UTEP Library Research Guides: Grants and Funding: Library Resources

The Grant Collection

The Grant Collection at the UTEP Library is one of over two hundred similar resource collections affiliated with the Foundation Center in New York City. The collection is located in the Reference area on the second floor of the Library.

The collection includes the following information:

Directories providing information concerning public, private and corporate funding
Books on grants
A selection of U.S. foundations and reports
Instructional materials for proposal and grant writing

Book Resources

Go get that grant! : a practical guide for libraries and nonprofit organizations by Gail M. Staines
Call Number: Z683.2.U6 S73 2010
ISBN: 0810874199
Proposal writing for grants -- United States.
Library fund raising -- United States.
Nonprofit organizations -- United States.
The only grant-writing book you'll ever need by Ellen Karsh and Arlen Sue Fox
Call Number: HG177.5.U6 K37 2009
ISBN: 0465018696
Proposal writing for grants -- United States.
Grants-in-aid -- United States.
Fund raising -- United States.
The Foundation Center's guide to proposal writing by Jane C. Geever
Call Number: Ref Grant - HG177.5.U6 G44 2007
ISBN: 1595421297
Proposal writing for grants -- United States.
The "How To" Grants Manual by David G. Bauer
Call Number: E-book
ISBN: 1442204206
Publication Date: 2011-04-01
Organizations, Nonprofit.
Fund raising.
Grants-in-aid.

Databases

Pivot-RP This link opens in a new window
Fully-integrated content platform that combines data from COS Funding Opportunities and COS Scholar Universe with intelligent mapping features to expedite funding discovery, dissemination, and researcher collaboration on a global and local level. Provides access to a comprehensive global source of funding opportunities and researcher expertise from leading research organizations worldwide.
https://pivot.proquest.com
Foundation Directory Online - Professional This link opens in a new window
Professional Plan subscription provides complete online access to a comprehensive array of databases, including: Grant-makers, Companies, Grants, and IRS 990s. Includes detailed profiles of U.S. foundations, grant-making public charities, corporate donors, recently awarded grants, and key contact names. Funder portfolios feature foundation news and publications, RFPs, job postings, key staff affiliations, and full-color grant distribution charts.
https://fconline.foundationcenter.org/ipl.php
NOTE: Access to this product is available to anyone but is limited to computers within the UTEP Library and the Center for Civic Engagement (CCE). See also: Foundation Grants to Individuals Online.
Foundation Grants to Individuals Online This link opens in a new window
Funding research tool focusing on foundations that provide financial support for individual grantseekers. Online content corresponds to the printed reference book Foundation Grants to Individuals published by The Foundation Center. Describes giving for a variety of purposes, including scholarships, student loans, fellowships, program development, internships, professorships, arts and cultural projects, research, awards and grants by nomination only and general welfare.
https://gtionline.fdncenter.org/ipl.php
NOTE: Access to this product is available to anyone but is limited to computers within the UTEP Library and the Center for Civic Engagement (CCE). See also: Foundation Directory Online - Professional.

Foundation Directory

The Foundation Directory by Foundation Center.
Call Number: Ref Grant AS911.A2 F65 2012
Publication Date: 2012
This directory of charitable organizations is organized by state, but includes indexes with the foundation names, subject areas, type of support and names of donors and trustees.