AN INSIDER’S GUIDE TO : FINDING AND OBTAINING GRANT MONEY Table of Contents Page Overview 3 How To Write Your Grant Proposal 4 The Wide Assortment of Research Grants 8 Arts and the Humanities Grants 14 State Money for the Arts 16 Federal Money for Students 20 Conclusion 23 OVERVIEW We read nearly every day about government spending, but many of us do not realize that we might be eligible to receive some of the money the government gives away every year. There are thousands of grant programs for established businesses and newcomers. Whether it’s to develop a unique invention, continue or change your career path throughur idea, try to enlist written support from individuals in your community who may know you and like your idea. Grant applications backed by letters from local government, community and business leaders improves your chances of receiving the award. Federal grant money may actually require these letters of endorsement. Your application packet will inform you of the specific requirements. Even if not required, support letters are encouraged. It gives further credence to your idea and may make the difference if the grant award comes down to a couple of applications and the agency is forced to choose. If you have a partner or two who have a different expertise than you, add their names and qualifications to the overall proposal. Having assistance on the project often encourages agencies who make grants available as the project’s chances of completion are heightened. Bouncing your idea(s) off the agency individuals who will be considering your grant request is a sound move. Many of these employees have been there a substantial length of time and will be well-versed in the ins and outs of grant obtainment. They often appreciate that you asked their advice up front and can do wonders for you in terms of saving time and effort in heading down the wrong track. You could make, if convenient, a personal visit to the specific agency to meet the individuals who will be considering your proposal. There may be pertinent reference information in the agency which can help you with your proposal. It always helps to put a name to a face and a professional look will help you in their estimation. By all means, stay in contact with these people, especially if they work in the agency to whom you will be submitting your bid(s). Even if you don’t get a positive response on the first grant proposal, keep in touch! They can often tip you off to what future projects have a chance of being funded. If it’s in your area of expertise, you have an inside track to the next fund availability. You will likely not be the only one writing for grant money, so you have to do a better job of it than your competitor. By making sure that there is: - a need for your idea or project; - sufficient research done on your part to satisfy the grantors; - no question that you are the best candidate to receive the grant; - time for you to spend reviewing the application process and preparing your grant proposal; then you will be ready to write your first proposal draft. Here are the essential parts of a grant proposal: 1. Summary. This generally outlines the proposed idea or project and is naturally slotted for the opening paragraph. Keep it both brief and interesting. It will be the first impression the grantor(s) will have of you and your abilities, so work hard on this part of the document. Poorly written, this opener could end your chances immediately. Conversely, well-written beginnings are encouraging to the reader(s) and improve on your chances. Be sure only your key points are in this portion. Don’t oversell it with too much detail. Make this part easy to read, but informative. 2. About You (and your Business). The next section deals summarizes your qualifications and those of any others that will be working with you. You may want to include up to date biographies of all involved. Let the grantor(s) know about your recent work and success, especially if you’ve been successful with any other grant program. 3. Problem Statement. This is where you summarize the need for this project or idea. You will need to note your idea’s purpose, who will benefit, how they will benefit, what socio-economic area will be affected, hard data supporting the nature of the problem, what is currently being done (or not done) about the problem, what will happen if your idea is not funded and implemented and how you intend to solve the problem. This may be the longest part of your proposal. Get any supporting documents you need from local community and government organizations. Be sure you can defend all your thoughts contained in this section. It’s the what, why and how of the grant proposal. 4. Objectives. These are the actual means by which you will solve the problem you outlined in step #3. Outline them in detail, provide cost analyses of each to support your funding request and lay them out in logical, sequential order. The agency will periodically review the progress of your project or idea once the grant is given and it will likely be these actual objective points that will be used to measure your work. 5. Detailed Objectives. While step #4 provided a summary of your objectives, all of the activities relating to accomplishing these objectives will be laid out in detail here. This could include dates, resources needed, staff needed, progress checkpoints, relevant diagrams, charts or drawings and all relevant detail. Highlight any innovative work that will be used to help accomplish your objectives. Provide any reference material necessary to back up your details. 6. Evaluation. Here, you will need to identify the results that will come from the project. You briefly stated these in your opening, but more specifics will be needed here. The only way to evaluate the project may be from seeing if it meets the results expected. You are solving a problem, after all, so your results should be your solutions and their resulting benefits. Some agencies have standard evaluation techniques, so be sure you reference those here if that is the case. 7. Future Funding. What will happen to the idea or project once finished? If it is self-completing, say so. If further maintenance will have to be done to keep the problem at bay, record how this is to be funded. You might be able to arrange for local support once the initial funding is depleted and the problem solved if it is something that requires ongoing work. 8. Budget. While it would be nice to see the grant money fund the full cost of your idea or project, current federal budget cuts may not make that feasible. If you are securing other funding or have a plan for money to pick up the additional expenses of the project, let the agency know that. Write out a detailed budget listing (and justifying) the assorted expenses. You may receive all of the funding you need from the one grant, but you really shouldn’t count on it. It’s often easier to secure government funding if you have also tapped into other sources to help cover the costs, even if it’s a small investment on your (and, if applicable, your partners’) part. While these are the key elements of a proposal you will write, get as much help as you need depending on the size of the project. Obtain as much input from area experts as you need before writing the proposal. They might have excellent suggestions and could play a role in helping you to complete the various activities associated with accomplishing your stated objectives. They might even be helpful in writing certain aspects of the proposal, especially the details of the work and tasks necessary to meet your objectives. Do a first draft. Then -- get feedback! Give it to people who have helped you, or whom you trust to be properly judgmental about it. The best writing is done during the rewriting phase, so it’s important to have people take a critical look at your first draft. You’re too close to be thoroughly objective. That’s O.K.! Just know that you should get others to help you analyze your initial work in preparation for a second draft. Go through the same process with your second draft. This should be shorter and less feedback should come in if you elicited enough comments the first time around. Make any changes necessary and get it to final draft form. Then have it proofread and bound into a booklet for submission purposes. You’re ready to submit! Remember that the grant should be written after you’ve obtained the agency’s application and grant guideline forms. There are many places to contact for potential grant information, and your decision should be closely allied with your skills and interests. The following list should help get you started isolating the agencies you fell are best possibilities for you. THE WIDE ASSORTMENT OF RESEARCH GRANTS Research opportunities exist in virtually every field imaginable. The proposal writing for this may not have to be as in-depth as a field project, but significant information is necessary and it’s a good idea to follow your proposal format without regard to the type of grant being sought. The more complete -- the better! Special Emphasis Outreach Program Grants for Agricultural Research & Special Grants Research Grants Office of Advocacy and Enterprise Administrator, Cooperative State Research US Dept. of Agriculture Service, US Dept. of Agriculture 14th and Independence Ave., SW 14th and Independence Ave., SW Washington, D.C. 20250 Washington, D.C. 20250 Cooperative Forestry Research Grants for Agricultural Research Administrator, Cooperative State Competitive Research Grants Research Service Chief Scientist, Competitive Res. Grants 14th and Independence Ave., SW Rm. 323, 14th and Independence Ave. Washington, D.C. 20250 Washington, D.C. 20250 Animal Health and Disease Research Higher Education Strengthening Grants U.S. Dept. of Agriculture U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Washington, D.C. 20250 Washington, D.C. 20250 Sustainable Agriculture Research Technical Agricultural Assistance and Education Office of International Cooperation and Administrator, Cooperative State Development Research Service Technical Assistance Division U.S. Department of Agriculture U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Washington, D.C. 20250 Washington, D.C. 20250 Research and Evaluation Program Anadromous Fish Conservation Act Room H-7319 Program U.S. Dept. of Commerce Director, Office of Fisheries Conservation & Washington, D.C. 20230 Management, National Marine Fisheries Service, 1335 East-West Highway Silver Spring, MD. 29010 Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act of 1986 Sea Grant Support Director, Office of Fisheries Director, National Sea Grant College Conservation & Management Program National Marine Fisheries Service National Oceanic and Atmospheric Admin. 1335 East-West Highway 1335 East-West Highway Silver Spring, MD. 20920 Silver Spring, MD. 20920 Marine Sanctuary Program Undersea Research Chief, Sanctuaries & Reserves Div. Director, Office of Undersea Research Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource National Oceanic and Atmospheric Management Administration National Ocean Service, NOAA 1335 East-West Highway 1825 Conn. Ave., NW Room 714 Silver Spring, MD. 20910 Washington, D.C. Climate & Atmospheric Research Measurement & Engineering Research Director, Office of Global Programs and Standards National Oceanic & Atmospheric Admin. National Institute of Standards and 1335 East-West Highway Technology Silver Spring, MD. 20910 Gaithersburg, MD. 20899 Regional Centers for the Transfer of Minority Business Development Centers Manufacturing Technology Assistant Director, Office of Operations Director, NIST MTC Program Room 5063, Minority Business Dev. Agcy. Room B112 U.S. Department of Commerce Chemistry Bldg., NIST 14th & Constitution Ave., NW Gaithersburg, MD. 20899 Washington, D.C. 20230 American Indian Program Procurement Technical Assistance for Assistant Director, Office of Business Firms Operations Defense Logistics Agency, Cameron Station Room 5096, Minority Business Office of Small and Disadvantaged Development Agency Business Utilization (DLA-U) U.S. Department of Commerce Room 4C112 14th & Constitution Ave., NW Alexandria, VA. 22304-6100 Washington, D.C. 20230 Maternal & Child Health Federal Adolescent Family Life Research Grants Consolidated Programs (SPRANS) Office of Adolescent Pregnancy Programs Maternal & Child Health Bureau Office of Population Affairs HRSA, Public Health Service Office of the Ass’t Secretary of Health Room 9-11, 5600 Fishers Lane Hubert Humphrey Building Rockville, MD. 20852 200 Independence Avenue, SW 736E Washington, D.C. 20201 Food and Drug Administration Research Biological Response to Environmental Grants & Assistance Agreements Section Health Hazards Division of Contracts and Grants Director, Div. of Extramural Research and Food and Drug Administration Training, Nat’l Institute of Environmental HFA-520, Room 3-20 Health Science, Public Health Service Parklawn Bldg., 5600 Fishers Lane Dept. of Health & Human Services Rockville, MD. 20852 P.O. Box 12233 Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 Applied Toxicological Research & Biometry and Risk Estimation -- Health Testing Risks from Environmental Exposures Director, Division of Extramural Director, Division of Extramural Research & Training Research & Training National Institute of Environmental National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Health Sciences Public Health Service Public Health Service Dept. of Health & Human Services Department of Health & Human Services P.O. Box 12233 P.O. Box 12233 Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 Research Triangle Park, NC. 27709 AIDS Activity Oral Disease & Disorders Research Grants Management Branch Extramural Program Procurement & Grants Office National Institute of Dental Research Centers for Disease Control National Institutes of Health Dept. of Health & Human Services Bethesda, MD. 20892 255 E. Paces Ferry Road, NE Atlanta, GA 30305 AIDS Education and Training Ctrs. Injury Prevention & Control Research Director, Division of Medicine Projects Bureau of Health Professions Division of Injury Epidemiology & Control Health Resources and Services Admin. Center for Environmental Health & Injury Room 4C05 Control 5600 Fishers Lane Center for Disease Control Rockville, MD. 20857 Public Health Service Atlanta, GA. 30333 Conference Grant (Substance Abuse) Health Services Research & Development Office for Substance Abuse Prevention Grants Alcohol, Drug Abuse & Mental Health Agency for Health Care Policy and Research Administration, Rockwall II Bldg. PHS, DHHS, Suite 601, Exec. Office Center 5600 Fishers Lane 2101 E. Jefferson Street Rockville, MD. 20857 Rockville, MD. 20852 Mental Health Research Grants Occupational Safety & Health Research Director, Division of Basic Brain & Grants Behavioral Sciences Procurement & Grants Office, CDC National Inst. of Mental Health DHHS, 255 E. Paces Ferry Rd., NE 5600 Fishers Lane MS-E14 Rockville, MD. 20857 Atlanta, GA. 30333 General Clinical Research Centers Biomedical Research Technology General Clinical Research Ctrs. Program Biomedical Research Technology Program Nat’l Center for Research Resources National Center for Research Resources National Institutes of Health National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD. 20892 Bethesda, MD. 20892 Head Start Social Services Research & Development Admin. for Children, Youth & Families Director, Div. of Research & Evaluation Head Start Office of Policy & Evaluation U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services Administration of Children & Families P.O. Box 1182 Room 334-C, L’Enfant Promenade, SW Washington, D.C. 20013 Washington, D.C. 20201 Social Security - Research & Population Research Demonstration Chief, Office of Grants & Contracts Chief, Grants Management Staff National Institute of Child Health & Office of Acquisition and Grants, ODCM Human Development Soc. Sec. Admin., 1-E-4 National Institutes of Health 1710 Gwynn Oak Avenue Bethesda, MD. 20892 Baltimore, MD. 21207 Aging Research Research for Mothers & Children Director Chief, Office of Grants and Contracts National Institute of Aging, NIH Nat’l Inst. of Child Health & Human Devel. Bethesda, MD. 20892 National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD. 20892 Emloyment & Training Research Promotion of the Humanities - Regrants and Development Projects Centers for Advanced Study Chief, Division of Research & Division of Research Programs Demonstration, Employment & Centers for Advanced Study, Room 318 Training Administration National Endowment for the Humanities U.S. Dept. of Labor Washington, D.C. 20506 Washington, D.C. 20210 Engineering Grants Mathematical & Physical Sciences Program Analyst, Directorate for Ass’t Director, Mathematical & Physical Engineering Sciences National Science Foundation National Science Foundation Rm. 1126e, 1800 G St. NW 1800 G ST NW Washington, D.C. 20550 Washington, D.C. 20550 Safe Drinking Water Research & Toxic Substances Research Demonstration Director, Research Grants Staff Director, Office of Research Grants RD-675, EPA RD-675, EPA Washington, D.C. 20460 Washington, D.C. 20460 Energy-Related Inventions Minority Educational Institution Research Director, Office of Technology Travel Fund Evaluation and Assessment Office of Minority Economic Impact National Institute of Standards MI-2.2, DOE, Forrestal Bldg. Room 5B-110 and Technology Washington, D.C. 20585 Gaithersburg, MD. 20899 Fossil Energy Research & Develop. Environmental Restoration Director, Dept. of Energy Office of Environmental Restoration Fossil Energy Program, FE-122 Office of Restoration & Waste Management Germantown, MD. 20545 Dept. of Energy Washington, D.C. 20545 Library Research & Demonstration Educational Research & Development Library Programs U.S. Dept. of Education Office of Educational Research & Office of Educational Research and Improvement Improvement U.S. Dept. of Education 555 New Jersey Ave., NW 555 New Jersey Ave., NW Washington, D.C. 20208 Washington, D.C. 20208-5571 National Inst. on Disability and National Adult Education Discretionary Rehabilitation Research Program Office of Assistant Secretary for Division of National Programs Special Education & Rehab Services Office of Vocational & Adult Education U.S. Dept. of Education U.S. Dept. of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW 400 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20202-2572 Washington, D.C. 20202-7242 ARTS AND HUMANITIES GRANTS Actors, Mimes & Playwright Grants American Culture & Folk Art Grants Theater Program, National Endowment Folk Arts Program, National Endowment for the Arts for the Arts 1100 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Rm. 608 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Rm. 725 Washington, D.C. 20506 Washington, D.C. 20506 Arts Education & Successful Teaching Artists as Teachers Grants National Arts Education Research Ctr. Arts-in-Education, National Endowment NYU School of Education, Health, for the Arts Nursing & Arts Profession 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Rm. 602 32 Washington Place, #42 Washington, D.C. 20506 New York, NY 10003 Classical Music Concerts Dance & Choreography Grants Public Affairs Office Dance Program, National Endowment for Library of Congress the Arts Washington, D.C. 20540 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Rm. 621 Washington, D.C. 20506 Distinguished Designer Fellowships Fashion, Graphic, Industrial Designers Design Arts Program, National Grants Endowment for the Arts Design Arts Program, Nat’l Endowment for 1100 Pennsylvania Ave. Rm. 625 the Arts, 1100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, D.C. 20506 Rm. 625, Washington, D.C. 20506 Folklife Crafts & American Traditions Jazz Performers, Choruses and Grants for Center for Folklife Programs and Other Musicians Cultural Studies Music Program, Nat’l Endowment for the Smithsonian Institution Arts 955 L’Enfant Plaza 1100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Rm. 702 Washington, D.C. 20590 Washington, D.C. 20506 Museum Artistic Initiative Grants Musicians Overseas Concert Tours Museum Program, Nat’l Endowment Artistic Ambassador Program for the Arts Office of Private Sector Programs 1100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Room 624 U.S. Information Agency Washington, D.C. 20506 301 Fourth St. SW Room 224 Washington, D.C. 20547 Opera and Musical Theater Funding Overseas Speaking Opportunities for Artists Opera-Musical Theater Program American Participants Nat’l Endowment for the Arts Office of Program Coordination & Develop. 1100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW United States Information Agency Room 703 301 Fourth St., SW Room 550 Washington, D.C. 20506 Washington, D.C. 20547 Surveys of Educational Schooling Studios, Exhibits and Funding for Artists Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Presenting & Commissioning Program Grants and Contracts National Endowment for the Arts 109 Coble Hall, 801 S. Wright St. 1100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Rm. 726 Champaign, IL. 61820-6242 Washington, D.C. 20506 Theater Company Funding Visual Media Grants to Artist s Theater Program, Nat’l Endowment Visual Arts Program, National Endowment for the Arts for the Arts 1100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Rm. 608 1100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Rm. 729 Washington, D.C. 20506 Washington, D.C. 20506 You can also write to Art Grant Application Guide, Public Information Offices, National Endowment for the Arts, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Room 617, Washington, D.C. 20506 for a free publication which outlines the various programs and grants currently available with a listing of calendar deadlines and application information. STATE MONEY FOR THE ARTS So far we have listed Federal agencies for various grant opportunities. But there is plenty of state money out there, too. While each state has their own individual guidelines, there is usually a residency requirement necessary. Listed below are the contact points for each state for money specifically for artists, actors, filmmakers and similar individuals in the arts. Alabama Alaska Alabama Arts Council Alaska State Council on the Arts 1 Dexter Avenue 411 W. 4th Avenue Suite 1E Montgomery, AL. 36130-5810 Anchorage, AK. 99501-2343 (205) 242-4076 (907) 279-1558 Arizona Arkansas Arizona Arts Commission Arkansas Arts Council 417 W. Roosevelt St. 225 East Markeham St. Phoenix, AZ. 85003 Little Rock, AR 72201 (602) 255-5882 (501) 324-9337 California Colorado California Arts Council Colorado Council on the Arts Public Information Council 750 Pennsylvania 2411 Alahambra Blvd. Denver, CO. 80203 Sacramento, CA. 95817 (303) 894-2617 (916) 739-3186 Connecticut Delaware Connecticut Commission on Arts Delaware Division of the Arts 227 Lawrence Street 820 North French Street Hartford, CT. 06106 Wilmington, DE. 19801 (203) 566-4770 (302) 577-3540 District of Columbia Florida D.C. Council of Arts Florida Arts Council 410 Eight St., NW Division of Cultural Affairs 5th Floor, Stables Art Center Department of State Washington, D.C. 20004 Tallahassee, FL. 32399-0250 Georgia Hawaii Georgia Council for Arts Hawaii State Foundation on Culture & Arts 530 Means St., NW Ste. 115 335 Merchant St., Room 202 Atlanta, GA. 30318 Honolulu, HI 96813 (404) 651-7920 (808) 548-4145 Idaho Illinois Idaho Commission on Arts Illinois Arts Commission 304 West State St. State of Illinois Center Boise, ID. 83720 100 W. Randolph St. Suite 10-500 (208) 334-2119 Chicago, IL. 60601 (312) 814-6750 Indiana Iowa Indiana Arts Commission Iowa Council on Arts 402 W. Washington St. Rm. 072 Capitol Complex Indianapolis, IN 46204 Des Moines, IA. 50319 Kansas Kentucky Kansas Arts Commission Kentucky Arts Council Jayhawk Tower 31 Fountain Place 700 Jackson, Suite 1004 Frankfort, KY. 40601 Topeka, KS. 66603-3714 (502) 564-3757 (913) 296-3335 Louisiana Maine Louisiana State Division of Arts Maine Arts Commission P.O. Box 44247 State House Station 25 Baton Rouge, LA. 70804 Augusta, ME. 04333 (504) 342-8180 (207) 289-2724 Maryland Massachusetts Maryland Arts Council Massachusetts Cultural Council 15 W. Mulberry St. 80 Boylston St. 10th Floor Baltimore, MD. 21201 Boston, MA. 02116 Michigan Minnesota Michigan Council for the Arts Minnesota State Arts Board 1200 Sixth Street 432 Summit Ave. Detroit, MI 48226-2461 St. Paul, MN. 55102 Mississippi Missouri Mississippi Arts Commission Missouri State Council on the Arts 239 North Lamar St. Suite 207 Wainwright Office Complex Jackson, MS. 39201 111 N. 7th St. Suite 105 (601) 359-6030 St. Louis, MO. 63101-2188 (314) 340-6845 Montana Nebraska Montana Arts Council Nebraska Arts Council 48 N. Last Chance Gulch 1313 Farman on the Mall Helena, MT. 59620 Omaha, NE. 69102-1873 (406) 444-6430 (402) 595-2122 Nevada New Hampshire Nevada State Council on the Arts New Hampshire Division of Arts 329 Flint Street Council of the Arts, 40 N. Main St. Reno, NV. 89501 Concord, NH 03301-4974 (702) 688-1225 (603) 271-2789 New Jersey New Mexico New Jersey State Council on the Arts New Mexico Cultural Affairs Art Division CN 306 224 East Palace Avenue Trenton, NJ 08625 Santa Fe, NM 87501 (609) 292-6130 (505) 827-6490 New York North Carolina New York State Council on the Arts North Carolina Arts Council 915 Broadway Department of Cultural Resources New York, NY 10010 Raleigh, NC 27601-2807 (212) 387-7000 (919) 733-2821 North Dakota Ohio North Dakota Council on Arts Ohio Council on Arts Black Building #606 118 Broad Way 727 East Main Street Fargo, ND 58102 Columbus, OH. 43205-1797 (701) 239-7150 (614) 466-2613 Oklahoma Oregon State Arts Council of Oklahoma Oregon Arts Commission 640 Jim Thorpe Bldg. 550 Airport Rd. SE Oklahoma City, OK. 73105-4987 Salem, OR. 97301 (405) 521-2931 (503) 378-3625 Pennsylvania Rhode Island Pennsylvania Council on the Arts Rhode Island State Council on the Arts Room 216, Finance Bldg. 95 Cedar St. Suite 103 Harrisburg, PA. 17120 Providence, RI 02903 (717) 787-6883 (401) 277-3880 South Carolina South Dakota South Carolina Art Commission South Dakota Arts Council 1800 Gervais St. 108 W. 11th Street Columbia, SC 29201 Sioux Falls, SD 57102-0788 (803) 734-8696 (605) 339-6646 Tennessee Texas Tennessee Art Commission Texas Commission of the Arts 320 6th Avenue North, Ste. 100 P.O. Box 13406 Capitol Station Nashville, TN. 37243-0780 Austin, TX. 78711-3406 (615) 741-1701 (512) 463-5535 Utah Vermont Utah Council of Arts Vermont Council on Arts 617 E. South Temple 133 State St. Salt Lake City, UT. 84102-1177 Montpelier, VT. 05633-6001 Virginia Washington Virginia Commission for the Arts Washington State Arts Commission Lewis House, 223 Governor St. 110 9th & Columbia Bldg., MS-GH11 Richmond, VA. 23219-2010 Olympia, WA. 98504-2675 (804) 225-3132 (206) 753-3860 West Virginia Wisconsin Dept. of Culture & History Wisconsin Arts Board Arts & Humanities Division 131 W. Wilson St. Suite 301 Capitol Complex Cultural Center Madison, WI. 53703 Charleston, WV 25305 (608) 266-0190 (304) 558-0220 Wyoming Wyoming Arts Council 2320 Capitol Avenue Cheyenne, WY 82002 (307) 777-7742 FEDERAL MONEY FOR STUDENTS There are many federal and state programs designed to provide financial assistance for education to people of all ages, including the elderly. The following is a listing for some of those resources. Minority Research & Teaching Grants Food & Agricultural Sciences National MRTP Small Grants Programs Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants Director, Minority Research and Director, Higher Education Programs Teaching Programs U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of Advocacy & Enterprise Administration Bldg. Room 350-A U.S. Dept. of Agriculture 14th and Independence Ave., SW 14th and Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20250 Washington, D.C. 20250 Selected Reserve Educational Health Education Assistance Loans Assistance Program Director, Division of Student Assistance Assistant Secretary of Defense Bureau of Health Professions Pentagon, Room 3E325 HRSA, PHS, Room 8-39 5600 Fishers Ln. Washington, D.C. 20301-1500 Rockville, MD. 20857 Grants for Preventive Medicine Grants for Podiatric Medicine Training Residency Training Director, Division of Medicine Director, Division of Medicine Health Resources & Services Admin. Health Resources & Services Admin. 5600 Fishers Lane 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD. 20857 Rockville, MD. 20857 Nurse Anesthetist Traineeships Financial Assistance for Dis education, work at your artistic vocation or simply obtaining help with living expenses, there are numerous sources out there for you to tap. But how to identify them? This is the bigger stumbling block to those that even think they might qualify for government funds in some way. But the key to obtaining grant money is not a big secret. Generally, if you are an organized, detail-oriented person who can follow instructions, chances are you could qualify for a grant. There is even a bimonthly magazine you can subscribe to called Humanities, which is published by the National Endowment for the Humanities, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Room 410, Washington, D.C. 20506, phone number (202) 606-8443. This publication features listings of recent grants by discipline, a calendar detailing application grant deadlines and guide sections for those who are thinking of applying for a National Endowment of the Humanities grant -- and there are many! This magazine can give you tips to help you qualify! Grant money can provide you with the independence you need to start your own business or launch you on a new career destination. These dollars can help you acquire schooling you’ve either lacked or need to change course. All it takes is organizational skill, the ability to write a proper grant proposal and knowing who to write to for applications. This booklet will be your guide and can improve your chances of securing grant money dramatically! HOW TO WRITE YOUR PROPOSAL Writing a grant proposal can be as simple as following the directions in your application packet. Add a little flare and your grant application can stand out, making your chances of selection better. Every agency bestowing grants has different rules for application which is why reading the packet you receive thoroughly is so important. The government is a stickler for details, so if you can’t follow directions or make just one small mistake, your application will be disqualified. There are reference sources in your library to consult about grant proposal writing in addition to the advice given here. It’s best to read as much as you can in preparation for your grant writing duties. If you are requesting a grant for a specific idea or project, contact the agency after you receive the packet to see if they have recently awarded any grants for this type of work. If they have, it may be that no further grant money is available for that project. You will then have to come up with another idea to obtain your dollars. Whatever yoadvantaged Division of Nursing Health Professions Students Bureau of Health Professions Division of Student Assistance Health Resources & Services Admin. PHS Health Resources & Services Admin. PHS Room 5C-13 5600 Fishers Lane Parklawn Bldg. Rm. 8-23 5600 Fishers Ln. Rockville, MD. 20857 Rockville, MD. 20857 Mental Health National Research Health Professions Student Loans Service Awards for Research Training Division of Student Assistance Nat’l Health Service Scholarship Prgm. Health Resources & Services Admin. PHS Health Resources & Services Admin. Room 823 5600 Fishers Lane PHS, DHHS, Parklawn Bldg. Rm. 7-16 Rockville, MD. 20857 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD. 20857 Nursing Student Loans Child Development Associate Scholarships Division of Student Assistance Director, Head Start Bureau Health Resources & Services Admin. 400 6th Street, SW PHS, DHHS, Parklawn Bldg. Rm. 8-23 Washington, D.C. 20024 Rockville, MD. 20857 Medical Library Assistance Minority Access to Research Careers Director, Extramural Programs Program Director, MARC National Library of Medicine Nat’l Inst. of General Medical Sciences NIH Bethesda, MD. 20894 Bethesda, MD. 20892 Community Development Work- U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Study Program Kings Point Dept. of Housing & Urban Develop. Director, Office of Maritime Labor & Community Planning & Development Training, Maritime Administration Office of Program Policy Develop. U.S. Dept. of Transportation Technical Assistance Division Washington, D.C. 20590 451 7th Street, SW Washington, D.C. Federal Summer Employment Promotion of the Arts -- Arts Admin. Staffing Policy Division Fellows Program Career Entry & Employee Develop. Arts Administration Fellows Program Group, Office of Personnel Mgmt. National Endowment for the Arts 1900 E. St., NW 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20415 Washington, D.C. 20506 Young Scholars Veterans Educational Assistance Director, Div. of Research Career U.S. Dept. of Veteran Affairs Development Central Office National Science Foundation Washington, D.C. 20420 1800 G. St., NW Washington, D.C. 20500 Adult Education - State Admin. Supplemental Educational Opportunity Basic Grant Program Grants Director, Division of Adult Education Director of Policy & Program Development Office of Ass’t Sec’y for Vocational Student Financial Assistance Program and Adult Education U.S. Dept. of Education U.S. Dept. of Education 400 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20202-7320 Washington, D.C. 20202 Library Career Training Perkins Loans Library Development Staff Director, Division of Program & Policy Library Programs Development U.S. Dept. of Education U.S. Dept. of Energy 55 New Jersey Ave. NW 400 Maryland Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20208 Washington, D.C. 20202 Business & International Education Jacob K. Javits Fellowships International Studies Branch Division of Higher Education Incentive Center for International Education Programs U.S. Dept. of Education Office of Post Secondary Education Room 3053 U.S, Dept. of Education Washington, D.C. 20202 Washington, D.C. 20202 CONCLUSION Securing a grant is no easy task. But for the dedicated and persistent, it’s there for the asking. Government budgets are set up to spend all the cash they are allocated. People like yourself are awarded these funds all the time. This time next year -- it could be you on the receiving end of this money -- and on your way to a new career!