Hello sapes-ga,
You are engaged in the very challenging project of competing for
funding for your sponsored causes. Fortunately, there is lots of
information available to help you with your quest. I’ve collected a
wide variety of resources to help you identify sources of funding as
well as organizations that can help you with identifying target
funding sources and helping you with the grant-writing process. In
addition, I’ve included a selection of announcement about successful
grants so that you can see what types of awards are being made in
Florida.
I believe that you will be able to find a variety of funding sources
for projects directed at employment development and job training,
human services, school programs and other community development
initiatives.
I wish you well with generating funds for your projects.
czh
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FLORIDA AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY FUNDING RESOURCES
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http://www.fl-counties.com/
Florida Association of Counties, Inc.
In response to increasing demands for research, education, training,
and technical assistance, the Florida Association of Counties created
the Florida Counties Foundation (FCF) in 1990. FCF is a private,
non-profit corporation, governed by a Board of Directors that is
comprised of county commissioners, county administrators, and a county
attorney.
http://www.fl-counties.com/msp/Grant_Links.htm
Grant-Links
Links to Federal, State and private and non-profit grants
http://miamidade.gov/
Miami-Dade County government Web site.
Browse or search for programs and resources
http://www.co.miami-dade.fl.us/grants/
The goal of the site is to facilitate and maximize receipt of grant
dollars in Miami-Dade by the County, other governmental entities,
community-based organizations, small businesses and colleges and
universities. This Grants site includes links to various grant
programs; grant-making organizations and grant-related resources that
will assist organizations in the identification and development of
potential grant funding. These links include Federal, State, local,
foundation and private grant funding opportunities, resources and
tools.
***** See especially section on Economic Development, Education,
Employment and Training and Human Services. Each heading leads to many
links for a variety of funding sources and programs.
***** See also the left navigation links for Federal, State, etc.
resources.
http://www.co.miami-dade.fl.us/grants/other.htm
Grant Tools and Resources
***** These links are especially useful for getting oriented to the
grant-making process.
http://www.floridafunding.com/index.htm
Florida Funding Publications, Inc.
In response to a growing need for information about funding from
federal, state and foundation resources, John L. Adams & Company
established a subsidiary, Florida Funding Publications, Inc., in 1985.
To this day, Florida Funding Publications is the only publisher
committed exclusively to providing Florida grant-seekerswith vital,
accurate, up-to-date information about Florida's grant resources.
***** This is a consulting organization that publishes a variety of
newsletters and CD-ROM products for helping you find funding sources.
http://www.fundsnetservices.com/
Fundsnet Online Services, perhaps the most comprehensive site of its
kind on the Internet today, is a privately owned Web site created in
1996 for the purpose of providing Nonprofit Organizations, Colleges
and Universities with information on financial resources available on
the Internet.
***** This is a portal site that will help you with navigating the
huge variety of grants resources that might be available to you.
http://www.dos.state.fl.us/oss/pdf/GrantGuide.pdf
Florida Department of State -- Guide to Grants
***** This is a 16 page booklet reviewing 2002 grants. It includes
funding levels, deadlines, Web sites and other key information for
specific Florida grant programs.
http://www.myflorida.com/
http://taxonomy.myflorida.com/Taxonomy/documents/sitemap
State of Florida
***** This is the official State of Florida portal that gives you
access to government agencies, community and demographic information,
directories of services and other information that might be useful for
locating resources for developing your programs. You can browse or
search.
http://directory.google.com/Top/Society/Organizations/Grant-Making_Foundations/
Society > Organizations > Grant-Making Foundations
***** Search or browse the directory for sources of funding.
http://www.educationfund.org/textonly.html
The Education Fund (The Ed Fund) began in 1985 as a non-profit
organization that designs, shapes and implements initiatives that
involve the private sector in improving schools and bringing
excellence to public education. These initiatives have directly
affected 10,000 teachers in the Miami-Dade County Public Schools
system, and more than 380,000 students.
***** This site describes about a dozen programs of various sizes.
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EXAMPLES OF PREVIOUSLY FUNDED PROGRAMS
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July 13, 2001 - Miami-Dade County Receives $1.7 Million In Delinquency
Prevention Grants From Florida Department of Juvenile Justice
***** This press release shows a list of 20 funded programs including
the name of the program, grant sponsor and amount of grant.
http://www.grant-master.com/grants.html
The following is a list of grants awarded to Tidwell and Associates,
Inc., including a description of each project, who the proposals were
submitted to, and the grant
***** Some of the grant recipients are in Florida.
http://www.ed.gov/PressReleases/10-2001/10052001i.html
October 5, 2001 -- $8.7 Million in Special Education Grants Awarded
for New Centers to Study Reading, Behavior and Learning Disabilities
***** Press release giving information about awards of U.S. Department
of Education grants, including some for Florida.
http://www.dadecommunityfoundation.org/Site/programs/agrants1.jsp
Dade Community Foundation has awarded 13 grants to nonprofit
organizations working to reduce the risk of HIV infection among
high-risk populations in Miami-Dade County and working in areas
hardest hit by the epidemic. The $430,000 in funds awarded is a
significant increase over previous years and represent the results of
an important public/private partnership among the Foundation,
Miami-Dade County and national funders.
http://www.citigroup.com/citigroup/press/000224a.htm
February 24, 2000 -- Citibank Awards Grants Totaling $445,000 to 19
Non-Profit Organizations in Southern Florida
Citibank has awarded grants totaling $445,000 to 19 non-profit
organizations serving Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach Counties
during a breakfast event held today at the American Airlines Arena.
These grants have been made possible by The Citigroup Foundation and
target organizations that focus primarily on programs that foster
community development and education.
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