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Grants & Funding Guide

This is a guide to both the print resources available at the Cushing/Whitney Medical Library and Internet resources that grant seekers may find useful. Books and Internet sites are available that help with both finding and writing grant applications. Additional information is available at the Office of Grants and Contracts at Yale University School of Medicine.

Getting Started with Grants

National Institutes of Health Grants

National Science Foundation Grants

Electronic Resources


Bibliographies of Printed Resources


Preparing a Grant Proposal

Grant Application Writer's Handbook. Reif-Lehrer, L. Boston: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 1995.
Ref 20 R853 P75 R439

Guide to Proposal Writing. Geever, J.C. and P. McNeill. New York: The Foundation Center, 1993.
Ref 20 HG177.5 U6 G44

How to Write Proposals that Produce. Bowman, J.P. and B.P. Branchaw. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1992.
Ref 20 HF5718.5 B69

How to Write a Successful Research Grant Application: A Guide for Social and Behavioral Scientists. Pequegnat, W. and E. Stover. New York: Plenum Press, 1995.
Ref 20 HG177 H683

Proposals That Work : A Guide for Planning Dissertations and Grant Rroposals. Locke, L.F. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage, 2000.
Q180.55 P7 L63 2000

Research Funding Guidebook : Getting It, Managing It, and Renewing It. Ries, J.B. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 1998.
Ref 20 HG177 R533 1998

Research Proposals: A Guide to Success. Ogden, T. E. New York: Raven Press, 1991. Ref 20 R853 P75 O35 1991

Successful Grant Writing : Strategies for Health and Human Service Professionals. Gitlin, L.N. New York: Springer Press
HV41.2 G58 1996

Sources of Funding

Directory of Biomedical and Health Care Grants. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, Annual.
Ref 9 R850 +D57

The Directory of Corporate and Foundation Givers. Rockville, MD: Taft Group, Annual. Ref 9 HV97 A3 +D57

Directory of Research Grants. Wilson, W. K. and B. L. Wilson. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, Annual.
Ref 9 LB2338 D57

Foundation 1000. New York: The Foundation Center, Annual.
Ref 9 HV97 A3 +F595

Foundation Directory. Eds. Renz, L. and S. Olsen. New York: The Foundation Center, Annual.
Ref 9 AS911 A2 F68

The Foundation Directory. Part Two, Guide to Grant Programs. New York: The Foundation Center, Annual.
Ref 9 AS911 A2 +F682

Foundation Grants to Individuals. Barilleaux, C and A. Gersumky. New York: The Foundation Center, latest edition.
REF 9 LB2336 F596

Government Assistance Almanac. Washington, DC: Foggy Bottom Publications, Annual.
Ref 9 HC110 P63 G69

Guide to U. S. Foundations, Their Trustees, Officers, and Donors. New York: The Foundation Center, Annual.
Ref 9 AS911 A2 +G84

Health Grants and Contracts Weekly: Selected Federal Projects Opportunities. Arlington, VA: Capitol Publications. (current year and last complete year)
Ref 9 RA421 H388

International Foundation Directory. Hodson, H. V. London: Europa Publications, latest edition.
Ref 9 HV7 I58

Medical Research Funding Bulletin. New York: Science Support Center. (current year and last complete year)
Ref 9 R854 U5 M43

National Guide to Funding in Health. New York: The Foundation Center, latest edition.
Ref 9 RA410.53 +N32

Funded Research in Progress

The Foundation Grants Index: A Cumulative Listing of Foundation Grants. New York: The Foundation Center, latest ed.
Ref 9 AS911 A2 F66

The Community of Science is a good resource for finding currently funded research.