Web Resources
Grant Forward
Grant Forward, formerly IRIS, is a pre-award funding search with administration console. Grant Forward focuses on improving the inventory of foundation, federal and other funding sources while providing an intuitive, powerful search and flexible management experience.
The Foundation Center is an independent clearinghouse for grant information. Set up in 1956, the Foundation Center concentrates solely on foundations offering grants, both from private and corporate foundations. Among the site's features are a comprehensive and up-to-date database on private and corporate giving, tutorials on seeking grants and writing proposals, and the Philanthropy News Digest, a weekly news abstract about philanthropic activities.
Franklin & Marshall maintains a subscription to the Foundation Directory Online, a nearly comprehensive database of private foundation funders in the United States. Please contact Ryan Sauder () if you'd like assistance in running a search. Alternatively, the Duke Street Business Center (http://www.lancaster.lib.pa.us/lcl/cwp/view.asp?A=1152&Q=464082) at the Lancaster Public Library has a subscription to the Foundation Directory Online that is free for use by library patrons.
