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Grants

Cleveland Heights - University Heights Public Library is a cooperating collection of the Foundation Center.   As a cooperating collection, Heights Libraries offers access to the Foundation Center's premeir grant searching databases in our Lee Road facility.  Foundation Center Online, and Foundation Grants for Individuals offers information on financial assistance from Federal, community and individual funding sources.

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icon Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
A database of all Federal programs available to State and local governments of the United States; domestic public, quasi-public, and private profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and individuals.
Tags: Grants,Personal Financial Assistance

icon ED.gov : Financial Aid
A list of Financial Aid links from the U.S. Department of Education
Tags: Education,Financial Aid

icon Fast Web
A scholarship search engine that prompts users to enter information about themselves, including area of study, and responds with an appropriate list of available scholarships.
Tags: Education,Financial Aid

icon FinAid : Financial Aid, Scholarships, Grants
links to funding sources such as scholarships, fellowships, and grants, some of which are focused toward those with particular needs or interests such as disabled, minorities, and international students.
Tags: Education,Financial Aid,Scholarships

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icon Foundation Center's FAQ's on Proposal Writing
The Foundation Center's FAQs on Proposal Writing includes links to examples of "already-written" proposals and proposal templates.
Tags: Foundation Center,proposal writing,Grants

icon Foundation Directory Online Professional
The Foundation Directory Online Professional is the premier resource for locating in-depth information about grantsmakers and their grants. Includes almost one million grant opportunities from about 90,000 grantmakers. Either keyword text search all fields in this database or limit results geographically, by fields of interest, types of support, donor name, and more. Results may be sorted by total giving or total assets. Records include Profile, Grants, News/Jobs/RFPs, Publications, People and 990s, where available. Updated weekly.
Tags: Grants,Foundation Center

icon Foundation Grants for Individuals
Find sources for fellowships, scholarships, grants, awards, and other financial support with the only online resource devoted exclusively to foundations that fund individuals!
Tags: Foundation Center,Grants for Individuals,Scholarships

icon Government Benefits, Grants and Assistance
Need government help? Get official information on grants, loans, financial aid, and other benefits from the U.S. government. Site includes links to federally funded legal, housing, heating and healthcare related subjects.
Tags: Grants,Personal Financial Assistance

icon Grant Proposal Writing Tips
GrantProposal.com is devoted to providing free resources for both advanced grantwriting consultants and inexperienced nonprofit staff. Learn some sophisticated strategies for turning your organization's grand vision into concrete language with the benefits quantified and the objectives measurable.
Tags: Grants,Proposal Writing

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icon Grants.gov
Grants.gov is your source to FIND and APPLY for federal government grants. From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Tags: Grants,Education,Health

icon Guidestar
Guidestar lists over 850,000 nonprofits that can be searched by keyword, zip code or a radius around a zip code. The organziations can be contacted for more information about their services.
Tags: Grants,Non-profits

icon Hebrew Free Loan Association
The Hebrew Free Loan Association of Cleveland is a local Jewish Organization that has, for over a century, offered its services to all persons regardless of race or religion.
Tags: Scholarships,Personal Financial Assistance,

icon No Free Money
No Free Money is a website offering information and links for individual financial assistance. The site is mostly geared toward Ohio resources. Linda Koss, Grantsmanship Specialist for the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library has put together a list of links and answers to common questions.
Tags: Personal Financial Assistance,Grants

icon Non-profit Guides
Non-profit guides has sample proposals presented in a two-part format: Sample RFP and corresponding Sample Proposal. We offer two comprehensive sample proposals. Sample one seeks funding from a private foundation, and sample two seeks funding from a government agency.
Tags: Grants,Proposal Writing

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icon Proposal Writing and Research Development Links
Proposal Writing & Research Development Links is an excellent source provided by the Office of Research Affairs of the University of Massachusetts Amherst Campus.
Tags: Proposal Writing,Grants

icon United Way's First Call for Help - 211
United Way's 211/First Call For Help is a free and confidential information service ready to direct you to the health and human services you need in Cuyahoga County. Just dial 2-1-1* or (216) 436-2000. Professional staff are here to help you 24 hours a day, every day. Last year, nearly 95,000 people turned to us for information about a wide variety of health and human services. You can get help from agencies that provide: Services for senior citizens Counseling and mental health services Recreation and social activities Treatment for substance abuse Services for people with disabilities Home-delivered meals Shelter Health care Services for children and families Emergency food
Tags: 211,First Call for Help,United Way,Social Services

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