and individuals.
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This US
Forest Service Desk Guide lists
over 200 sources of grants and funding opportunities available
to the Forest Service and partners.
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The
Redlodge Clearinghouse has a searchable
database of grants, (government and foundation sources),
cost sharing, and technical assistance available for
natural resources projects in the western United States.
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The Foundation Center's mission is to support and improve
instititutional philanthropy by promoting public understanding of the field and helping grantseekers
succeed.
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 To purchase a copy of this Environmental Grantmaking Foundations 2006 – 11th edition, Directory, visit the Environmental Grants web site. This directory is a valuable resource for nonprofit organizations looking for grants to support environmental activities and programs.
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The National Agricultural Library's A Guide to Funding Resources includes links to searchable databases offering funding opportunities from government and/or private sources that are available to local governments, community organizations, and individuals. It also provides web links to more than sixty full-text online guides, manuals, and tips to assist grantwriters prepare successful proposals.
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Grants and Grants Management (Federal
Assistance)
• Resources for Forest
Service grants and other information.
NFF Grant Programs
The National Forest Foundation (NFF) provides financial support to partners and raises funds to enhance contributions to local conservation initiatives. Opportunities exist throughout the year for non-profit organizations to receive funding for stewardship projects or start-up costs. Learn more »
Resources for enhancing your skills in grant development and writing
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The Foundation Center's Proposal
Writing Short Course is a free two-part online course covering the basic components of a
proposal and important elements such as budget and expenses, administration, and the research process
involved in writing a proposal.
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The Foundation Center's
Grant Proposal Writing Seminars - Conducted by the authors of Foundation Center's
Guide to Proposal Writing, these seminars offer the novice fundraiser and the nonprofit executive a
nuts-and-bolts presentation on the proposal writing skills needed to secure grants from foundations and
corporate sources.
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Grantwriters.com Provides information, a bookstore, training, and services for grant and proposal writers.
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PARTNERING WITH THE FOREST SERVICE
