Great Lakes Protection Fund - The Fund welcomes pre-proposals for projects that identify a specific improvement to the health of the Great Lakes ecosystem and have a pragmatic plan to produce those improvements. The Fund supports projects that produce results for the entire basin ecosystem, are carried out by collaborative teams, and tackle issues that have not generally been addressed at basin scale. There are no deadlines. The Fund is open to project ideas and preproposals at any time of the year. For more information click here.
Great Lakes Legacy Act - Request for Projects - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Great Lakes National Program Office (GLNPO) is requesting proposals for projects, for up to $29,600,000, addressing contaminated sediment problems in Great Lakes Areas of Concern located wholly or partially in the United States (U.S. AOCs) as outlined in the Great Lakes Legacy Act of 2002 (the Legacy Act). For more information see http://www.epa.gov/glla
New York State Sea Grant. For a list of funding opportunities and processes in the New York State click here.
New York State Great Lakes Protection Fund is a part of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Great Lakes Program . For more information on the fund please click here.
The Environmental Finance Center Network (EFCN) of the Boise State University has a free Directory of Watershed Resources which is a searchable database that includes information on federal, state, private, and other funding sources and assistance. For more information please click here.
EPAs Watershed Funding webpage has information on where to find funding related to watershed management. For more information on database of funding opportunitites please click here. Current funding listed here. Information on EPA Watershed Funding Programs can be found here.
The online Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance gives access to a database of all Federal programs available to State and local governments; domestic public, quasi-public, and private profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and individuals. For more information click here.
Grants.gov allows organizations to electronically find and apply for more than $400 billion in Federal grants. For more information click here.
Grant News. This newsletter from NYS Assemblyman Sheldon Silver is available in print or online under Announcements. It lists sources of grants and deadlines as well as courses in grant writing.
Urgent Grant Alerts Program is an initiative of Congresswoman Louise M. Slaughter which will provide her constituents with the most up to date information on opportunities for federal funding. You can sign up for this Program by emailing your email address, phone number, mailing address and the name of your grants contact person to NY28GrantsAlerts@ mail.house.gov.
Rochester Grantmaker’s Forum publishes the Guide to Grantmakers in the Rochester Area which contains information about the giving programs of over 190 local and national corporations, foundations, trusts, and other funders distributing charitable dollars to nonprofit organizations in the six county Greater Rochester, New York area. Subscriptions vary between $80/year for online version and $90/year for a printed copy. For more information please click here (PDF file).
Great Lakes Information Network has a webpage for Funding and Grant Sources in the Great Lakes Region with news on current watershed projects and funding, as well as source of funders and a searchable database. For more information please click here.
The Great Lakes protection Fund is a private, nonprofit corporation formed in 1989 by the Governors of the Great Lakes States. It is a permanent environmental endowment that supports collaborative actions to improve the health of the Great Lakes ecosystem. For more information on what they fund and how to apply please click here.
The Foundation Center is an extensive site for grants. It lists public, corporate and charitable organizations that provide grant monies. The website also has information on courses in grant writing. For more information on the Foundation center’s various national and regional funding directories and data bases please click here.
The Foundation Directory database features multiple options for searching the Foundation Centers comprehensive list of private and corporate foundations as well as grant making public charities. Grant seekers can search by type of foundation and area of interest. Subscription starts from $19.95/month (basic) to $179.95/month (professional).
The Foundation Center’s Funding Directories and Databases is an extensive list of grant guides on National, regional and International sources of funding. Grant Guides are also searchable by area of interest. For more information click here.
The Foundation Center’s Cooperating Collections are free funding information centers in libraries, community foundations, and other nonprofit resource centers that provide fundraising information and other funding related technical assistance in their communities. In select libraries often the central reference section of a public library system, Foundation Center is available on CD-ROM. Some libraries have access to the Directory online. For a list of libraries in New York State please click here.
Online Guide to Grantmakers in the Rochester Area is an electronic guide to grantmaking organizations in the Greater Rochester Area, published by the Grantmakers Forum of New York. This is a database for nonprofit organizations seeking grants and is searchable by field of interest and type of. Subscriptions vary between $25-90 annually. For more information on the Guide and how to subscribe please click here (PDF file).
Foundation Grants Index is a CD-ROM covers the grants of over 1,150 of the largest independent, corporate, and community foundations in the U.S. This lists grants previously given; by subject, then by state and foundation, listing grant amounts awarded and description of the purpose of the grant. For more information please click here.
The Chronicle of Philantrophy’s Guide to Grants is an electronic database of all corporate and foundation grants listed in The Chronicle since 1995. Chronicle subscribers can search grants from the two most recent issues. Complete access to the Guide to Grants requires a separate subscription. Subscriptions vary from $49 for one week to $295 for one year. for more information click here.
Grantsmart is a database which contains tax returns filed by private foundations and charitable trusts. It provides potential grantees with an idea of what foundations actually funded. For more information please click here.
Guidestar’s Grant Explorer allows research of grant activity of both grantmakers and grantees. Annual subscriptions are available according to number of users. Monthly subscriptions are available for single users only. Subscriptions start at $49 for single users. for more information please click here.
Fundsnet Online Services has a free Grants & Fundraising Directory which is searchable by topic and State. For more information click here.