21st Century Community Learning Centers: After-school, Weekend and Summer Programs for Youth
www.ed.gov/offices/OERI/21stCCLC

AERA Grants Program
aera.ucsb.edu

Bilingual Education and Minority Languages
www.ed.gov/offices/OBEMLA/funding.html

Child Care Bureau
www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/ccb

Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration Grant
www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/compreform/csrdapp.html

Federal Registry - Applications for federal grants programs.
ocd.usda.gov/nofa.htm

Government Information Services/Education Funding Research Council (GIS/EFRC)
www.grantsandfunding.com

Head Start Bureau
www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/hsb

Maternal Child Health
www.nmchc.org

Migrant Education
www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/MEP/grants.html

Money Matters
www.ed.gov/funding.html

National Institute on Early Childhood Development and Education
www.ed.gov/offices/OERI/ECI/research.html

National Science Foundation (NSF)
www.nsf.gov

Post Secondary Education
www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/Professionals

Rehabilitation Services
www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/RSA/rsakits.html

Safe and Drug Free Program
www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/SDFS/grants.html

Special Education, Children with Disabilities
www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/OSEP/Funding/Funding.html

Discretionary Grant Application
www.ed.gov/GrantApps

Student Services, Inc.
www.studentservices.com

Title 1 Compensatory Education Programs
www.ed.gov/offices/OESE/CEP

U.S. Department of Education - grants and contracts
www.ed.gov/funding.html

U.S. Department of Education Technology Innovation Challenge Grants
www.ed.gov/Technology/chalgrnt.html

Welfare Reform Promising Practices
www.welfareinfo.org/workexp-practices.htm

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Children's Trust Fund of Oregon
www.state.or.us/agencies.ns/42400

• Children's Trust Foundation of Washington
  1305 4th Ave., #518, Seattle, WA 98415 (206) 343-5911

• Children's Trust Fund of Idaho
  P.O. Box 2015, Boise, ID 83701(208) 386-9317

• Children's Trust Fund of Alaska
  PO Box 112100, Juneau, AK 99811 (907)465-4870

United Way of America
www.unitedway.org

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Obtain Information About Available Grants in Your State (For contact information on these areas select a state of the Northwest) Alaska / Idaho / Montana / Oregon / Washington Head Start State Collaboration Projects Department of Health and Family Services through Local County Departments: Childcare Resource and Referral Agencies State Compensatory Education General funds Healthy Start Department of Education State grants Community Education funds Department of Human Resources Call your local Attorney General's office and ask for the Charitable Trust Division. Request a Foundations Book which lists grant seekers and grant funders. Call your local United Way office and ask them where the closest Center for Non-Profit Development is located. Under the IRS laws most foundations may only contribute to non-profits with a 501(c)(3) certification. When researching possible grants, look for foundations and corporations which support families and children. Most of these foundations and corporations will appreciate a telephone call prior to submitting an actual grant request.

Foundation Center On-Line
www.fdncenter.org

Funds Net
www.fundsnetservices.com

GrantsNet - Dept. of Health and Human Services
www.hhs.gov/progorg/grantsnet

Grantsmanship Center
www.tgci.com

Technology & Learning, integrating technology into the classroom
www.techlearning.com

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Rotary International
www.rotary.org

Kiwanis International
www.kiwanis.org

Lions Clubs International
www10.lionsclubs.org

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A.L. Mailman Family Foundation
www.mailman.org

Annie E. Casey Foundation
www.aecf.org

AT&T Foundation
www.att.com/foundation

Danforth Foundation
www.reeusda.gov/pavnet/fd/fddanfor.htm

Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
www.emkf.org

Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
www.kff.org/homepage

J.A. & Kathryn Albertson Foundation
www.jkaf.org

Johns Hopkins Center for Communications
www.jhuccp.org

Kettering Foundation
www.kettering.org

Laidlaw Foundation
www.laidlawfdn.org

Markle Foundation
www.markle.org

Mott Foundation
www.mott.org

Packard Foundation
www.packfound.org

Pew Charitable Trust
www.pewtrusts.org

Public Welfare Foundation
www.publicwelfare.org

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
www.rwjf.org

Rockefeller Foundation
www.rockfound.org

Rotary's Foundation
www.rotary.org/foundation

Sloan Foundation
www.sloan.org

Toyota USA Foundation
www.toyota.com/times/commun/feature/founhome.html

William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
www.hewlett.org

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Finance Project: Funding Strategies
www.financeproject.org/index2.html

Financing Services for young Children and Their Families
www.welfareinfo.org/finance.htm

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Family support and resource programs are as rich as the resources within its own community. In the district, look for funding resources through school districts such as the school board, the superintendent's or principal's discretionary funds, PTA/PTO, or teacher in-service funds that can be coordinated with family resource and support efforts. Coordinate efforts with family resource centers located in community settings and in conjunction with other community members and groups, health and social service agencies, public libraries, and businesses. Because family resource and support programs serve entire communities, it makes sense that many members of the community contribute to the well being of the programs' efforts. Donations of goods and materials from local businesses (which are tax-deductible!), community service groups can make a difference. When planning a budget, consider non-monetary contributions such as food, books, supplies, learning materials, equipment, and facilities as well as volunteer time.

Computer Recycling Center, Inc. (CRC)
www.crc.org

In many cases in the Northwest, remote rural areas lack many services families need to care for their children. Hospitals, mental health clinics, libraries, childcare or parenting classes, which serve low income families, are either non-existent or very far away. Isolated rural families do not have the option of joining support groups or social activities that could assist them in caring for dependents and/or learning about community resources. Family resource centers and programs can help develop solutions which incorporate schools into efforts to meet the needs of rural families for long-term change.

• Look for both public and private funding sources
• Look for duplicative services in your community scan, such as home visiting programs that serve the same families; combining efforts saves funds
• Study funding sources to learn their priorities and funding process
• Customize appeals for funding to their priorities and your needs
• Utilize personal contacts and follow up letters in the funding appeal process
• Collaborative appeals strengthen your requests
• Identify and change policies that define and limit the use of funds and policies that focus on state and federal requirements rather than local needs.
• Don't forget to acknowledge contributions
• Advertise in the community for business and agency sponsors
• Don't discount McKinney Homeless Funds, Community Development Block Grant, Mental Health Resources, Substance Abuse Prevention funding