FREE RESOURCES:

1. Sis. Dana Wilson's Grantadvocate Blog

2. New Jersey School-Age Care Coalition (NJSACC's) mission is to promote and support the development, continuity and expansion of quality programs for children and youth during out-of-school time. http://www.njsacc.org/index.html
3. www.grantsalert.com Focus is on grants for educational programs
4. http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/ The RFP Bulletin is a publication of the Foundation Center.
5. Chronicle of Philanthropy
   The Chronicle of Philanthropy covers news about gifts and grants and includes a list of application deadlines. The emphasis is on fundraising and giving for nonprofit organizations, but some scholarship and fellowship programs may be included. (also see paid list below for their grant database service).

Government Links:

1. NJ Faith Based LOOP" The Loop is a free email service provided by the NJ Office of Faith Based Initiatives. Members of the Loop will receive email information pertaining to funding and other resource opportunities that may assist Faith Based and Community Based Organizations in effectively enhancing the lives of those they serve. Email the Office of Faith Based Initiatives at theloop@sos.state.nj.us in the subject box indicate "Add me to the Loop"
2. NJ Department of Children and Families email list serve announces Requests for Proposals (Grant Announcements), by sending an email to communications@dcf.state.nj.us.
3. MCBA list of Government Links for Faith Based

4. Sign up for the Federal Office of Faith Based Initiatives newsletter for information about other funding opportunities, or visit the HHS Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Web site.

5. http://www.fundsnetservices.com/

6. http://www.federalgrantswire.com/

7. http://www.grants.gov/ federal grants

8. http://www.ed.gov/fund/grant/find/edlite-forecast.html#Chart%202 This document lists virtually all programs and competitions under which the US Department of Education has invited or expects to invite applications for new awards and provides actual or estimated deadline dates for the transmittal of applications under these programs. The lists are in the form of charts -- organized according to the Department's principal program offices -- and include programs and competitions we have previously announced, as well as those we plan to announce at a later date.

PAID RESOURCES:

Sign up for the Charity Channel: Members of CharityChannel can tap into the individual and collective wisdom of tens of thousands of our nonprofit-sector colleagues simply by joining any of our nearly 200 public and private discussion lists, by subscribing to any or all of our leading-edge professional eNewsletters, and by joining us at our innovative Summits. http://charitychannel.com/subscribe/ $24/yr

Grant Databases:

• http://www.grantstation.com/an interactive website that allows grantseekers to identify potential funding sources for their programs or projects, and mentors you through the grantseeking process. Some things are free, but to get full access you have to become a member. It costs you $189 for a quarterly membership, or $599 for an annual membership.
• http://fconline.foundationcenter.org/ Over 92,000 U.S. foundations and corporate donors, 1.3 million recent grants, and more than 400,000 key decision makers. Five plan levels with monthly, annual, and two-year subscription options. Up to four databases of grantmakers, companies, grants, and 990s. Up to 39 search fields plus keyword searching — even across all recent IRS 990s.
• www.accessphilantrophy.com Access Philanthropy is a hands-on research institute focused on the giving preferences of foundations and corporate donors (prices vary from $25/month to $500/yr.)
• http://philanthropy.com/grants/ The Chronicle's Guide to Grants is a database containing all foundation, corporate, and nonprofit grants listed in The Chronicle of Philanthropy since 1995. Our regularly updated database contains information on hundreds of thousands of grant listings. On average, more than $200-million in new grant listings are added to the database every two weeks.