Grant Seeking 101

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Discover Funding & Data Sources to Strengthen Your

Community

Aubrey Madler, MLSInformation

SpecialistGrant

Seeking/Writing Workshop for Cibola County Organizations

August 21, 2012

Grant Seeking 101

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In Partnership with:

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Funded by HRSA’sOffice of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)

Rural Health Policy Development/Research line of the Department of Health and Human Services budget

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RAC services:

Web-Based Services

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RAC Listservs Customized Assistance

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Who uses RAC services?

Anyone seeking to maintain and improve the access, quality, and financial viability of rural health and human service delivery systems.

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Define “rural” for eligibility purposes

Navigate the Rural Assistance Center’s information portal

Discover funding opportunities

Objectives

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Rural

Economy

7.1% = Total7.4% = RuralCibola = 7.1%

2,082,224 = Total

696,136 = Rural

27,658 = Cibola

Population

Rural Definitions Based on Census Places

http://www.ers.usda.gov/datafiles/Rural_Definitions/StateLevel_Maps/KS.pdf

Rural Definitions Based on Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Metro Counties

http://www.ers.usda.gov/datafiles/Rural_Definitions/StateLevel_Maps/KS.pdf

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Funding

Access funding information on RAC:

1. Online Library – Funding & Opportunitieshttp://www.raconline.org/funding/

2. Topic & State Guides – Funding Sectionshttp://www.raconline.org/states/newmexico.php#funding

3. Grantwriting Topic Guidehttp://www.raconline.org/info_guides/funding/grantwriting.php

4. Capital Funding Topic Guidehttp://www.raconline.org/topics/funding/capital.php

http://www.raconline.org/funding/

http://www.raconline.org/states/newmexico.php

Sponsors funding economic development:• Economic Development Administration

http://www.eda.gov/ffo.htm

• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/states/new_mexico/community/cdbg

• U.S. Bancorp Foundation http://www.usbank.com/community/grant-guidelines.html

• USDA Rural Development http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/NMHome.html

• Small Business Administration http://www.sba.gov/category/navigation-structure/loans-grants

• USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/LP_BusinessPrograms.html

• Guide Star : http://www.Guidestar.org – Register to locate form 990s to see how foundations are doing and who they are funding

• Foundation Center : http://foundationcenter.org/

– Collects, organizes, and communicates information on U.S. philanthropy. Provides free and fee-based information on grantseeking and foundation giving.

Learn more about sponsors and programs

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Cooperating Collections

-Funding information through libraries, community foundations, and other nonprofit resource centers.http://foundationcenter.org/collections/

Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Library System501 Copper Ave. NWPhone: 505-768-5141Collection URL: www.cabq.gov/library/foundationcenter.html

Support your proposals

• Statistics and Data RAC Topic Guide: http://www.raconline.org/topics/statistics/ - sources for national, state, and county-level statistics and data

• RAC Maps http://www.raconline.org/racmaps/

• Resources for All States: http://www.raconline.org/states/allstates.php -state- or county-level information and statistics

Don’t let the fear of striking out keep you

from playingthe game.

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