Potential Grant Funders and Research Links
To find out about potential funding sources for your idea(s), best practices include:
- Discussing grants with your peers at other institutions;
- Becoming involved with professional associations in your career field or academic discipline;
- Attending conferences where funding agencies will have representatives to talk about their programs;
- Contacting the MCC Resource Development Office; and
- Visiting the websites of federal, state and local funders
Helpful links to potential funders:
Federal
Office of the Federal Register
Health and Human Services (HHS) HRSA
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Apply for a Grant
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)
NEH: Grant Applications and Deadlines: Alphabetica…
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
NIH: Grants & Funding Opportunities
National Science Foundation (NSF)
NSF – Funding – Overview of Grants and Awards
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration – (SAMHSA)
SAMHSA Web: Grant Opportunities
US Department of Commerce – (DOC) http://www.commerce.gov/
US Department of Education – (ED)
ED Discretionary Grant Application Pkgs. for …
Guide to Education Programs
US Department of Energy – (DOE)
Office of Science, Grants and Contracts
US Department of Justice – (DOJ)
DOJ: Grants
State and local sources
MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Grants
Foundation Sources
The MCC Resource Department Office is a member of Philanthropy Massachusetts and has subscriptions to several web-based grant databases. For more information and links, please contact Resource Development.
Research and Statistical Data sites
Data is an important component to establish and define need in grant proposals. Several web based sources of information to review include:
Local information
U.S. Census information: www.census.gov
Other Data of interest to the MCC Community:
Please see the Office of Institutional Research & Analytics website for MCC data and trends.
National Center for Education Statistics. http://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=16. Dropout rates 1990-2010 by ethnicity. State dropout rates
National Coalition for Literacy. Fact sheets on adult learning and literacy, health literacy, more. http://www.national-coalition-literacy.org/
National Science Foundation: http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/sestat/. Education and workforce stats on STEM graduates. Characteristics of recent college grads
Community College Survey of Student Engagement College Results: http://www.ccsse.org/includes/universal/CF_includes/mycaptcha_all.cfm?myurl=http://www.ccsse.org/survey/profiles.cfm&site=ccsse&CFID=651194&CFTOKEN=67fdc1b48acb20c8-107727EB-F3C6-4153-7C0BDCCD6E18CE0F
State community college boards
Bureau of Labor Statistics: http://www.bls.gov/bls/regnhome.htm. Links to regional information offices, employment rates, wages
Occupational Outlook Handbook:http://www.bls.gov/ooh/.
Comparison Data/National Data
Overview of information from various government agencies: https://dashboard.ed.gov/
Postsecondary and Beyond Fast Facts: https://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/index.asp?faq=FFOption6#
Search for statewide information in elementary/secondary education characteristics and finance, postsecondary education, public libraries, assessments, and selected demographics for all states: https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/
Evidence Based Best Practices
Association for Institutional Research: Data and
Decisions for Higher Education
Community College Research Center