Below is a list of on-line resources to help with Finding Grant Opportunities, Writing Grant Proposals, and Managing Grant Funds:

Finding Grant Opportunites

• Louisiana Department of Education – central clearinghouse for education grants funded by the state of Louisiana.

          http://www.doe.state.la.us/lde/funding/home.html

• School Grants – database of grant opportunities for Pk-12^th grade educators.

     http://www.schoolgrants.org/

• Education World – The Grant Center – provides a listing of current grant opportunities available to educators.

      http://www.education-world.com/a_admin/archives/grants.shtml

• The Foundation Center – the leading national authority on pilanthrophy provides a wealth of information on grant making and grant seeking, including information on proposal writing and access to many grantmaker web sites.

      http://fdncenter.org/

• Kathy Schrock’s Grant Resources for Teachers

          http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/business/grants.html

• U.S. Department of Education Forecast of Funding Opportunities

          http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/find/edlite-forecast.html

• Grants Alert – provides information on funding opportunities, grant writer resources, and grants advice and assistance for educational organizations

          http://www.grantsalert.com/

• Center for Health and Health Care in Schools – provides news and information, including grant opportunity alerts for individuals interested in health and health care in schools.

          http://www.healthinschools.org/grants/ops080.asp

• eSchool News – clearinghouse of K-12 technology funding resources.

          http://www.eschoolnews.com/erc/funding/

• Tech Learning Grants Database – on-line version of Technology and Learning Magazine that provides a database of funding sources for  K-12 technology projects.

     http://techlearning.com/resources/grants.jhtml?_loopback=1

Writing Grant Proposals

• Writing to Win! 2005 – Texas State Grants Team - While focused on Texas grants, this proposal development workbook takes the writer through planning a project, identifying funding sources, and writing a proposal.

          http://www.austincc.edu/npo/downloads/Writing%20to%20Win%202005.pdf

• The Scholastic.com Grant Seminar by Gary Carnow, Ed.D. – excellent on-line tutorial on grant writing, including a sample grant proposal.

      http://teacher.scholastic.com/professional/grants/scholgrantseminar.htm

• Grant Writing School – on-line tutorial (7 lessons) on the techniques of grant writing

          http://granthelp.clarityconnect.com/school.htm

• Proposal Writing Short Course – The Foundation Center

          http://fdncenter.org/learn/shortcourse/prop1.html

• Sample Grant Proposals – actual successful grant proposals contributed by grant-writers of the SchoolGrants community.

          http://www.schoolgrants.org/proposal_samples.htm

• Grant Tutorial by Josephina Saavedra, PhD, Grant Program Specialist, Sarasota County Schools.

     http://www.sarasota.k12.fl.us/grants/resources/resources.html

Managing Grant Funds

• Louisiana Accounting and Uniform Governmental Handbook (LAUGH) – handbook for program cost accounting at the local and state levels.

          http://www.doe.state.la.us/lde/finance/688.html

• Grants Management Quick Reference by the Louisiana Department of Education – concise guide to managing grant funds.

     http://www.doe.state.la.us/lde/finance/669.html