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RM 3610: Administration of Recreation Services, Grants: Databases

This guide provides brief information on library reference books and databases to use to find sources for your grant proposal. This guide lists the most important sources to consult for your research and is not intended to be exhaustive.

Databases

Foundation Directory Online - Provides details on U.S. funders and their grants. It offers in-depth information on U.S. grantmakers and their grants, drawn from reliable sources, including IRS 990s, grantmaker web sites and annual reports, plus data provided directly by grantmakers.

GrantSelect - An online searchable database. Contains over 10,000 funding opportunities provided by more than 4,000 sponsoring organizations with each record including contact information, sponsor name and address, subject terms for related searches, and type of sponsor (federal agency, foundation, research institute, etc.). [ASU researchers should talk with the Office of Research before contacting a funding agency.
     Search tips:

  • Look at the left border of the page. Click on Search.
  • Below the search blank, click on Show More Options.
  • Many grants have geographic restrictions. Searching with the Geographic Location tab blank DOES bring up grants which have geographic restrictions; leaving the tab blank simply means you're not limiting your search to a particular state or region. So, limit to North Carolina, or South, or Southeast to start with.
  • Use the Subject Headings pull-down menu to indicate the subject of your grant--if you see something in the list that seems to fit. Potentially useful terms include: Recreation and leisure | Parks| Recreational therapy | Sports | Adolescents | At-risk youth. Or, in this blank, you could type in words for the types of programs the grantors you're targeting want to fund. Potentially useful terms include: Building construction and/or renovation | Service delivery programs | Educational programs
  • If there's nothing in the Subject Headings pull-down menu that fits your grant proposal, use the Keywords blank. Type a word or phrase for your topic into this blank.