Research Guides: Social Work: Locate Grants

Grant Resources: Databases

Foundation Directory Online Professional This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive database of grantmakers and grants. Search 990s allows searching across the text of the entire database for private foundations, community foundations, and grantmaking public charities.
Grants.gov This link opens in a new window
Grants.gov is a central storehouse for information on over 1,000 federal grant programs and provides access to approximately $500 billion in annual awards. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is the managing partner for Grants.gov.
SPIN Funding Opportunities Database This link opens in a new window
SPIN Funding Opportunities Database - an extensive research funding opportunity database. SPIN contains over 40,000 opportunities from more than 10,000 sponsors

In order to use all of SPIN's functionalities, please first create a new profile using your ECU e-mail address on this page. You may also consult the guide below.

How to Use the SPIN Database

Grant Resources: North Carolina

North Carolina Community Foundation
The North Carolina Community Foundation is proud to serve the people of our state by linking non-profits meeting critical needs with donors through grantmaking. Our grantmaking reflects our fund-holders’ and donors’ commitment to a number of causes that are important to our state. Please note that the NCCF only grants to nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations; grants to individuals are not available.
Alcohol/Drug Council of North Carolina
List of grants from the Department of Health and Human Services

North Carolina Giving by Celeste Hayes McKone
Call Number: HV98.N8 S55 1999
Publication Date: 1999-07-01

Grant Resources: U.S. Government

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America's communities.
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
Provides a full listing of all Federal programs available to State and local governments; federally-recognized Indian tribal governments; domestic public, quasi- public, and private profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and individuals.
USA.gov for Non-Profits
Includes information about grants, loans, management, and tax information for non-profits.

Grant Writing: Books

Successful Grant Writing: Strategies for Health and Human Service Professionals
Call Number: Ebook
Grant Writing for Dummies
Call Number: Ebook
Webster's New World Grant Writing Handbook
Call Number: HG177 .W37 2004 and Ebook
The Only Grant-Writing Book You'll Ever Need by Ellen Karsh; Arlen Sue Fox
Call Number: Ref. Stacks HG177.5.U6 K37 2009 and Ebook
*This link is for the ebook. See the call number for the physical copy in our ref. stacks on the 1st floor. It can't be checked out.*

Grant Writing: Links

Grant-Writing Tools for Non-Profits
Our guides are designed to assist established US-based non-profits through the grant-writing process.
Developing and Writing Grant Proposals
Proposal Writing Short Course
Sponsored by the Foundation Center.
Grants.gov: Grants 101
Includes Developing a Grant Proposal from the CFDA (above) plus terminology proposal writing links, links to application packages, grantmaking agencies, types of grants, and more.
National Network of Grantmakers: NNG Common Grant Application
This common grant application form is accepted by a number of foundations. It can also be useful in organizing the information needed in a project proposal. (pdf)