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Is There Racial Bias in Awarding Federal Grants?

ProposalPRO

As with anything in the government grants space, it is complicated. There is evidence that government grants are not distributed equitably. 2011 ), that Black scientists are only half as likely as White scientists to win NIH R01 research grants, one of the agency’s most common research project grants.

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Heart & Soul Grant Competition

Wild Apricot

If you can write an original 4-8 line poem that reflects your non-profit's mission, your organization may be eligible for a Heart & Soul Grant of $10,000 or $5,000 USD! The competition starts today - March 1 and ends March 28, 2011.( read more ).

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Nominate an Outstanding Grantmaker of the Year Today

Grant Professionals Association

These funders have not just given grants; they have participated in local roundtable conversations and presentations at non-profit gatherings. They are not just grantmakers; they are catalysts for change, using their grant funding to improve the lives of those their grant dollars touch and how they serve in the non-profit community.

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The State of Grantseeking

Tech Soup

This past fall GrantStation and PhilanTech conducted the third semi-annual informal survey of nonprofits, The State of Grantseeking Fall 2011. Between mid-August and early October 2011, 928 nonprofits of various sizes, in different geographies, representing diverse issue areas completed the survey online.

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What Is the Current State of Grantseeking? Community Development

Tech Soup

Community Improvement and Capacity Building: Fewer Grant Awards. of survey participants cited in the State of Grantseeking 2011 (published in November 2011 by GrantStation and PhilanTech). As always, if you use staff time to try to secure grant awards, staff have to leave behind their daily duties.

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What is the Current State of Grantseeking? Education

Tech Soup

Education organizations, both institutions and those organizations focused on education, comprise a little over 15% of nonprofit organizations in the United States and represented over 13% of participants in the State of Grantseeking survey published by GrantStation and PhilanTech in November 2011.

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Upcoming Webinar March 29: Mapping Philanthropy - Data Visualization for Good

Tech Soup

During this hour, the Foundation Center's George Ford and Jake Garcia will take a look at how grant seekers can use the interactive maps and charts in Foundation Directory Online , the Foundation Center’s grant seeking database for nonprofits, to identify prospective funders. Register for the webinar here.