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Grant Informaiton Network "How Do I Find The Money?"
1. Presented at the GIN Grant Writing Workshop December 10 th , 2008 R.V. Thivierge-Rikard Grant Administrator Department of Commerce NC Board of Science & Technology Office: 919-716-0110 Cell: 919-414-0891 http:www.ncscitech.com [email_address] How Do I Find the Money? A Lesson in Persistence
2. Searching for a funding is similar to finding out information on something before you buy it. There are some questions you need to answer before you search: 1. How much am I looking for? ( A LOT OF COURSE! ) 2. Am I interested in one year of funding or multiple years of funding? ( AS MANY AS POSSIBLE RV! ) 3. What is my time frame? ( NOW NOW NOW!! ) 4. What is the focus/purpose of project? ( HUH??? ) RV Rikard GIN(c) 2008
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7. Federal Government Sites One of the best Federal sites to search for funding is the CFDA (Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance ā www.cfda.gov ) The CFDA is updated daily! RV Rikard NCBST (c) 2008
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12. GuideStar.org GuideStar links gantors to grantees and offers a free registration. To use GuideStart services; your agency must provide: 1. A complete or updated GuideStar Information Form (GIF). This includes your organizations EIN number. 2. You must post a letter of determination and audited financial statement to your GuideStar Report through eDocs. Funders want to see these documents. 3. This will link to your GuideStar Report from your Web site to demonstrate your transparency and make due diligence a snap for your grant makers. RV Rikard NCBST (c) 2008
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14. Specialty/Professional Organization Searches If you are unable to locate a funding opportunity from any of the above sites; then try visiting specialty/professional organizations. For example: http://www.dsireusa.org/