Federal Government Grantwriting from A to Z Resource Lists and Sample Documents Fundraising Resources 1 Email Lists 3 Logic Model Resources 4 Sample Logic Model 5 Data Resources 6 First Nations Knowledge Webinars 7 Sample SF‐424 Form 8 Sample SF‐242A Form (Budget) 12
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Federal Government Grantwriting from A to Z Resource Lists and Sample Documents
Fundraising Resources 1
Email Lists 3
Logic Model Resources 4
Sample Logic Model 5
Data Resources 6
First Nations Knowledge Webinars 7
Sample SF‐424 Form 8
Sample SF‐242A Form (Budget) 12
Federal Government Grantwriting from A to Z Fundraising Resource List
(As of April 15, 2017)
Links to Online Resources
Foundation Center: www.foundationcenter.org - an excellent starting place for fundraising research
Foundation Directory Online (https://fconline.foundationcenter.org/). Free access for basic information. Subscriptions available (for a monthly fee) for more in-depth information.
The Foundation Center’s Funding Information Network (part of Grantspace) The Funding Information Network is a network of libraries, community foundations, and other nonprofit resource centers that can be found across the U.S. and around the world. Network partners provide a suite of tools and resources consisting of Foundation Center research databases, publications and a variety of supplementary materials and services in areas useful to grantseekers. To find a Funding Information Network near you, see http://grantspace.org/find-us.
Philanthropy News Digest (PND), a daily digest of philanthropy-related articles. Read interviews with leaders, look for RFPs, learn from the experts, and share ideas with others in the field. Receive eNewsletter plus grant RFP alerts. http://philanthropynewsdigest.org/?_ga=1.29812607.1506472433.1424794205.
Grantspace GrantspaceSM is the Foundation Center’s learning community for the social sector. It provides easy-to-use, self-service tools and resources to help nonprofits worldwide become more viable grant applicants and build strong, sustainable organizations. For more information and to join, visit: http://grantspace.org.
Foundation Center Research Studies Discover the latest data available on U.S. foundation philanthropy. Our research staff analyzes and interprets the data we collect on foundations. Learn about national, regional, international, and special topic trends and get the latest statistics on foundation giving. See the Foundation Research section at http://foundationcenter.org/gain-knowledge/foundation-research.
GrantCraft (www.grantcraft.org). Newsletter and curated grant-related resources Issuelab (www.issuelab.org). Free access to thousands of case studies, evaluations, white
papers, and issue briefs addressing some of the world's most pressing social problems. Glass Pockets (www.glasspockets.org). Provides the data, resources, examples, and action
steps foundations need to understand the value of transparency, be more open in their own communications, and help shed more light on how private organizations are serving the public good.
Nonprofit Information (http://nonprofitinformation.com/). Nonprofit Information is an independent informational web site for nonprofits and philanthropists. Articles cover a variety of topics related to nonprofit management and fundraising techniques.
The Grantsmanship Center (TGCI at (https://www.tgci.com/) is a clearinghouse of fundraising information and provides training in grantsmanship and proposal writing for nonprofit organizations and government agencies.
About.com (http://nonprofit.about.com/od/fundraising/u/happydonors.htm). Nonprofit Charitable Organizations: Fundraising is a mini-Web site within the comprehensive About.com site that serves as a useful guide to resources and information about nonprofit organizations,
First Nations Development Institute Resource Links
foundations, fundraising, technology, educational opportunities, jobs, and more. Visitors to the Web site can search feature archives as well as the entire About.com site, participate in chats, post a resume, and register to receive newsletters via e-mail.
Grant Professionals Association (http://www.grantprofessionals.org/). The Grant Professionals Association (formerly the American Association of Grant Professionals) serves grant developers who work for public or private organizations. The Web site has information about the organization, including a code of ethics and credentialing; useful articles about grantseeking; newsletters, journals, a place to exchange documents with other members and links to Web sites that contain information related to educational grant writing.
Grants.gov: www.grants.gov – resource for federal grants.
Guidestar: www.guidestar.org - gathers and disseminates information about every IRS-registered nonprofit organization.
Free access to searchable database
The Chronicle of Philanthropy: www.philanthropy.com - independent news organization serves leaders, fundraisers, grant makers, and others involved in the philanthropic enterprise.
Monthly print version available by subscription Free daily/weekly email updates
Grant Station (www.grantstation.com) – Provides opportunity to identify potential funding sources for their programs or projects
Access to a searchable database of private grantmakers that accept inquiries and proposals from a variety of organizations; federal deadlines; links to state funding agencies.
Subscription access only
GrantWatch: www.grantwatch.com – Information on foundation and government grants
Free weekly emails of listing new grants Full grant database access by subscription GrantSelect: www.grantselect.com – online database of funding opportunities such as grants,
awards, and fellowships Full grant database access and email alerts by subscription Bi-weekly newsletter by subscription
First Nations Development Institute: www.firstnations.org/Knowledge-Center – Telling Our Giving Stories (published September 2015)
Identifies Native-led grantmaking programs (as of 2015).
Federal Government Grantwriting from A to Z
Email Lists (As of April 15, 2017)
Grants.gov: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/manage-subscriptions.html National Science Foundation: https://service.govdelivery.com/accounts/USNSF/subscriber/new?topic_id=USNSF_25 Philanthropy News Digest http://philanthropynewsdigest.org/ GrantStation Insider https://grantstation.com/ U.S. Dept. of Education https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USED/subscriber/new?topic_id=USED_5 U.S. DHHS/Office of Minority Health https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USOPHSOMH/subscriber/new? U.S. DHHS/Administration for Native Americans https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ana/grants DC Mayor's Office of Partnerships and Grant Services' Funding Alert https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/DCWASH/subscriber/new?topic_id=DCWASH_19 First Nations Development Institute www.firstnations.org/InfoSignup
Federal Government Grantwriting from A to Z Logic Model Resources (As of May 23, 2017)
University of Wisconsin-Extension: http://fyi.uwex.edu/programdevelopment/ Innovation Network Logic Model Workbook: https://www.innonet.org/news-insights/resources/logic-model-workbook/ Harvard Family Research Project – Learning from Logic Models: http://www.hfrp.org/publications-resources/browse-our-publications/learning-from-logic-models-an-example-of-a-family-school-partnership-program
Generic Logic Model for NIFA Reporting(This model is intended to be illustrative guide for reporting on NIFA-funded research, education and extension activities. It is not a comprehensive inventory of our programs.)
OutcomesInputsSituation Activities Outputs
Occur when a societal condition is improved due to a participant’s action taken in the previous
ActionsKnowledge
What we invest:
- Faculty
Occurs when there is a change in knowledge or theparticipantsactually learn:
Description of challenge or opportunity
Occur when there is a change in behavior or the participant’s actupon what they’ve learned and:
Conditions
What we do (Activities):
- Design and conductresearch
Products, services and events that are intended to lead to the program’s outcomes:
- Scientific publicationscolumn.
For example, specific contributions to:
- Increased marketopportunities overseas and greater economic competitiveness
- Staff
- Students
- Infrastructure
- Federal, stateand private funds
- New fundamental orapplied knowledge
- Improved skills
- How technologyis applied
- Farmers face increasing challenges from globalization
- Opportunity to improve animal health through genetic
i i
- Apply improvedfundamental or applied knowledge
- Adopt new improvedskills
- Directly applyinformation from
- Publish scientificarticles
- Develop researchmethods andprocedures
- Teach students- Conduct non-formal
education- Provide counseling
- Patents
- New methods & technology
- Plant & animal varieties
- Practical knowledge forli d
- Better and less expensive animal health
- Vibrant & competitive agricultural workforce
- Higher productivity
- Time
- Knowledge
- The collection of stakeholderopinions
- About new plant &animal varieties
- Increased knowledge of decision-making, life skills, and positive life choices among youth & adults
engineering
- Insufficient # of trained & diverseprofessionals entering agricultural fields
- Youth at risk
information frompublications
- Adopt and usenew methods orimprovedtechnology
- Use new plant &animal varieties
- Develop products,curriculum & resources
Who we reach (Participation):
- Other scientists- Extension Faculty- Teaching Faculty
policy anddecision-makers
- Information, skills &technology for individuals, communities and programs
- Participants reached
Students graduated in - Higher productivity in food provision
- Better quality-of-life for youth & adults in rural communities
- Safer food supply
- Reduced obesity and improved
youth & adults
- Policy knowledge
- New improvedmethods
- Invasive species is becoming an increasing problem
- Bioterrorism
- Obesity crisis
- Increased skill by youth & adults in making informed life choices
- Agricultural,environmental, life &human science industries
- Public
EXTERNAL FACTORS - A brief discussion of what variables have an effect on the portfolio, program or project, but which cannot be changed by managers of the portfolio, program, or project. For example, a plant breeding program’s success may depend on the variability of the weather...etc.
ASSUMPTIONS - These are the premises based on theory, research, evaluation knowledge etc. that support the relationships of the elements shown above, and upon which the success of the portfolio, program, or project rests. For example, finding animal gene markers for particular diseases will lead to better animal therapies.
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Federal Government Grantwriting from A to Z
Data Resources (As of May 23, 2017)
U.S, Census Factfinder: https://factfinder.census.gov Department of the Interior’s American Indian Population and Labor Force Report: https://www.bia.gov/WhatWeDo/Knowledge/Reports/ USDA Census of Agriculture: www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2012/Online_Resources/Race,_Ethnicity_and_Gender_Profiles/index.php Does Executive Order 12372 apply? https://www.cfda.gov Select Programs tab then Advanced Search tab Select “yes” in the Executive Order 12372 section. If the CFDA for program you are applying to is NOT listed, on the SF 424 select: c. Program is not covered by E.O. 12372. If it is listed, to determine if your state participates go to www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants_spoc. If your state is not listed here on the SF 424 select: b. Program is subject to E.O.12372 but has not been selected by the State for review. If the CFDA and the state are both listed you must submit to the listed state contact before completing the application. On the SF 424 select: a. This application was made available to the State under the Executive Order 12372 Process for review on ____________
Federal Government Grantwriting from A to Z Other relevant First Nations Knowledge webinars
Webinar links are located at www.firstnations.org/fnk.
Project Management Training, Part 1: Planning Your Project Feb. 2, 2017
Grantwriting For Success March 5, 2015
Program Evaluation August 22, 2013
Creating a Program Budget July 25, 2013
WORKSPACE FORM
This Workspace form is one of the forms you need to complete prior to submitting your Application Package. This form can be completed in its entirety offline using
Adobe Reader. You can save your form by clicking the "Save" button and see any errors by clicking the “Check For Errors” button. In-progress and completed forms
can be uploaded at any time to Grants.gov using the Workspace feature.
When you open a form, required fields are highlighted in yellow with a red border. Optional fields and completed fields are displayed in white. If you enter invalid or
incomplete information in a field, you will receive an error message. Additional instructions and FAQs about the Application Package can be found in the Grants.gov
11. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number:
CFDA Title:
* 12. Funding Opportunity Number:
* Title:
13. Competition Identification Number:
Title:
14. Areas Affected by Project (Cities, Counties, States, etc.):
* 15. Descriptive Title of Applicant's Project:
Attach supporting documents as specified in agency instructions.
Application for Federal Assistance SF-424
M: Nonprofit with 501C3 IRS Status (Other than Institution of Higher Education)
Administration for Children and Families - ANA
93.587
Promote the Survival and Continuing Vitality of Native American Languages
HHS-2017-ACF-ANA-NL-1235
Native American Language Preservation and Maintenance
HHS-2017-ACF-ANA-NL-1235
Native American Language Preservation and Maintenance
Language Immersion
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* a. Federal
* b. Applicant
* c. State
* d. Local
* e. Other
* f. Program Income
* g. TOTAL
.
Prefix: * First Name:
Middle Name:
* Last Name:
Suffix:
* Title:
* Telephone Number:
* Email:
Fax Number:
* Signature of Authorized Representative: * Date Signed:
18. Estimated Funding ($):
21. *By signing this application, I certify (1) to the statements contained in the list of certifications** and (2) that the statementsherein are true, complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge. I also provide the required assurances** and agree tocomply with any resulting terms if I accept an award. I am aware that any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statements or claims maysubject me to criminal, civil, or administrative penalties. (U.S. Code, Title 218, Section 1001)
** The list of certifications and assurances, or an internet site where you may obtain this list, is contained in the announcement or agency
specific instructions.
Authorized Representative:
Application for Federal Assistance SF-424
* a. Applicant
Attach an additional list of Program/Project Congressional Districts if needed.
* b. Program/Project
* a. Start Date: * b. End Date:
16. Congressional Districts Of:
17. Proposed Project:
a. This application was made available to the State under the Executive Order 12372 Process for review on
b. Program is subject to E.O. 12372 but has not been selected by the State for review.
c. Program is not covered by E.O. 12372.
Yes No
** I AGREE
* 20. Is the Applicant Delinquent On Any Federal Debt? (If "Yes," provide explanation in attachment.)
* 19. Is Application Subject to Review By State Under Executive Order 12372 Process?
Completed by Grants.gov upon submission. Completed by Grants.gov upon submission.
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WORKSPACE FORM
This Workspace form is one of the forms you need to complete prior to submitting your Application Package. This form can be completed in its entirety offline using
Adobe Reader. You can save your form by clicking the "Save" button and see any errors by clicking the “Check For Errors” button. In-progress and completed forms
can be uploaded at any time to Grants.gov using the Workspace feature.
When you open a form, required fields are highlighted in yellow with a red border. Optional fields and completed fields are displayed in white. If you enter invalid or
incomplete information in a field, you will receive an error message. Additional instructions and FAQs about the Application Package can be found in the Grants.gov