Grant Resources:Grant Resources:Tips on finding the Tips on finding the

information you need to information you need to identify funding sources identify funding sources

and write grant proposalsand write grant proposals

Kevin JacobsonKevin JacobsonWI Office of Rural HealthWI Office of Rural Health

Grant Writing and Resources Grant Writing and Resources WorkshopWorkshop

June and July 2008June and July 2008

This afternoon we will talk This afternoon we will talk about…about…

• Finding a suitable funding sourceFinding a suitable funding source

• Finding guidance on proposal Finding guidance on proposal writingwriting

• Finding data sourcesFinding data sources

There are grant opportunities There are grant opportunities out there…out there…

In 2007, 1,251 Wisconsin In 2007, 1,251 Wisconsin foundations awarded foundations awarded

$478,950,513$478,950,513 in grants. in grants. (Marquette University’s Funding Information Center)(Marquette University’s Funding Information Center)

So how do you find them?So how do you find them?

Federal Government GrantsFederal Government Grants

• Federal Register: Federal Register: gpoaccessgpoaccess..gov/fr/Indexgov/fr/Index.html.html Search or sign up to Search or sign up to receive daily emails of grant opportunitiesreceive daily emails of grant opportunities

• Grants.gov: Grants.gov: grants.grants.gov/gov/ A central A central storehouse for information on over 1,000 federal storehouse for information on over 1,000 federal grant programs grant programs

Federal Grants cont.Federal Grants cont.

• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: 12.46.245.173/cfda/cfda.html12.46.245.173/cfda/cfda.html A database A database of all Federal programs currently availableof all Federal programs currently available

• USA.gov: USA.gov: usa.gov/Business/Nonprofit.shtmlusa.gov/Business/Nonprofit.shtml Links to Links to federal grant and contract programsfederal grant and contract programs

• HRSA Office of Rural Health Policy: HRSA Office of Rural Health Policy: ruralhealth.hrsa.govruralhealth.hrsa.gov//

US Department of US Department of AgricultureAgriculture

• Community Facilities Program: Community Facilities Program: rurdev.usda.gov/rhs/cf/cp.htmrurdev.usda.gov/rhs/cf/cp.htm Assistance to Assistance to develop essential facilities in rural areas develop essential facilities in rural areas

• Community Development Resources: Community Development Resources: ric.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?inforic.nal.usda.gov/nal_display/index.php?info_center_center=5&tax_level=2&tax_subject=211&topic_i=5&tax_level=2&tax_subject=211&topic_id=1157d=1157 Links to funding opportunitiesLinks to funding opportunities

• Distance Learning and Telemedicine Distance Learning and Telemedicine Grants: Grants: usda.gov/rus/telecom/dlt/dlt.htmusda.gov/rus/telecom/dlt/dlt.htm

Wisconsin Grant SourcesWisconsin Grant Sources

• ORH Rural Community Grants: ORH Rural Community Grants: worh.org/RCgrantsworh.org/RCgrants Proposals due Aug. 7Proposals due Aug. 7

• Small Hospital Improvement Program (SHIP) Small Hospital Improvement Program (SHIP) Contact John Eich, ORH, for more information: 608-Contact John Eich, ORH, for more information: 608-261-1890, 261-1890, eich@wisc.edueich@wisc.edu, , worh.orgworh.org/ship/ship

• WI Partnership Fund: WI Partnership Fund: wphf.med.wisc.eduwphf.med.wisc.edu// Multi-year development and implementation Multi-year development and implementation

grantsgrants

Local and Regional SourcesLocal and Regional Sources

• Local “big box” stores (Target, Lowe’s, Local “big box” stores (Target, Lowe’s, Menards)Menards)

• Wal-Mart's State Giving Program: Wal-Mart's State Giving Program: walmartstores.com/CommunityGiving/816walmartstores.com/CommunityGiving/8169.aspx9.aspx C Contact the Community Involvement ontact the Community Involvement Coordinator at your local Wal-Mart or Sam’s ClubCoordinator at your local Wal-Mart or Sam’s Club

• Community Foundations: Community Foundations: – Donor’s Forum of WI: Donor’s Forum of WI: wisconsingives.orgwisconsingives.org//– Council of Foundations: Council of Foundations:

cof.org/locator/SearchResults.cfm?statecof.org/locator/SearchResults.cfm?state=WI=WI

Corporate FoundationsCorporate Foundations

Many corporate foundations have a Many corporate foundations have a policy of awarding grants to policy of awarding grants to communities where they have a facility communities where they have a facility

• Alcoa Foundation (Appleton, Beloit, Little Chute, Alcoa Foundation (Appleton, Beloit, Little Chute,

Weyauwega)Weyauwega)

• Weyerhaeuser Foundation (Dorchester, Green Bay, Weyerhaeuser Foundation (Dorchester, Green Bay, Manitowoc, Onalaska)Manitowoc, Onalaska)

• Harley-Davidson Foundation (East Troy, Tomahawk)Harley-Davidson Foundation (East Troy, Tomahawk)

Local Private FoundationsLocal Private Foundations

• Think local Think local

• Smaller foundations may be more Smaller foundations may be more willing to support a project in their willing to support a project in their region or community than a large, region or community than a large, national foundation national foundation

• Look to your board or the Look to your board or the foundation’s boardfoundation’s board

Local Foundations cont.Local Foundations cont.

Foundations in Wisconsin: Foundations in Wisconsin: wifoundations.orgwifoundations.org// Marquette Marquette University’s Funding Information CenterUniversity’s Funding Information Center

– The Seippel Foundation, Beaver Dam The Seippel Foundation, Beaver Dam – The Hunter Foundation, AntigoThe Hunter Foundation, Antigo– The Alexander Charitable Foundation, The Alexander Charitable Foundation,

Port EdwardsPort Edwards– The Bigley Foundation, HillsboroThe Bigley Foundation, Hillsboro

EMS GrantsEMS Grants

• WI Homeland Security Grant Program: WI Homeland Security Grant Program: oja.state.wi.us/section_detail.asp?linkcatidoja.state.wi.us/section_detail.asp?linkcatid=1315&linkid=708&locid=97=1315&linkid=708&locid=97 Grants, surplus Grants, surplus equipmentequipment

• FEMA’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant FEMA’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program: Program: firegrantsupport.comfiregrantsupport.com// Three grant Three grant programsprograms

• EMS Grant Central Station: EMS Grant Central Station: grantcentralstation.infograntcentralstation.info// Grants, proposal writing Grants, proposal writing and other resourcesand other resources

EMS Grants cont.EMS Grants cont.

Grants, training and other resources:Grants, training and other resources:

• Rural EMS and Trauma Technical Assistance Rural EMS and Trauma Technical Assistance Center's (REMSTTAC) Center's (REMSTTAC) http://www.remsttac.org/resources/funding.http://www.remsttac.org/resources/funding.htmlhtml

• US Fire Administration: US Fire Administration: www.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservicewww.usfa.dhs.gov/fireservice//

• EMSGrantsHelp.com: EMSGrantsHelp.com: emsgrantshelp.com/?gclidemsgrantshelp.com/?gclid=CIGNt6q3vZMCFQ7WsgodBlHfDQ=CIGNt6q3vZMCFQ7WsgodBlHfDQ Grants 101Grants 101

Subscription ServicesSubscription Services

Searchable databases and other Searchable databases and other resources:resources:

• Foundation Directory on line: Foundation Directory on line: fconline.fdncenter.orgfconline.fdncenter.org//

• GrantSelect: GrantSelect: grantselect.comgrantselect.com/#HC/#HC

• The Foundation Center: The Foundation Center: foundationcenter.orgfoundationcenter.org//

Additional Grant SourcesAdditional Grant Sources

• Rural Assistance Center: Rural Assistance Center: raconline.org/states/wisconsin.phpraconline.org/states/wisconsin.php Rural WI funding and information sourcesRural WI funding and information sources

• Rural Health Resource Center: Rural Health Resource Center: ruralcenter.orgruralcenter.org/?id=res_funding/?id=res_funding Funding and grant writing informationFunding and grant writing information

Office of Rural HealthOffice of Rural Health

• ORH’s Reporter: ORH’s Reporter: worh.orgworh.org/reporter/reporter Funding sources, calendar of events, rural health Funding sources, calendar of events, rural health newsnews

• Rural Communities Initiatives Update Rural Communities Initiatives Update worh.org/rciworh.org/rci-blog-blog Information on funding, Information on funding, conferences, reports, data sources and local conferences, reports, data sources and local foundationsfoundations

Researching Funding Researching Funding OrganizationsOrganizations

• The Foundation Center’s Foundation Finder The Foundation Center’s Foundation Finder foundationcenter.org/findfunders/foundfinderfoundationcenter.org/findfunders/foundfinder// Locate Locate foundations by city or zip code foundations by city or zip code

• Michigan State University Library’s Grants for Michigan State University Library’s Grants for Nonprofits: Health Nonprofits: Health lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/2health.htmlib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/2health.htm Dozens of Dozens of links to private foundations and public grant sourceslinks to private foundations and public grant sources

• The Foundation Center’s Cooperating Collections The Foundation Center’s Cooperating Collections locations (Eau Claire, Madison, Milwaukee and Stevens locations (Eau Claire, Madison, Milwaukee and Stevens Pt.):Pt.): foundationcenter.org/collections/ccwi.htmlfoundationcenter.org/collections/ccwi.html Access Access to Foundation Directoryto Foundation Directory

The IRS 990-PF FormThe IRS 990-PF Form

The private foundation federal tax The private foundation federal tax returnreturn

• Contains: Phone numbers, trustees, Contains: Phone numbers, trustees, officers and board members and granteesofficers and board members and grantees—Part XV—Part XV

• The 990 Finder: The 990 Finder: foundationcenter.org/findfunders/990findefoundationcenter.org/findfunders/990finder/r/

• The Foundation Center’s free tutorial, “De-The Foundation Center’s free tutorial, “De-Mystifying the 990-PF”: Mystifying the 990-PF”: foundationcenter.org/getstarted/tutorials/dfoundationcenter.org/getstarted/tutorials/demystify/index.htmlemystify/index.html

Proposal Writing ResourcesProposal Writing Resources

Now that you’ve identified a funder…Now that you’ve identified a funder…

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UW Grant Writing ResourcesUW Grant Writing Resources

• UW Professional Development onsite and online UW Professional Development onsite and online classes:classes:– Locating grants and proposal writingLocating grants and proposal writing– Community fundraising and teambuildingCommunity fundraising and teambuilding– Information and registration: Information and registration: dcs.wisc.edu/pda/nonprofitdcs.wisc.edu/pda/nonprofit//

• UW Library Grants Information Collection:UW Library Grants Information Collection:– Grant seeking and writing workshops: Grant seeking and writing workshops:

grants.library.wisc.edu/seminars.html#infogrants.library.wisc.edu/seminars.html#info – Proposal writing resources: Proposal writing resources:

grants.library.wisc.edu/organizations/proposalwebsites.htmlgrants.library.wisc.edu/organizations/proposalwebsites.html Links to over 20 sitesLinks to over 20 sites

– Resources for Nonprofit Organizations : Resources for Nonprofit Organizations : grants.library.wisc.edu/organizations/nonprofits.htmlgrants.library.wisc.edu/organizations/nonprofits.html Additional resources, including fund raising and Additional resources, including fund raising and managementmanagement

Additional Proposal Preparation Additional Proposal Preparation ResourcesResources

• DHHS Toolkit for Faith-Based and DHHS Toolkit for Faith-Based and Community Organizations: Community Organizations: acf.dhhs.gov/programs/ccf/resources/toolkit.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/ccf/resources/toolkit.htmlhtml Grant acquisition and management and Grant acquisition and management and outcome measurementoutcome measurement

• The Rural Assistance Center’s Grant The Rural Assistance Center’s Grant Writing Guide Writing Guide www.raconline.org/info_guides/funding/grawww.raconline.org/info_guides/funding/grantwriting.phpntwriting.php FAQs, tools, training eventsFAQs, tools, training events

Proposal Resources cont.Proposal Resources cont.

• Non-Profit Guides: Non-Profit Guides: npguides.org/index.htmlnpguides.org/index.html Proposal writing guidance and sample RFPs and Proposal writing guidance and sample RFPs and proposalsproposals

• Minnesota Council on Foundations “Writing Minnesota Council on Foundations “Writing a Successful Grant Proposal”:a Successful Grant Proposal”: mcf.org/mcf/grant/writing.htm#futuremcf.org/mcf/grant/writing.htm#future

Proposal Resources cont.Proposal Resources cont.

• Michigan State University’s Nonprofit Michigan State University’s Nonprofit Fundraising Web Resources: Fundraising Web Resources: lib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/4fcelec.htmlib.msu.edu/harris23/grants/4fcelec.htm 100s of tips and guidelines100s of tips and guidelines

• Charity Channel: Charity Channel: charitychannel.comcharitychannel.com// Grants and dozens of articles on proposal writingGrants and dozens of articles on proposal writing

Foundation Center Foundation Center ResourcesResources

The Center operates research, education, The Center operates research, education, and training programs and maintains a and training programs and maintains a

large library of web resourceslarge library of web resources

• Proposal Writing Short Course: Proposal Writing Short Course: foundationcenter.org/getstarted/tutorials/shortcofoundationcenter.org/getstarted/tutorials/shortcourse/index.htmlurse/index.html

• Proposal Budgeting Basics: Proposal Budgeting Basics: foundationcenter.org/getstarted/tutorials/prop_bufoundationcenter.org/getstarted/tutorials/prop_budgt/index.htmldgt/index.html

• Guide to Funding Research: Guide to Funding Research: foundationcenter.org/getstarted/tutorials/gfr/indefoundationcenter.org/getstarted/tutorials/gfr/index.htmlx.html

Additional Proposal Additional Proposal ResourcesResources• EMS Resource.net: EMS Resource.net:

emsresource.net/articles/granthelp.shtmlemsresource.net/articles/granthelp.shtml EMS proposal tips EMS proposal tips

• FEMA’s Writing a Good Narrative: FEMA’s Writing a Good Narrative: firerescue1.com/data/pdfs/FEMA-goodnrratfirerescue1.com/data/pdfs/FEMA-goodnrrative.pdfive.pdf

And Even More Proposal And Even More Proposal Resources…Resources…

• Grantproposal.com: Grantproposal.com: grantproposal.comgrantproposal.com// Comprehensive site providing free resources for Comprehensive site providing free resources for grantwritersgrantwriters

• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance: 12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/CATALOG.GRA12.46.245.173/pls/portal30/CATALOG.GRANT_PROPOSAL_DYN.showNT_PROPOSAL_DYN.show Focuses on federal grantsFocuses on federal grants

Examples of Successful Examples of Successful ProposalsProposals

• The Idea Bank: The Idea Bank: theideabank.com/onlinecourse/samplegratheideabank.com/onlinecourse/samplegrant.htmlnt.html Fire and EMS proposals, several from WIFire and EMS proposals, several from WI

• ORH Community Grants: ORH Community Grants: worh.org/RCgrantsworh.org/RCgrants Proposals from 2006 and Proposals from 2006 and 20072007

Supporting Your Proposal and Supporting Your Proposal and Making Your CaseMaking Your Case

• Document the need or problem in your areaDocument the need or problem in your area

• Consider multiple levels of data to illustrate Consider multiple levels of data to illustrate the problem:the problem:– Provide a national or state statisticProvide a national or state statistic– Provide a local (community, county, region) Provide a local (community, county, region)

statistic statistic – Use internal data to show how many people your Use internal data to show how many people your

organization sees now or how many will be organization sees now or how many will be helped by your proposed initiativehelped by your proposed initiative

Federal CensusFederal Census

Demographic information, including Demographic information, including age, poverty, income, educationage, poverty, income, education

• Census Bureau Factfinder Census Bureau Factfinder factfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.htmlfactfinder.census.gov/home/saff/main.html?_lang?_lang=en=en

• Census Bureau County Quick Facts for WI Census Bureau County Quick Facts for WI quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/maps/wisconsinquickfacts.census.gov/qfd/maps/wisconsin_map.html_map.html

Federal DataFederal Data

• USA.gov: USA.gov: – usa.govusa.gov// Government data by topic Government data by topic– usa.gov/Government/State_Local/usa.gov/Government/State_Local/

Statistics.shtml State and local level information Statistics.shtml State and local level information

• Library of Congress’ Thomas: Library of Congress’ Thomas: thomas.loc.gov/cp110/cp110query.html thomas.loc.gov/cp110/cp110query.html Database of Congressional Committee reports; Database of Congressional Committee reports; may contain current information or provide useful may contain current information or provide useful quotesquotes

• FedStats: fedstats.gov/ FedStats: fedstats.gov/ Statistics from more Statistics from more than 100 agencies than 100 agencies

Wisconsin DataWisconsin Data

• The WI Office of Justice Assistance: The WI Office of Justice Assistance:

oja.state.wi.us/index.asp?locid=97oja.state.wi.us/index.asp?locid=97 Statistics on violent crime by county Statistics on violent crime by county

• Burden of Diabetes Report: Burden of Diabetes Report: dhfs.wisconsin.gov/health/diabetes/PDFs/Bdhfs.wisconsin.gov/health/diabetes/PDFs/Burden08.pdf urden08.pdf County level informationCounty level information

• DHFS Public Health Profiles: DHFS Public Health Profiles: dhfs.wisconsin.gov/localdata/pubhlthprofildhfs.wisconsin.gov/localdata/pubhlthprofiles.htm es.htm County health and demographic County health and demographic information, including low birth weight % and information, including low birth weight % and mortality rates by cause mortality rates by cause

DHFS Public Health ProfilesDHFS Public Health Profiles

Age Risk Percent (+/-) Region Percent State Percent

18 - 44 Heavy Drinking 9 10

Physical Inactivity 15 16

Overweight 49 51

Smoking 27 28

WI Data cont.WI Data cont.

• DHFS Health Statistics A-Z DHFS Health Statistics A-Z dhfs.wisconsin.gov/stats/healthstatisticsA-Z.htdhfs.wisconsin.gov/stats/healthstatisticsA-Z.htmm

• DHFS Demographics of Aging in Wisconsin DHFS Demographics of Aging in Wisconsin Data Data dhfs.wisconsin.govdhfs.wisconsin.gov/aging/demographics//aging/demographics/

• DHFS WI Interactive Statistics on Health DHFS WI Interactive Statistics on Health (WISH): http://www.dhfs.state.wi.us/wish/ (WISH): http://www.dhfs.state.wi.us/wish/

• DOA Population & Household Projections: DOA Population & Household Projections: 2000-2030 2000-2030 http://www.doa.state.wi.us/subcategory.asp?http://www.doa.state.wi.us/subcategory.asp?linksubcatid=105&linkcatid=11&linkid=64&lolinksubcatid=105&linkcatid=11&linkid=64&locid=9 cid=9

UW Population Health UW Population Health InstituteInstitute

Annual County Health RankingsAnnual County Health Rankings summarize summarize and rank current health of WI residents by and rank current health of WI residents by

countycounty• Full report: Full report:

pophealth.wisc.edu/UWPHI/research/rankinpophealth.wisc.edu/UWPHI/research/rankings_2007/rankings_2007.htmgs_2007/rankings_2007.htm

• County Snapshots: County Snapshots: pophealth.wisc.edu/UWPHI/research/rankinpophealth.wisc.edu/UWPHI/research/rankings_2007/snapshots.htm gs_2007/snapshots.htm

UW Population Health Institute, 2007 WI County Health Rankings

Selected Health Selected Health DeterminantsDeterminants

WIWI Green LakeGreen Lake MarquetteMarquette WausharaWaushara

No Dentist Visit in Past No Dentist Visit in Past Year % (Rank)Year % (Rank)

23.523.5 26.2 (37)26.2 (37) 34.5 (64)34.5 (64) 29.6 (48)29.6 (48)

Cigarette Smoking %Cigarette Smoking % 22.322.3 25.4 (51)25.4 (51) 25.5 (54)25.5 (54) 18.9 (16)18.9 (16)

No Health Ins. %No Health Ins. % 7.27.2 7.2 (32)7.2 (32) 8.6 (42)8.6 (42) 13.9 (64)13.9 (64)

Teen Birth Rate (per 1,000)Teen Birth Rate (per 1,000) 31.331.3 27.7 (42)27.7 (42) 35.9 (60)35.9 (60) 39.9 (64)39.9 (64)

No High School Degree %No High School Degree % 14.914.9 18.1 (53)18.1 (53) 21.2 (65)21.2 (65) 21.2 (66)21.2 (66)

UW Population Health Institute, 2007 WI County Health Rankings

UW Population Health Institute, 2007 WI County Health Rankings

Future UW SourcesFuture UW Sources

The Survey on the Health of WI (SHOW) will The Survey on the Health of WI (SHOW) will be the first statewide survey of its kind to be the first statewide survey of its kind to measure information on critical health measure information on critical health conditions in Wisconsin. conditions in Wisconsin.

• Annual survey of randomly selected Annual survey of randomly selected households throughout the state, households throughout the state, beginning 2008 beginning 2008

• 1,200 Wisconsin residents will receive 1,200 Wisconsin residents will receive comprehensive health evaluationscomprehensive health evaluations

• For more information: For more information: http://www.pophealth.wisc.edu/show/ http://www.pophealth.wisc.edu/show/

Health Information SourcesHealth Information Sources

• The University of Michigan’s Statistical The University of Michigan’s Statistical Resources on the Web: Resources on the Web: lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stats.htmllib.umich.edu/govdocs/stats.html Links Links to 100s of statistical resources, including healthto 100s of statistical resources, including health

• Annie E. Casey Foundation CLIKS: Annie E. Casey Foundation CLIKS: Community Level Information on Kids Community Level Information on Kids http://kidscount.org/cgi-bin/cliks.cgihttp://kidscount.org/cgi-bin/cliks.cgi State and county informationState and county information

Rural Health SourcesRural Health Sources

• Rural Policy Research Institute: Rural Policy Research Institute: rupri.org/index.phprupri.org/index.php Research papers Research papers and resultsand results

• Rural Health Research Gateway: Rural Health Research Gateway: ruralhealthresearch.orgruralhealthresearch.org// Searchable Searchable research resultsresearch results

Final Thoughts…Final Thoughts…

““Think of grantmakers as investors -- Think of grantmakers as investors -- because they are. Grants are not because they are. Grants are not free gifts given to good people who free gifts given to good people who want to do good things. Grants are want to do good things. Grants are investments in a specific outcome for investments in a specific outcome for the philanthropic dollars given.” the philanthropic dollars given.”

(Maryn Boess, Grants & Foundations Review, April 2006).(Maryn Boess, Grants & Foundations Review, April 2006).

Questions??Questions??

Comments??Comments??

Suggestions??Suggestions??

Thank YouThank You

Kevin JacobsonKevin Jacobson

Rural Communities Program ManagerRural Communities Program Manager

WI Office of Rural HealthWI Office of Rural Health

310 N. Midvale Blvd. Ste. 301310 N. Midvale Blvd. Ste. 301

Madison, WI 53705Madison, WI 53705

608-261-1888608-261-1888

kmjacobson2@wisc.edukmjacobson2@wisc.edu