Finding Grants & Writing Proposals

Foundation grants are non-federal grants. The foundations may be public or private. Candid is a nonprofit organization that provides data and resources to help people find grants and funding opportunities. Foundation Directory Professional has more than 308,000 grantmaker. Grantmaker Profiles include:

• Private & independent foundations
• Corporate foundations
• U.S. Federal funders
• Public charities
• International foundations

Candid Funding Information Network (FIN). FIN Partner Libraries provide access to and/or training in using Candid's premier database.

CMU Library is NOT a member of FIN Partner, and does not have a subscription to Candid's databases. You can use Candid map to identify partner libraries closer to your home. For example, MSU Library allows non-affiliated visitors to access Candid at MSU Main Library.

You can click this link to prepare for using Candid to search for grants.

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