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Most of the print resources listed on this page are located in either Moody Memorial Library or the Jesse H. Jones Library. This is not an exhaustive list of all resources in the Baylor University Libraries related to obtaining grants. Check at the Social Science and Humanities Reference Desk, the Science and Engineering Reference Desk, and Government Documents for additional information and assistance.

Table of Contents

• General Sources
• Area-Specific Sources
• International Sources
• Additional Sources
• Electronic Sources

General Sources

Annual Register of Grant Support . R. R. Bowker, most current.

(REF Oversize AS 911 A2 A67 date)
Provides details of the grant support programs of government agencies, public and private foundations, corporations, Community trusts, unions, educational and professional associations, and special interest organizations. Detailed information for each program is provided. Main arrangement by 10 broad categories (Multiple Special Purpose, Humanities, International Affairs and Area Studies, Special Populations, Urban and Regional Affairs, Education, Social Sciences, Physical Sciences, Life Sciences, and Technology and Industry). Provides indexes by subject, organization and program, geographical area, and personnel.

Corporate 500 Directory of Corporate Philanthropy , 11th ed. San Francisco: Public Management Institute, 1993.

(REF HV 97 A3 C675x 1993/94)
Arranged alphabetically by corporation name. Provides profiles of companies' giving history including a list of sample grants awarded. Each profile uses "Grants-At-A-Glance" to shorten research time by providing the most important information in a concise and easy-to-understand graphic. Includes the following indexes: Geographic Areas of Giving--Regions; Geographic Areas of Giving--States and Cities; Grant Recipients (Sample Grants); Grant Recipients by State; Main Subsidiaries; Principal Subsidiaries; Who's Who in Corporate Philanthropy; and a Master Cross Index.

Directory of Operating Grants: An Innovative Reference Directory Pinpointing General Operating Grants Available to Nonprofit Organizations , 2nd ed. Loxahatchee, FL: Research Grant Guides, 1995.

(Strecker Museum AS911 A2 D574x 1995)

Directory of Texas Foundations. San Antonio: Funding Information Center of Texas, Inc., 1996.

(REF HV 98 T5 H65 1996/97)
Includes descriptive information on 1,751 of the 2,257 private and community foundations located in Texas. There are four alphabetical indexes: Areas of Giving Index, City Index, Trustee and Officer Index, and Foundation Name Index.

The Foundation Directory . New York: Foundation Center, most current.

(REF Oversize AS 911 A2 F65 date).
Provides information on the finances, governance, and giving interests of the nation's largest grant-making foundations, those with assets of $2 million or more or which make annual grants of at least $200,000. Arranged alphabetically by state and then by foundation name. Six indexes are also provided: Index to Donors, Officers, Trustees; Geographic Index; Types of Support Index; Subject Index (provides access to giving interests of foundations based on the "Purpose and Activities" and "Fields of Interest" sections of entries); Index of Foundations New to the Edition; and Foundation Name Index.

The Foundation Directory Part 2. New York: Foundation Center, most current.

(REF Oversize AS 911 A2 F652 date)
Provides exactly the same information as The Foundation Directory, but it focuses on those foundations making annual grants totaling $50,000 to $199,999 and holding assets of less than $2 million.

Foundation Grants Index . New York: Foundation Center, most current.

(REF Oversize AS 911 Z2 F66 date)
One of the most valuable resources for determining the current funding priorities of the nation's largest foundations. Provides access to the funding interests of major foundations by subject area, geographic focus, types of support, and the types of organizations which receive grants. Consists of 7 sections: Grants (lists grants of $10,000 or more by 28 major subject fields); Recipient Name Index; Subject Index (provides access to the grant records by keywords and phrases which describe the specific subject focus); Type of Support/Geographic Index; Recipient Categories Index; Index to Grants by Foundation; and Foundation Name and Address List.

Foundation Grants to Individuals . New York: Foundation Center, 1991.

(REF LB 2336 F599 1991)
Most comprehensive listing available of private U. S. foundations which provide financial assistance to individuals. Includes Educational Support, General Welfare, Arts and Cultural Support, Grants to Foreign Individuals, Awards, Prizes, and Grants by Nomination, and Grants Restricted to Company Employees. Indexes include: Index of Foundations; Subject Index; Types of Support Index; Geographic Focus Index; Index of Company Employee Grants; and Index of Specific Educational Institutions.

Grant Advisor . Arlington, VA: Robert J. Toft.

(REF AS 911 A2 672x date)
A monthly publication which summarizes currently available grant opportunities, including deadlines, addresses, phone and FAX numbers, criteria, eligibility requirements, funding and duration, etc.

Grant Seekers Guide: Foundations That Support Social and Economic Justice , 4th ed. Emeryville, CA: Moyer Bell, 1996.

(REF HV97.A3 G73 1996)

National Data Book of Foundations: A Comprehensive Guide to Grant-making Foundations . New York: Foundation Center, 1992.

(REF AS 911 A2 F64 1992)
Designed primarily for preliminary research on funding resources, it provides access to private grant-making foundations, grant-making operating foundations, and community foundations that awarded grants of $1 or more during the latest fiscal period. Particularly helpful in identifying many small foundations which are often important sources of local funding. Sections One and Two are arranged geographically. In Section One, foundation entries are listed in descending order by total grants paid; and in Section Two, foundation entries are listed in descending order by total assets. No subject access is provided.

National Directory of Corporate Giving, 3d ed. New York: Foundation Center, 1995.

(REF HV 89 N26 1995)
Profiles companies making contributions to nonprofit organizations. Arranged alphabetically by company name, there are six indexes: Index by Officers, Donors, and Trustees; Geographic Index; Types of Support Index; Subject Index; Types of Business Index; Corporation, Corporate Giving Program, and Corporate Foundation Index.

National Directory of Nonprofit Organizations . Rockville, MD: The Taft Group, most current.

(REF AS29.5 .N38 Date)

American Historical Association. Grants, Fellowships, and Prizes of Interest to Historians . Washington, DC: American Historical Association, 1993.

(REF D 16.25 G69 date)

American Psychological Association. Guide to Research Support , 3rd ed. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 1987.

(SCI REF BF 76.5 A64 1987)

Barber, Peggy and Linda D. Crowe. Getting Your Grant: A How-to-Do-It Manual for Librarians. New York: Neal-Schuman Publishers, Inc., 1993.

(REF Z 683.2 U6 B37 !993)

The Big Book of Library Grant Money. Chicago, IL: American Library Association, 1996.

(REF Z683.2 U6 B54 1996-97)

Directory of Grants in the Humanities. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, most current.

(REF AZ 188 U5 D57 date)

Directory of Grants in the Physical Sciences. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1987.

(SCI REF Q 179.98 D57x 1987)

Directory of Financial Aids for Women. Santa Barbara, CA: Reference Service Press, 1991.

(REF LB2338 D564 1991/92)

East Texas Foundations: Arts/Culture & Humanities. San Antonio, TX: Nonprofit Resource Center of Texas, 1997.

(Srecker Museum OVERSIZE HV98 T5 E17x 1997)

Environmental Grantmaking Foundations. Rochester, NY: Environmental Data Research Institute, 1996.

(Strecker Museum GE80 E58 1996)

Foundation Guide for Religious Grant Seekers , 4th ed. Atlanta, GA: Scholars Press, 1992.

(HV89 .F68 1992)

Grants, Fellowships & Prizes of Interest to Historians. Washington, DC: American Historical Association, most current.

(REF D16.25 G69)

Grants for Libraries and Information Services . Foundation Center, 1990.

(REF Z 683.2 U6 G7x 1990/1991)

Krebs, Arlene. The Distance Learning Funding $ourcebook: A Guide to Foundation, Corporate and Government Support for Telecommunications and the New Media. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Publishing, 1996.

(REF LC5805 K74x 1996)

National Guide to Funding in Religion . NY: Foundation Center, 1995

(Theology/Philosophy REF HV89 .N37 1995)

Northeast Texas Foundations: Arts/Culture & Humanities. San Antonio, TX: Nonprofit Resource Center of Texas, 1997.

(Srecker Museum OVERSIZE HV98 T5 N67x 1997)

South/Central Texas Foundations: Arts/Culture & Humanities. San Antonio, TX: Nonprofit Resource Center of Texas, 1997.

(Srecker Museum OVERSIZE HV98 T5 S68x 1997)

Texas Panhandle/West Texas Foundations: Arts/Culture & Humanities. San Antonio, TX: Nonprofit Resource Center of Texas, 1997.

(Srecker Museum OVERSIZE HV98 T5 T49x1997)

Canadian Directory of Foundations . Toronto: The Canadian Centre for Philanthropy, 1994.

(REF AS 911 A2 C36 1994/95)
Provides information about more than 800 family, corporate, community and special interest foundations which make awards in Canada. It is arranged alphabetically by Canadian Foundations then by American Foundations (which give to Canadians). Indexes provided are: Index of Foundations Names; Index of Geographic Location of Foundations; Index of Geographic Location of Recipient Organizations; Index of Recipient Organizations; Index of Fields of Interest; and Index of Individuals.

International Encyclopedia of Foundations . New York: Greenwood Press, 1990.

(REF HV 12 I58 1990)
Arranged alphabetically by country, this resource is most appropriately used to identify major international foundations and obtain general information about their history and activities. A limited amount of subject-specific information can be obtained by using the index.

The Baylor University Libraries have many books aimed at helping people to write good grant proposals. A few current ones are listed below. Additional ones may be found by using one of the following subject headings on BearCat : proposal writing or writing grants.

Brewer, Ernest W. Finding Funding: Grant Writing for the Financially Challenged Educator . Newbury Park, CA: Corwin Press, 1993.

(LB 2342.4 U6 B74 1993)

Coley, Soraya M. and Cynthia A. Scheinberg. Proposal Writing . London: Sage Publications, 1990.

(HV 41 C548 1990)

Hall, Mary S. Getting Funded: A Complete Guide to Proposal Writing , 3d ed. Portland, OR: Continuing Education Publications, 1988.

(LB 2825 H223 1988)

Krathwohl, David R. How to Prepare a Research Proposal: Guidelines for Funding and Dissertations in the Social and Behavioral Sciences , 3d ed. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press, 1988.

(HG 177 K73 1988)

Lucas, Robert A. The Grants World Inside Out . Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1992.

(PN 6231 S3 L8 1992)

Meador, Roy. Guidelines for Preparing Proposals , 2d ed. Chelsea, MI: Lewis Publishers, 1991.

(HF 5718.5 M43 1991)

Reif-Lehrer, Liane. Writing a Successful Grant Application , 2d ed. Boston: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 1989.

(R 853 P75 R44 1989)

Ries, Joanne B. Applying for Research Funding: Getting Started and Getting Funded . Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, 1995.

(HG177 R53 1995)

Schumacher, Dorin. Get Funded: A Practical Guide for Scholars Seeking Research Support From Business . London: Sage Publications, 1992.

(LB 2336 S33 1992)

Dialog -- Through the Dialog system, two of the Foundation Center's databases are available to be searched for a fee. Contact Janet Sheets in the Social Science and Humanities Reference Department for more information.

Foundation Directory, File 26 -- Provides a comprehensive directory with descriptions of more than 32,500 active grant-makers, including grant-making foundations, community foundations, operating foundations, and corporate grant makers. Equivalent to the printed Foundation Directory. Costs: $1.20/connect minute; $ .45/full format online type or offline print.

Foundation Grants Index, File 27 -- Contains records describing grants that have been awarded to nonprofit organizations by the larger private, philanthropic foundations located in the United States, representing all records from the Foundation Grants Index section of the bimonthly Foundation News. Equivalent to the printed Foundation Grants Index. Costs: $1.20/connect minute; $ .45 format online type or offline print.

Selected Internet Grant Resources

(http://www3.baylor.edu/Library/BeyondLib/grants.html)
This site, maintained by the Baylor University Libraries, provides links to selected grant resources available via the Internet.