Volume 12, number 8: February 1, 2006
FUNDING TIPS
New Resource for Finding Funding for Environmental Research
The GrantSource Library recently received the new edition of Environmental Grantmaking Foundations on CD-ROM, which provides information on more than 900 foundations that fund environmental research and projects. The individual foundation profiles include contact information, financial data, recent grants, application processes, and funding analyses drawn from the publisher's database.
The library invites you to come to 307 Bynum Hall to use this, and other valuable resources, to identify funding opportunities for your research. Click here for information about other publications in the library's collection.
Grants.gov Setup
The Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) offers these important tips about application packages on Grants.gov:
- UNC-Chapel Hill is already registered as an institution. PIs and business managers do not need to register.
- Enable cookies on your web browser. The Grants.gov cookie will be automatically destroyed once your session is over.
- If you do not already have it, download Adobe Acrobat Reader.
- Download PureEdge, the software that allows you to access the proposal application.
- When installing PureEdge, shut down all other applications.
- After installing PureEdge, shut down and restart your computer to complete the installation.
- If you have difficulty installing PureEdge, contact your department's IT representative or call 962-HELP for assistance. It is possible that the current settings on your computer do not allow you to download software.
- If you are planning to submit a proposal to NIH, the PI must have an eRA Commons account.
Click here for OSR's guidelines for using Grants.gov.
Find Answers to Grants.gov Questions
The Office of Sponsored Research (OSR) recommends the following websites for assistance and answers to questions regarding Grants.gov:
- OSR website
- Grants.gov
customer support which contains:
- context-sensitive help
- FAQs
- tutorial
- user guide
- quick reference
- glossary
- Grants.gov training demonstration
- OSR contract specialists: search by agency
- Department of Health and Human Services Grants.gov application guide (pdf)
- National Science Foundation Application Guide (pdf)
If you need assistance in conducting a funding search or registering for email notification of grant opportunities via Grants.gov, contact the GrantSource Library at 962-3463.
Identifying Foundations in North Carolina
Although some foundations' giving is national or international in scope, most foundations support projects that serve their local area or state. The GrantSource Library has several resources for locating potential funders for an outreach or research projects that serve communities of North Carolina such as:
- North Carolina Giving Online - online subscription that contains profiles of more than 1,100 foundations located in North Carolina
- Foundation Directory 1 & 2 CD-ROM - database that lists the 20,000 largest private and corporate grantmaking foundations in the U.S.
- Foundation Reporter – print directory of more than 1,000 of the leading private foundations
- Corporate Giving Directory – print resource with detailed profiles of more than 1,000 of the top corporate charitable giving programs in the U.S.
Other resources available on the web include:
- Foundation Center's Grantmaker Web Sites - contains a searchable listing of foundation websites arranged by type of grantmaker (private, corporate, grantmaking public charities and community foundations). Enter "North Carolina" in the search window to find those located in the state.
- Community Foundation Locator (best accessed with Internet Explorer) – page of community foundations located in North Carolina and other states.
If you need assistance in locating information about North Carolina private and corporate foundations, contact the GrantSource Library at 962-3463.