Friday, August 3, 2012

Grants for Libraries

Searching for a Library grant? Need information about non-profits in Texas? Most of this information I've gleaned from the NETLS page.

The Foundation Center has a free weekly RFP (Requests for Proposals) Bulletin
http://foundationcenter.og/pnd/rfp/
Click on the "add me" button.

TSLAC's grant listserv
https://lists.tsl.state.tx.us/mailman/listinfo/grantstx

TSLAC's development blog https://www.tsl.state.tx.us/ld/librarydevelopments/

Library grants blog
http://www.librarygrants.blogspot.com

GrantSpace, a free service of the Foundation Center, offers information and resource.
http://www.grantspace.org

Grantwriters
http://www.grantwriters.net/

Texas Association of Nonprofit Organizations (TANO)
http://www.tano.org

Humanities Texas
http://www.humanitiestexas.org/grants

Foundations that give to libraries:

Bank of America (Community Development, Workforce training)

The Barbara Bush Foundation of Family Literacy

Barnes & Noble

Brookdale Foundation's Relatives as Parents Program.
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Dobie Awards Guidelines 2012
Dollar General
LeRoy C. Merritt Humanitarian Fund
McKenzie Foundation
The MetLife Foundation
National Network of Libraries of Medicine, South Central Region
RGK Foundation
Rosie's For All Kids Foundation
Texas Governor's Grant Alert Page
Tiger Woods Foundation
The Tocker Foundation
W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Verizon Foundation

Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP)