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Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance
- TYPE:Searchable WAIS index
- ADDRESS:telnet to solar.rtd.utk.edu, login as
"gopher"
/ Federal Government Information
/ Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance ; OR
gopher to solar.rtd.utk.edu
/ Federal Government Information
/ Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
- URL:gopher://solar.rtd.utk.edu/11/Federal/CFDA
telnet://solar.rtd.utk.edu
- CONTACT:Server created eklein@dungeon.sura.net
- COMMENTS:
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance is a searchable
directory of financial and nonfinancial assistance programs
that "provide benefits to the American Public." The programs
listed in this database are administered by departments and
establishments of the Federal Government. This is a very valuable
database, as it is extremely easy to use and contains a wide range
of grants, loans, scholarships and other types of financial
assistance on a wide variety of topics.
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Dept of
Education Office of Education Research & Improvement (OERI)
- TYPE: Gopher
- ADDRESS: gopher gopher.ed.gov
/ US Department of Education Programs
/ Guide to Programs
- URL: gopher://gopher.ed.gov:70/11/gen_progs/guide
- CONTACT:
Telephone: (202) 219-1547
Fax: (202) 219-1817
Mail: INet Project Manager
U.S. Department of Education
Office of Educational Research and
Improvement/EIRD
555 New Jersey Ave. N.W., Room 214b
Washington, D.C. 20208-5725
e-mail: gopheradm@inet.ed.gov
- COMMENTS:
This gopher provides access to a variety of databases that
include statistics and research and development information
the is aimed toward the improvement of teaching and learning.
The information contained in this gopher obviously deals with
educational institutions, but it also has information on
adult literacy, vocational, and bilingual programs.
This gopher also includes information on School-to-Work
programs that offer funding to state and local institutions
that are working with high school students in order to
provide an easier transition into the workforce. This gopher
offers a wide variety of information, but it is also indexed,
which means that users can easily search for information
relevant to their needs.
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FEDIX/MOLIS/HERO Federal Information
Exchange
- TYPE: Gopher and World Wide Web databases
- ADDRESS: gopher fedix.fie.com
telnet fedix.fie.com
- URL: gopher://fedix.fie.com/1
telnet://fedix.fie.com
http://web.fie.com/
- CONTACT:
FEDERAL INFORMATION EXCHANGE, INC.
A Diversified Information Services Company
E-mail: comments@fedix.fie.com
Main Office : 555 Quince Orchard Road, Suite 200
Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878; (301) 975-0103
Fax: (301) 975-0109; Helpline: (301) 975-0103
Branch Office : 1413 K. Street N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20006; (202) 842-2311
- COMMENTS:
Both the FEDIX (Federal Information Exchange Database) and the
MOLIS (Minority On-Line Information Service) were created and
implemented by the Department of Energy and are currently run
in cooperation with various higher education institutions. The
FEDIX database contains information on a wide range of federal
agency programs and opportunities to the higher education
community, including research opportunities, program contacts,
scholarships, research equipment, procurement notices, and
minority opportunities. The MOLIS database provides compre-
hensive research and institutional data on Historically Black
Colleges and Universities and Hispanic Institutions. This
database includes information on research centers, facilities,
and equipment; pre-college and education programs; scholarships
and fellowships; emerging capabilities; revenues and expen-
ditures, degrees and enrollment; faculty profiles; and
administrative personnel data.
There is a help line that provides assistance to users of
the FEDIX or MOLIS systems. The number for the help line
is 301-975-0103 and is available Monday through Friday 8:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time, except on federal holidays.
Free user guides are available on request by calling the
helpline.
HERO (The Higher Education Resources and Opportunities)
provides information for women and minorities seeking grant
and scholarship information. The database lists the sources
by institution, and as of the creation of this guide, there
were only two institutions participating (Johns Hopkins
University and the University of Virginia). The information
provide is very general, but it does give contact
information.
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The Foundation Center
- TYPE: Web page
- URL: http://fdncenter.org
- CONTACT:
mfn@fdncenter.org
- COMMENTS:
The Foundation Center in a nonprofit organization that was
established in 1956 to provide a means for easier access to
information on philanthropic giving. This online resources contains an online
version of their annual report, an annotated directory of grantmakers on the
Internet, funding trends and analyses, detailed information on the fundraising
process, current publications, and an archive of past and current issues of
Philanthropy News Digest. Highly recommended.
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Fundraising and Development discussion list
(FUNDLIST)
- TYPE: E-mail discussion list
- ADDRESS: fundlist@jhuvm.hcf.jhu.edu (to post)
- SUBSCRIBE: E-mail to listserv@jhuvm.hcf.jhu.edu; use
"subscribe fundlist " in message body
- CONTACT: Not provided
- COMMENTS:
Fundlist is an extremely active list, providing at
least 10 messages per day. The discussions are limited to
university alumni organizations or other organizations
seeking to raise funds for institutions of higher education.
While much of this information does not directly apply to the
average nonprofit organization, they do discuss _many_
fundraising ideas that could be adapted by other
organizations seeking to raise money.
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Grant Discussion List (GRANTS-L)
- TYPE: E-mail discussion list
- ADDRESS: grants-l@gsuvm1.bitnet
- SUBSCRIBE: E-mail to listserv@gsuvm1.bitnet; use
"subscribe grants-l " in message body
- CONTACT: Not provided
- COMMENTS:
An very inactive list, perhaps one or two messages per
week. The stated goal of this list is to "to promote
external funding for international education and research."
Following its proposed goal, the list offers information on
international travel grants and international funding
opportunities, but it also provides some general grant
information, such as conferences or workshops that are
currently being offered. The list is archived by month.
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Granting
Agency Deadlines
- TYPE: Gopher
- ADDRESS: We could not locate this database's specific
location via Gopher menus. If anyone reading
this manages to find it, please let us know!
- URL: gopher://ukcc.uky.edu/1menu%20UKR200%21191/DEADLINE.INFO
- CONTACT: Not provided
- COMMENTS:
This gopher lists deadlines for many
government and non- government granting agencies. Included are four broad
subject categories of agencies:
- Arts/Humanities/International
- Education/Human and Community Development
- Health/Mental Health
- Science/Engineering
Each category is then broken down by agency, listed in
alphabetical order. Only by going one step further does the
user actually get to a list of the programs. For each
program, there is a brief description of the scope of the
program, most recent deadlines and an address and phone
number to contact for more information. Many of the
deadlines listed for these programs are not kept up to date,
which would make it necessary to contact the agency directly
in order to get the current information. This is an
excellent database to use to get an idea of funding
opportunities available for various types of organizations.
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Internet
Resources for Grantwriters
- TYPE: World Wide Web page
- URL:
http://www.umich.edu/~trinket/Resources_for_Grant.html
- CONTACT: Eva Lyford (trinket@umich.edu)
- COMMENTS:
This Web page, written as part of a graduate-level course at
the University of Michigan School of Social Work, contains many useful
links to Internet resources suitable for grantwriters (and brief reviews
stating how each might be used). Included are sections covering general
sources of grant-related information, foundation research, financial data,
and specific grant opportunities. This Web page is new as of 3/95.
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National Institute of Health
Grants
- TYPE: Gopher
- ADDRESS: gopher gopher.nih.gov
/ Grants and Research Information
- URL: gopher://gopher.nih.gov/11/res
- CONTACT:
The NIH Institutional Affairs Office
(301) 496-5366
E-mail: gopher@gopher.nih.gov
- COMMENTS:
The National Institute of Health Grants gopher deals
primarily with research-oriented, health-related issues.
Many of their programs are designed to be obtained in
conjuction with a university or large research facility, which
does not suit the information in this database very well for
the smaller nonprofit organizations. Larger nonprofits,
however, may find much of this information useful. The
information in this gopher is easily searchable, which limits
the amount of time needed to browse through the many listings
to see if there are any funding opportunities that match the
grant seeker's topic. It is possible to search for programs
that were announced within the last 6 weeks, or for programs
that have been announced from 1992 to the present. For each
program listing, there is a fairly detailed program
description, deadline dates, the issue of the NIH Guide in
which the announcement was included.
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University of Idaho
Grants Database
- TYPE: Gopher
- ADDRESS: gopher gopher.uidaho.edu
/ Science, Research, and Grant Information
/ Grant Information
- URL:gopher://gopher.uidaho.edu/11s/e-pubs/grant
- CONTACT:
James Kearney
College of Education, #301
University of Idaho
Moscow, ID 83844-3080
tel: 208/885-6610
(jkearney@raven.csrv.uidaho.edu)
- COMMENTS:
This is an excellent place to begin searching for potential
funding information. This gopher clusters all of the sources
cited above into one menu, which makes going from one source
to another significantly easier. This gopher also includes the
_Grant Getters Guide to the Internet_, which is a well designed
and frequently updated document that provides valuable information
regarding grant information available over the Internet.
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