Research Guides: Grant Funding and Proposal Writing: Reference Resources

Recommended Online Reference Databases

The Pivot database listed below is provided courtesy of Kean University's Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP). This database is available to members of the Kean community. For more information about Pivot, please visit the ORSP website.

The other databases listed below are available through the Library. Working from off campus? If so, you will need to log in with your Kean Google username and password.

Pivot
Pivot is a database of funding opportunities. The site is updated frequently and can be used to search for research trends and funding sources in any discipline and country. Users are advised to create a personal account to take advantage of all the features Pivot offers.
Chronicle of Philanthropy - Academic Search Premier (EBSCOhost) (NJSL/NJKI)
Academic Search Premier provides access to this periodical, which "[p]rovides news & information for fund raisers, professional employees of foundations, corporate grant makers, & people who work for non-profit, tax exempt organizations in health, education, religion, the arts, & social services."

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Recommended Reference Titles

Annual Register of Grant Support

This comprehensive directory provides information regarding sources of grant funding, including government agencies, public and private foundations, corporations, educational associations, and more.
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Complete Writing Guide to NIH Behavioral Science Grants

Reference Collection (Second Floor)

Directory of Research Grants 2006

This directory lists programs that provide grant funding for research projects in "medicine, the physical and social sciences, the arts and humanities, education, community and economic development, and children and youth programs."
Reference Collection (Second Floor)

Finding Funding

The latest edition of this resource incorporates the latest technologies and electronic resources relating to the grantwriting process, including "Grants.gov, e-Grant, e-Reader, and e-Application."
Reference Collection (Second Floor)

Foundation Directory

Published by the Foundation Center, this comprehensive directory of U.S. private and community foundations provides information about possible sources of funds.
Reference Collection (Second Floor)

National Directory of Corporate Giving

Published by the Foundation Center, this directory lists direct corporate giving programs as well as "foundations and grantmaking public charities" that have been "established and funded primarily by companies."
Reference Collection (Second Floor)

Proposal Writing: Effective Grantsmanship