Updated 12/07
Grant Resources for Washington Local Governments
Contents
- Grant Writing
- Grant Administration
- Grant Administrators
- Locating Federal Government Grants
- Locating Grant Resources in Washington State
- Information on Grants & Loan Programs Washington State
- Other Information Sources for Locating Grants
Grant Writing
- Developing and Writing Grant Proposals - Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
- Big Ideas: Grant Writing: A Best Practice Guide (
102 KB), by Bridget Newell, Ph.D., International Association of Police Chiefs
- Tips on Proposal Writing - Eastern Washington State University, Grant Research and Development
- Tips on Grant Writing (Foundations) - Northwest Philanthropy
- Wanted: Grant Writers, by Meredith Preston, American City and County, February 2007 - Local governments may need to find other ways to finance community programs; local governments need to train staff to look for available grants and write effective applications.
- EPA Grant Writing Tutorial - As a collaborative product of EPA and Purdue University, Purdue continues to make the program available on its Envirosoft Web site
Grant Administration
- Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Grants Management
- Use of Universal Identifier by Federal Grant Applications after October 1, 2003
- Federal Register, Vol. 68, No. 124 June 27, 2003, (34802-34805)
- Request a DUNS Number Information - Grants.gov
- Guidance to Faith-Based and Community Organizations on Partnering with the Federal Government - White House
- Center for Faith-Based & Community Initiatives - Department of Labor
- Federal, State, and Local Governments Federal Assistance Award Data System (FAADS), lists award recipients
- Federal Statistics on Income and Poverty, may be needed to determine eligibility criteria
- Income - Census Bureau
- Poverty - Census Bureau
- Poverty Guidelines, Research and Measurement - Health and Human Services
- What is Rural? Defining Rural: Available Resources - National Library of Agriculture, Rural Information Center
- Washington Distressed Counties 2005 List
- Local Government Grant Administration
- Federal Grant Management 2005, presented by Municipal Research and Services Center and Washington State Auditor's Office, January 2005 MRSC Library Loan
- Clallam County Grant Management Policy & Procedure 562 - Administrative Manual
- Seattle Police Department - Research, Grants & Corporate Support (RGCS) Unit
- Yakima County Department of Grants Management
Grant Administrators
- Grants Coordinator, Springfield, Illinois - U.S. Conference of Mayors Best Practices of City Government
- Job Descriptions
- Grants Accounting Specialist - Clark County
- Grant Coordinator/Associate Planner ( 53 KB)- Normandy Park
- Grant Writer - City of Monroe
Locating Federal Government Grants
- Grants.gov - A government wide portal for the administration of grants.
- Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance - Contains financial and nonfinancial assistance programs administered by departments and establishments of the Federal government.
- EPA Grants and Debarment
- Federal Funding Database - Rural Information Center, National Agricultural Library
- Technology Opportunities Program (TOP) Grants National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA)
- USDA Rural Development Online Funds Available
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services GrantsNet
- Economic Development Administration Funding Opportunities
Locating Grant Resources in Washington State
- CTED Grants Inventory Program Offered Free to Cities and Counties
- Association of Washington Cities (AWC) Grants - Grant and Loan resources
- Charitable Trust Program - Washington Office of the Secretary of State (Includes Charitable Trust Directory)
- Charities & Trusts - Office of the Secretary of State (Includes look-up databases)
- Information on Grants and Loan Programs of Washington State - MRSC
- Infrastructure Funding Source Data Base, Infrastructure Assistance Coordinating Council (IACC) - a resource for locating infrastructure funding or technical assistance in Washington State
- Pacific Northwest Foundations - University of Washington Libraries
- Philanthropy Northwest
- Washington Foundation Databook, C&D Publishing - Description and Purchase Information
- Study Committee on Public Infrastructure Programs and Funding Structures - Created by Section 6026 of the 2007-09 Capital Budget (ESHB 1092) - See studies on page which identify existing resources
- Inventory and Evaluation of the State’s Public Infrastructure Programs and Funds ( 3 MB), Berk and Associates, December 2005
- Inventory and Evaluation of the State’s Public Infrastructure Programs and Funds (
Other Information Sources for Locating Grants
- Council on Foundations - a nonprofit membership association of grantmaking foundations and corporations.
- Environmental Finance Center - Boise State University
- Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Financial Opportunities - U.S. Department of Energy ERRE
- Foundation Center - Bibliographical resources, virtual classroom, On-line Foundation Directory (fee)
- Funding Resources for Housing - MRSC
- Funding and Program Assistance for Rural Fire Departments - Rural Information Center
- Funding Sources for Economic Development Financial Assistance Programs - MRSC
- Grants - Publications and Services available from Thompson Publishing Group
- Grants and Funding Information Service - University of Washington Libraries
- Grant Resources for Parks and Recreation - MRSC
- Guide to Funding Resources, Compiled by Robert Salmon Rural Information Center National Agricultural Library, May 1999
- SRA International Grants Web Resources - Society of Research Administrators
- National Association of Counties Grants Clearinghouse
- National Grants Management Association
- Sources of Funding for Habitat Protection and Restoration - MRSC
- State and Federal Grants and Loans (Transportation) - MRSC
- TGCI Grantsmanship Center Training - Publications, online resources
- U.S. House Federal Funding Express