Grants Planning and Development Department (GPDD) Resources
Resources
Finding Grants
- Grants.gov is an excellent resource for locating federal grant funding. The directory can be searched for opportunities by topic and federal agency. It is free to use.
- The Rural Health Information Hub is an extremely helpful resource for locating grants targeted toward rural applicants.
- Candid’s Foundation Directory Online (FDO) is an excellent database to search for grants from foundations; however, accessing FDO does require a paid subscription. Some libraries have subscriptions to FDO that can be accessed by the public without an individual subscription.
- FDO Quickstart is a free alternative that provides more limited information on funders and is useful in prospecting grants, particularly when the grant seeker already has a funder in mind.
- Candid’s Guidestar provides detailed funder profiles useful for prospecting for compatible funders, with a range of options available under both free and premium plans.
- Candid’s Philanthropy News Digest (PND) publishes Requests for Proposals (RFP) ̶ which detail current grant opportunities for which funders are accepting applications ̶ and notices of awards as a free service for U.S. based grant-making organizations and nonprofits. Their site is searchable by subject or keyword, and is free to use. We recommend subscribing to their newsletter and/or funding alerts in order to be notified of potentially opportunities that may fit your needs.
- First Nations Development Institute’s grantmaking program provides both financial and technical resources to tribes and Native nonprofit organizations to support asset-based development efforts. They have targeted grant opportunities throughout the year.
- Alaska-Based Funders
- The Denali Commission’s mission is to “partner with tribal, federal, state, and local governments and collaborate with all Alaskans to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of government services, to develop a well-trained labor force employed in a diversified and sustainable economy, and to build and ensure the operation and maintenance of Alaska’s basic infrastructure.”
- The Rasmuson Foundation’s mission is “to promote a better life for Alaskans.” Their primary program areas of interest include arts & culture, health, social services, housing, and promotion of philanthropy. Rasmuson’s grantmaking goals are civic responsibility and individual philanthropy amongst Alaskans; economic possibilities for Alaskans; educational opportunity for Alaskans; healthy Alaska families; quality health care for Alaskans; strong leaders; vibrant arts and culture in Alaska.
- The Alaska Community Foundation’s mission is, “Inspiring the spirit of giving and connecting people, organizations, and causes to strengthen Alaska’s communities now and forever.” ACF typically awards grants through a competitive application process or a donor’s recommendation.
Grant Writing Training
- The Alaska Native Epidemiology Center at ANTHC offers grant writing trainings periodically throughout the year. The most updated information on their events can be found here.
- Candid provides proposal writing trainings in their Learning center.
- The First Nations Development Institute has developed numerous resources for grant seekers within tribal communities within their Grantseeker Resources. The archive of their webinar series is available here.
- Grants.gov is not only a great resource for finding grants but also offers significant resources for learning to write and apply for grants effectively. These resources are centralized in their Grants Learning Center.
- The Association of American Indian Physicians offers free grant writing training and resources for tribal communities as part of their capacity building assistance.
- GrantStation is a subscription-based site that provides detailed trainings on grant writing, access to potential grant opportunities, and resources to help you write grants. Their newsletter, GrantStation Insider, is free for the public to subscribe.
- Specific funders also provide training on both writing grant applications and managing grants for their agency:
Other Grant Resources
- Centers for Disease Control – The CDC’s evaluation framework is an excellent model to utilize in many different grant applications.
- Rural Health Information Hub (RHI) – Not only is RHI a great place to locate grant opportunities, but it also offers grant writing resources such as Evidence-Based Toolkits for Rural Community Health (including, but not limited to, suicide prevention, telehealth, tobacco control and prevention, and oral health) and Sustainability Planning Tools.
- W. K. Kellogg Foundation—The W.K. Kellogg foundation’s Resource Directory contains a wide range of information. If you are looking for information to aid with a specific portion of a grant application, searching the directory is worthwhile as some advice and guides for technical pieces such as logic models are available through this service.
Grants Planning and Development
grantsplanning@anthc.org
grantsplanning@anthc.org