The Subject Resource Guide for Grants and Fundraising provides information available on the web and at the Birmingham Public Library that can be used to identify and locate financial support available for nonprofit organizations, businesses, and individuals. Grants, loans, and donations are the types of support highlighted in the Guide. The sources of the support include the federal government, private corporations, foundations, and crowdfunding websites. The Guide focuses on identifying support available for nonprofit programs and small business initiatives. Please note that information specific to student financial aid is not included in this Subject Resource Guide, but can instead be found in the Subject Resource Guide entitled "Financial Aid for Students". Please note also that more detailed information about starting and building a nonprofit can be found in the Subject Resource Guide entitled "Nonprofit Organizations".
The Grants and Fundraising Subject Resource Guide is divided into three sections. The first section, Foundation Funding Sources, has information about the grantmaking activities of charitable and philanthropic foundations. The Foundation Funding Sources section consists of two parts: Birmingham Public Library databases and websites of national and local organizations.
The second section is Federal Government Funding Sources. Included in this section are links to government agencies, publications, and websites that provide information about grant and loan programs.
The third section has links to a sampling of Crowdfunding and Fundraising websites.
Description
Grants.gov is your place to FIND and APPLY for federal grants. Managed by the Department of Health and Human Services, Grants.gov is an E-Government initiative operating under the governance of the Office of Management and Budget. Today, the Grants.gov system houses information on over 1,500 grant programs and grant applications for 26 federal grant-making agencies.
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SAM.gov provides detailed, public descriptions of federal assistance listings available to state and local governments (including the District of Columbia); federally recognized Indian tribal governments, territories (and possessions) of the United States; domestic public, quasi-public, and private profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions; specialized groups, and individuals.
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Foundation Directory Online Professional provides subscribers with access to an unprecedented wealth of timely, comprehensive information on grantmakers and their grants. Included is a searchable database of the entire universe of over 92,000 foundations, corporate giving programs, and grantmaking public charities in the U.S.; a searchable database of nearly 3,700 sponsoring companies, offering a quick pathway to corporate funders; a searchable database of over 1.3 million recently awarded grants; and a keyword-searchable database of over 441,000 recently filed IRS Forms 990 and 990-PF.
Available only at the Central Branch of the Birmingham Public Library.
Availability
Birmingham Public Library (Central) - In Library Use Only.
Description
Foundation Grants to Individuals Online allows users to quickly search
through detailed descriptions of more than 8,300 foundation programs that
fund students, artists, researchers, and other individual grantseekers.
This unique online database — the only one devoted exclusively to the
needs of individuals — is convenient and easy to use! Within seconds you
can generate your own list of prospective funders.
Availability
Birmingham Public Library (Central) - In Library Use Only.
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The Alabama Futures Fund seeks to be the first significant investment in an early-stage business venture that can reach attainable milestones leading to series A financing within 12-24 months. Their sweet spot is companies that have adaptable and coachable founding teams who have identified a significant customer problem and are working towards product market fit. This includes companies at the minimum viable product, pre-revenue and early revenue stages. Because of the risks involved in investing this early, their preference is to stage capital relative to milestones achieved. Therefore, they reserve significant capital for follow-on investments in our most promising companies.
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Started in 2006, Alabama Launchpad is the state’s most active early-stage seed fund investor, driving innovation and job growth through startup competitions and ongoing mentoring for Alabama entrepreneurs. Alabama Launchpad is a program of the Economic Development Partnership of Alabama.
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Entrepreneurs create over 6 million new businesses each year in the United States, and yet only a fraction receive funding. Fundable set out to change that by creating a business crowdfunding platform that enables companies to raise capital from investors, customers, and friends.
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Fundly is dedicated to providing you with the tools you need to raise money for whatever your cause may be.