Federal Grants And Funding Assistance

GRANT RESOURCES

Amanda Dietrich in Congressman Kagen’s Appleton office is available to assist constituents of the 8^th Congressional District with locating grant resources, writing effective grant applications and answering other questions related to the grant process.

Amanda can be reached by email at [email protected] or by calling 920-380-0061.

In April, 2010, Congressman Kagen held a Grants Resource Fair at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. The event is the third our office has sponsored and included representatives from the federal, state and local agencies in addition to other non-governmental organizations.

Informational presentations from the Grants Resource Fair can be found at the below in addition links to other helpful sites.

Presentation Slides from Congressman Kagen’s April Grants Resource Fair

Grants 101 by Karen Smits, NWTC

HUD Opportunities by David Zeise, Community Planning

HUD Competitive Programs by Donna-Lou Hertz, HUD-Milwaukee

Energy Grants by Brian Driscoll, Office of Energy Independence

Health Care and Related Grants by Heath Resources Services Administration

FEDERAL

·         Corporation for National & Community Services (CNCS):  http://www.nationalservice.gov/for_organizations/funding/index.asp              

·         Department of Agriculture (USDA)

o        Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Services (CSREES) Grants: http://www.csrees.usda.gov/business/business.html 

o        Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) Grants: http://www.fns.usda.gov/fns/grants.htm     

o        Rural Development –  Funding Notices: Funds Available for 2009: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rd/nofas/               

·         Department of Education

o        Grants & Contracts: http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/about/edpicks.jhtml?src=ln           

o        FY 2009 Discretionary Grant Application Packages (Currently Open): http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/apply/grantapps/index.html  

·         Department of Energy – Grants & Contracts:  http://www.energy.gov/sciencetech/grants.htm               

·         Department of Health and Human Services(HHS) Grants/Funding: http://www.hhs.gov/grants/             

·         Department of Labor (DOL)

o        Doing Business With the DOL: http://www.dol.gov/dol/business.htm   

o        DOL Grant & Contract Information: http://www.dol.gov/oasam/grants/main.htm         

o        Employment & Training Administration (ETA) – Office of Grants and Contract: http://www.doleta.gov/grants/              

·         Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs Open Solicitations: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/funding/solicitations.htm  

·         Federal Registry:  http://www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/           

·         Grants.gov: http://www.grants.gov/                     

·         National Endowment for the Arts:  http://www.nea.gov/grants/            

·         National Science Foundation – Find Funding:  http://www.nsf.gov/funding/     

·         Recovery.gov:  http://www.recovery.gov/         

WISCONSIN

·         Office of Justice Assistance:  http://oja.wi.gov/section.asp?linkid=707&locid=97            

·         WI Arts Board:  http://artsboard.wisconsin.gov/static/programs.htm   

·         WI Department of Public Instruction Grants and Financial Assistance:  http://dpi.wi.gov/grants.html   

·         WI Department of Natural Resources – Grants:  http://dnr.wi.gov/org/caer/cfa/Grants/             

·         WI Office of Recovery and Reinvestment: http://www.recovery.wisconsin.gov/            

OTHER/PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

·         American Association of Grant Professionals:  http://grantprofessionals.org/  

·         Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) – AFP WI, Northeast Chapter: http://www.afpnet.org/chap_hp.cfm?chpt=WI4&folder_id=932

·         Charity Channel:  http://www.charitychannel.com/

·         The Foundation Center:   http://foundationcenter.org/               

·         Marquette University Funding Information Center – Foundations in Wisconsin: a Directory: http://www.marquette.edu/library/fic/publication2008.htm