Volume 12, number 10: April 5, 2006
FUNDING TIPS
New Foundation Resource at the GrantSource Library
The GrantSource Library has redesigned its private, community, and corporate foundations webpage to be more useful to Carolina researchers. A list of foundations, broken down by major field, that have funded UNC-Chapel Hill researchers is now available. The library has also expanded the Tools for Finding Funding section of the webpage to include more detailed information about locating foundation funding and statistics regarding giving in North Carolina. Click here to visit the new webpage.
Funding Resources from the Foundation Center
The Foundation Center provides funding guides for individuals and organizations with specialized interests. The guides include both online and print resources and provide information for:
- health care programs and research;
- proposal writers;
- researchers;
- artists;
- film and video makers;
- individuals with disabilities;
- media and communications;
- medicine and health;
- minorities and special populations;
- musicians;
- women; and
- writers.
Foundation Giving Increases
According to a recent Foundation Center report, private and community foundation grants grew by 8 percent in 2004 after experiencing a two-year decline at the beginning of the decade. The areas experiencing the greatest growth were science and technology, international affairs, and health programs. These increases helped health to join education as a top recipient of grant dollars. Additionally, the report's analysis found that corporate giving programs are also increasing their philanthropic activity. READ MORE (pdf)
Help for COS Users
COS provides instructions and FAQ for the COS Funding Opportunities, Expertise, and Funding Alert services. There is a row of links below the main banners of all COS products. One of these links is to Instructions, a section of detailed information and tips on using that product. Click here to see the Instructions for COS Funding Opportunities.
Information about using the COS Workbench, COS Profiles, and COS Funding Alert is also available in the Help section FAQ on the left-hand side of the COS Workbench. Contact the GrantSource Library at 962-3463 for additional help.