Grant Resources: Tips on finding the information you need to identify funding sources and write grant proposals

1. Grant Resources:Tips on finding the information you need to identify funding sources and write grant proposals Kevin Jacobson WI Office of Rural Health Grant Writing and Resources Workshop June and July 2008

2. This afternoon we will talk about… • Finding a suitable funding source • Finding guidance on proposal writing • Finding data sources

3. There are grant opportunities out there… In 2007, 1,251 Wisconsin foundations awarded $478,950,513in grants. (Marquette University’s Funding Information Center) So how do you find them?

4. Federal Government Grants • Federal Register: gpoaccess.gov/fr/Index.htmlSearch or sign up to receive daily emails of grant opportunities • Grants.gov: grants.gov/A central storehouse for information on over 1,000 federal grant programs

5. Federal Grants cont. • Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: 12.46.245.173/cfda/cfda.htmlA database of all Federal programs currently available • USA.gov: usa.gov/Business/Nonprofit.shtmlLinks to federal grant and contract programs • HRSA Office of Rural Health Policy: ruralhealth.hrsa.gov/

6. US Department of Agriculture • Community Facilities Program: rurdev.usda.gov/rhs/cf/cp.htmAssistance to develop essential facilities in rural areas • Community Development Resources: ric.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center=5&tax_level=2&tax_subject=211&topic_id=1157Links to funding opportunities • Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants: usda.gov/rus/telecom/dlt/dlt.htm

7. Wisconsin Grant Sources • ORH Rural Community Grants: worh.org/RCgrantsProposals due Aug. 7 • Small Hospital Improvement Program (SHIP) Contact John Eich, ORH, for more information: 608-261-1890, eich@wisc.edu, worh.org/ship • WI Partnership Fund: wphf.med.wisc.edu/ Multi-year development and implementation grants

8. Local and Regional Sources • Local “big box” stores (Target, Lowe’s, Menards) • Wal-Mart's State Giving Program: walmartstores.com/CommunityGiving/8169.aspx Contact the Community Involvement Coordinator at your local Wal-Mart or Sam’s Club • Community Foundations: • Donor’s Forum of WI: wisconsingives.org/ • Council of Foundations: cof.org/locator/SearchResults.cfm?state=WI

9. Corporate Foundations Many corporate foundations have a policy of awarding grants to communities where they have a facility • Alcoa Foundation (Appleton, Beloit, Little Chute, Weyauwega) • Weyerhaeuser Foundation (Dorchester, Green Bay, Manitowoc, Onalaska) • Harley-Davidson Foundation (East Troy, Tomahawk)

10. Local Private Foundations • Think local • Smaller foundations may be more willing to support a project in their region or community than a large, national foundation • Look to your board or the foundation’s board

11. Local Foundations cont. Foundations in Wisconsin: wifoundations.org/Marquette University’s Funding Information Center • The Seippel Foundation, Beaver Dam • The Hunter Foundation, Antigo • The Alexander Charitable Foundation, Port Edwards • The Bigley Foundation, Hillsboro

12. EMS Grants • WI Homeland Security Grant Program: oja.state.wi.us/section_detail.asp?linkcatid=1315&linkid=708&locid=97Grants, surplus equipment • FEMA’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program: firegrantsupport.com/Three grant programs • EMS Grant Central Station: grantcentralstation.info/Grants, proposal writing and other resources

13. EMS Grants cont. Grants, training and other resources: • Rural EMS and Trauma Technical Assistance Center's (REMSTTAC) http://www.remsttac.org/resources/funding.html • US Fire Administration: www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice/ • EMSGrantsHelp.com: emsgrantshelp.com/?gclid=CIGNt6q3vZMCFQ7WsgodBlHfDQGrants 101

14. Subscription Services Searchable databases and other resources: • Foundation Directory on line: fconline.fdncenter.org/ • GrantSelect: grantselect.com/#HC • The Foundation Center: foundationcenter.org/

15. Additional Grant Sources • Rural Assistance Center: raconline.org/states/wisconsin.phpRural WI funding and information sources • Rural Health Resource Center: ruralcenter.org/?id=res_fundingFunding and grant writing information

16. Office of Rural Health • ORH’s Reporter: worh.org/reporterFunding sources, calendar of events, rural health news • Rural Communities Initiatives Update worh.org/rci-blogInformation on funding, conferences, reports, data sources and local foundations

17. Researching Funding Organizations • The Foundation Center’s Foundation Finder foundationcenter.org/findfunders/foundfinder/Locate foundations by city or zip code • Michigan State University Library’s Grants for Nonprofits: Health lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/2health.htmDozens of links to private foundations and public grant sources • The Foundation Center’s Cooperating Collections locations (Eau Claire, Madison, Milwaukee and Stevens Pt.):foundationcenter.org/collections/ccwi.htmlAccess to Foundation Directory

18. The IRS 990-PF Form The private foundation federal tax return • Contains: Phone numbers, trustees, officers and board members and grantees—Part XV • The 990 Finder: foundationcenter.org/findfunders/990finder/ • The Foundation Center’s free tutorial, “De-Mystifying the 990-PF”: foundationcenter.org/getstarted/tutorials/demystify/index.html

19. Proposal Writing Resources Now that you’ve identified a funder… ? ? ?

20. UW Grant Writing Resources • UW Professional Development onsite and online classes: • Locating grants and proposal writing • Community fundraising and teambuilding • Information and registration: dcs.wisc.edu/pda/nonprofit/ • UW Library Grants Information Collection: • Grant seeking and writing workshops: grants.library.wisc.edu/seminars.html#info • Proposal writing resources: grants.library.wisc.edu/organizations/proposalwebsites.htmlLinks to over 20 sites • Resources for Nonprofit Organizations : grants.library.wisc.edu/organizations/nonprofits.html Additional resources, including fund raising and management

21. Additional Proposal Preparation Resources • DHHS Toolkit for Faith-Based and Community Organizations: acf.dhhs.gov/programs/ccf/resources/toolkit.htmlGrant acquisition and management and outcome measurement • The Rural Assistance Center’s Grant Writing Guide www.raconline.org/info_guides/funding/grantwriting.phpFAQs, tools, training events

22. Proposal Resources cont. • Non-Profit Guides: npguides.org/index.htmlProposal writing guidance and sample RFPs and proposals • Minnesota Council on Foundations “Writing a Successful Grant Proposal”:mcf.org/mcf/grant/writing.htm#future

23. Proposal Resources cont. • Michigan State University’s Nonprofit Fundraising Web Resources: lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/4fcelec.htm100s of tips and guidelines • Charity Channel: charitychannel.com/Grants and dozens of articles on proposal writing

24. Foundation Center Resources The Center operates research, education, and training programs and maintains a large library of web resources • Proposal Writing Short Course: foundationcenter.org/getstarted/tutorials/shortcourse/index.html • Proposal Budgeting Basics: foundationcenter.org/getstarted/tutorials/prop_budgt/index.html • Guide to Funding Research: foundationcenter.org/getstarted/tutorials/gfr/index.html

25. Additional Proposal Resources • EMS Resource.net: emsresource.net/articles/granthelp.shtmlEMS proposal tips • FEMA’s Writing a Good Narrative: firerescue1.com/data/pdfs/FEMA-goodnrrative.pdf

26. And Even More Proposal Resources… • Grantproposal.com: grantproposal.com/ Comprehensive site providing free resources for grantwriters • Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: 12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/CATALOG.GRANT_PROPOSAL_DYN.showFocuses on federal grants

27. Examples of Successful Proposals • The Idea Bank: theideabank.com/onlinecourse/samplegrant.htmlFire and EMS proposals, several from WI • ORH Community Grants: worh.org/RCgrantsProposals from 2006 and 2007

28. Supporting Your Proposal and Making Your Case • Document the need or problem in your area • Consider multiple levels of data to illustrate the problem: • Provide a national or state statistic • Provide a local (community, county, region) statistic • Use internal data to show how many people your organization sees now or how many will be helped by your proposed initiative

29. Federal Census Demographic information, including age, poverty, income, education • Census Bureau Factfinder factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang=en • Census Bureau County Quick Facts for WI quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/maps/wisconsin_map.html

30. Federal Data • USA.gov: • usa.gov/ Government data by topic • usa.gov/Government/State_Local/Statistics.shtml State and local level information • Library of Congress’ Thomas: thomas.loc.gov/cp110/cp110query.htmlDatabase of Congressional Committee reports; may contain current information or provide useful quotes • FedStats: fedstats.gov/Statistics from more than 100 agencies

31. Wisconsin Data • The WI Office of Justice Assistance: oja.state.wi.us/index.asp?locid=97Statistics on violent crime by county • Burden of Diabetes Report: dhfs.wisconsin.gov/health/diabetes/PDFs/Burden08.pdfCounty level information • DHFS Public Health Profiles: dhfs.wisconsin.gov/localdata/pubhlthprofiles.htmCounty health and demographic information, including low birth weight % and mortality rates by cause

32. DHFS Public Health Profiles

33. WI Data cont. • DHFS Health Statistics A-Z dhfs.wisconsin.gov/stats/healthstatisticsA-Z.htm • DHFS Demographics of Aging in Wisconsin Data dhfs.wisconsin.gov/aging/demographics/ • DHFS WI Interactive Statistics on Health (WISH): http://www.dhfs.state.wi.us/wish/ • DOA Population & Household Projections: 2000-2030 http://www.doa.state.wi.us/subcategory.asp?linksubcatid=105&linkcatid=11&linkid=64&locid=9

34. UW Population Health Institute Annual County Health Rankings summarize and rank current health of WI residents by county • Full report: pophealth.wisc.edu/UWPHI/research/rankings_2007/rankings_2007.htm • County Snapshots: pophealth.wisc.edu/UWPHI/research/rankings_2007/snapshots.htm

35. UW Population Health Institute, 2007 WI County Health Rankings

36. Selected Health Determinants UW Population Health Institute, 2007 WI County Health Rankings UW Population Health Institute, 2007 WI County Health Rankings

37. Future UW Sources The Survey on the Health of WI (SHOW) will be the first statewide survey of its kind to measure information on critical health conditions in Wisconsin. • Annual survey of randomly selected households throughout the state, beginning 2008 • 1,200 Wisconsin residents will receive comprehensive health evaluations • For more information: http://www.pophealth.wisc.edu/show/

38. Health Information Sources • The University of Michigan’s Statistical Resources on the Web: lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stats.htmlLinks to 100s of statistical resources, including health • Annie E. Casey Foundation CLIKS: Community Level Information on Kids http://kidscount.org/cgi-bin/cliks.cgiState and county information

39. Rural Health Sources • Rural Policy Research Institute: rupri.org/index.phpResearch papers and results • Rural Health Research Gateway: ruralhealthresearch.org/Searchable research results

40. Final Thoughts… “Think of grantmakers as investors -- because they are. Grants are not free gifts given to good people who want to do good things. Grants are investments in a specific outcome for the philanthropic dollars given.” (Maryn Boess, Grants & Foundations Review, April 2006).

41. Questions?? Comments?? Suggestions??

42. Thank You Kevin Jacobson Rural Communities Program Manager WI Office of Rural Health 310 N. Midvale Blvd. Ste. 301 Madison, WI 53705 608-261-1888 kmjacobson2@wisc.edu