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KEAN UNIVERSITY LIBRARY QUICK GUIDE

Grant Funding and Proposal Writing Resources

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Books

Use the following steps to find books, e-books, and U.S. government online documents about grant funding and proposal writing:

· Go to the Kean University Library’s home page located at http://library.kean.edu.

· Click Books, E-books, Videos, & More to access the Kean Catalog.

· Type your key words in the search box underneath the words Find This:

· Click Search.

· Make note of the Library Location designation for any titles of interest. You may see the following Library Location options in your search results:

· Main Collection -- The book is a circulating title and may be checked out. Make note of the call number and status for any Main Collection titles of interest. Books from the Main Collection are shelved by Call Number on the second and third floors of the Kean University Library.

· Reference Collection -- The book does not circulate and must be used in the Library. Reference books are shelved either in the Reference Collection on the first floor or in the Reference Annex on the second floor.

· Electronic Resource – The title is available as an e-book and may be accessed online by clicking the title, then clicking the hyperlink next to the words Linked Resource. In many cases, you will need to type your Library Barcode number as a password in order to access the e-book text.

· U.S. Government Online Document – The document is available online by clicking the title, then clicking the hyperlink next to the words Linked Resource.

Reference Books:

Listed below are select print reference titles provided for quick look-up by call number in the Reference Collection (located on the first floor of the Library) or in the Reference Collection Annex (located on the second floor of the Library). The first column displays the reference call number. The second column displays the corresponding title.

Call Numbers

Reference Titles

Ref AS 911 .A2 A67

Annual Register of Grant Support

Comprehensive directory provides information regarding more than 3,200 sources of grant funding, including government agencies, public and private foundations, corporations, educational associations, and more. Organized by subject areas. Provides information on eligibility requirements and restrictions, application procedures, etc.

Ref AS 911.A2 F65

Foundation Directory

Comprehensive directory of U.S. foundations and corporate donors.

Ref HV 41 .C548 2008

Proposal Writing: Effective Grantsmanship

Ref HV 41.2 .G58 2008

Successful Grant Writing

Ref HV 89 .N26

National Directory of Corporate Giving

Ref LB 2342.4.U6 B74 2008

Finding Funding: Grantwriting from Start to Finish…

Ref RA 11 .D6 C65 2007

Complete Writing Guide to NIH Behavioral Science Grants

Electronic Database

To search the Library’s databases for information about grant-funding opportunities, go to the Library’s home page (http://library.kean.edu). Click Articles & More to access the Databases. Brief directions are provided below to help you navigate this recommended database. [Note: When you are off-campus, you will need to log in with your Kean Google username and password after you click on a database name.]

LexisNexis Academic To search LexisNexis Academic for information about funding opportunities listed inthe Federal Register:

· Go to the Library’s home page at http://library.kean.edu.

· Click the Articles & More button to access the Databases page.

· Click the letter L on the alphabetical menu.

· Click LexisNexis Academic.

· Click the Search by Subject or Topic button above the search box.

· Click Federal Statutes and Regulations from the menu that appears.

· Click Advanced Options (just below the search box).

· Keep the checkmark next to Federal Register, but remove the checkmarks next to all of the other options listed under Sources. Click Apply.

· Type your key terms in the search box.

· Use the “and” operator to combine terms and retrieve items that contain all of the terms. Use double quotes (“”) to retrieve items that contain specific phrases. Use the asterisk (*) as a truncation symbol after a word root to retrieve articles with the word root and all of its possible word endings. For example, type: funding and opportunity and "grant proposal*"

· Click Search.

· Click a title to access the full-text document.

· E-mail the document you are currently viewing by clicking E-mail (envelope icon) located in the top right-hand corner of your screen.

Internet Resources

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance

http://www.cfda.gov

Developing and Writing Grant Proposals

https://www.cfda.gov/downloads/CFDA_writing.pdf

FDsys (Federal Digital System): Federal Register

“Official daily publication for rules, proposed rules,

and notices of Federal agencies and organizations.”

https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/

Search Instructions:

1. Click Advanced Search

2. Select Federal Register, then click Add

3. Search for: "notice of availability of grant funds"

Grants.gov

http://grants.gov

New Jersey Register

http://www.lexisnexis.com/njoal

Search Instructions:

1. Agree to Terms and Conditions

2. Select NJ-New Jersey Register

4. Search for: "notice of availability of grant funds"

Proposal Writing Short Course

http://foundationcenter.org/getstarted/tutorials/shortcourse/index.html

State of New Jersey, Dept. of Community Affairs

http://www.state.nj.us/dca/grants

Click the Research Guides button on the Library’s home page (� HYPERLINK "http://library.kean.edu" ��http://library.kean.edu�) to access the Grant Funding and Proposal Writing research guide, available at: � HYPERLINK "http://libguides.kean.edu/grantfunding" �http://libguides.kean.edu/grantfunding���This guide provides a link to SPIN (available on-campus). SPIN (Sponsored Program Information Network) is provided courtesy of Kean’s Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP). SPIN offers information about grant-funding opportunities from federal, non-federal, and international funding agencies. SPIN is listed on the left-hand side of the research guide’s first page.

Copyright © 2016, Kean University Library.

Updated by Linda Cifelli. October 7, 2016.

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