Finding Grants & Foundation Information

General

The UO Libraries belong to a national network of Foundation Center Cooperating Collections and provide access to a substantial amount of grant and foundation information. Contact a reference librarian for more information.

Foundation Center Resources

Online Resources

These databases are available to UO students, staff, and faculty:

• Foundation Directory Online Professional
• Foundation Grants to Individuals Online

Print Resources

The Knight Library Reference area contains a variety of grant print resource published by The Foundation Center. A selected list is below.

• The Foundation Center's Guide to Proposal Writing
• The Foundation Center's Guide to Winning Proposals
• The Foundation Directory
• Foundation Fundamentals
• The Foundation 1000
• Guide to Funding for International and Foreign Programs
• Guide to U.S. Foundations, Their Trustees, Officers, and Donors
• National Directory of Corporate Giving

Oregon Foundations

• Oregon Foundation Databook - Knight Reference HV 98 .O7 O74
• Oregon Top 50 Foundations

Using Grant Information

Grant information may be used by any member of the public. The print collection does not circulate, but photocopiers are available. Information provided by computers usually can be printed or downloaded for a small fee per page. Users do their own research; librarians at the Reference Desk are available to offer basic assistance.

Workshops

The UO Library will be offering occasional workshops on finding grants and foundation information. To find out more, contact Tom Stave tstave@uoregon.edu.