The Grants Resource Center (GRC) is maintained by Southwest Mississippi Resource Conservation and Development (RC&D), Inc. at its office at 1395 Johnny Johnson Dr, Suite E, Brookhaven, MS 39601. The GRC is available free for use by representatives of RC&D's partners and sponsoring organizations across RC&D's 12-county service area. See Rules/User Agreement below for information on scheduling use of the Center, along with guidelines for users. Note that users must first be an RC&D sponsor (via payment of annual dues per schedule in Rules/User Agreement) and their organization's purpose and proposed program or project for which funding is needed must be approved by RC&D.

For new users, click on "Application for Assistance" below, download printable copy and return completed and signed application to address at top of form. Applicant will be notified of acceptance within 3 days. At that time use of the GRC can be scheduled. Rules/User Agreement may be signed at first visit to the Center. Dues may be paid at first visit each calendar year (Jan. 1-Dec. 31) if not already paid via Dues Notice sent out in January each year.

Rules/User Agreement

"Application for Assistance"

The Center's purpose is to provide both computerized and printed resources (books) to allow even the most novice grants searcher to search thousands of sources of federal, corporate and foundation grants to finance their organization's project or program. Find out what is available, what the potential donor's preferences are, deadlines, application guidelines, etc. Many of the Center's resources will help organizations prepare themselves to be more competitive and successful through strategic planning and better organizational management. Grantwriting aids are also available.

The heart of the Center is a computer equipped with The Foundation Center's Database on CD-ROM. This database includes all known U.S. grantmakers – over 65,000 foundations and corporations. Its fully searchable database allows the user to choose from 21 search criteria, including subject area, geographic focus, beneficiary group, recipient type, etc. It is also linked to nearly 4,000 grantmaker and corporate Websites. Also a Federal Money Retriever CD-ROM provides the potential to search all federal funding sources.

Internet access is also available with links provided to dozens of Websites providing user-friendly search tools to hundreds of federal departments and agencies offering grants, loans, technical information, equipment, etc. A step-by-step manual makes the process less intimidating.

1. The Foundation Directory– covers the top 20,000 foundations.
2. The National Director of Corporate Giving – data on more than 3,300 corporate grantmakers, their recent grants and their giving interests.
3. The Foundation Grants Index – provides information on 100,000 grants of $10,000 or more awarded by the top 1,000 foundations. Find out who they gave to, area of interest, where, etc!
4. Southeastern (US) Foundations II: A Profile of the Region's Grantmaking Community

1. Foundational Fundamentals: How to Identify Potential Funders
2. The FC User-Friendly Guide: A Grant-Seeker's Guide to Resources
3. The Foundation Center's Guide to Grantseeking on the Web
4. The Foundation Center's Guide to Proposal Writing
5. Grant Proposals That Succeeded: Book of Examples
6. Program Planning and Proposal Writing
7. Getting Funded: A Complete Guide to Proposal Writing
8. The Grass-Roots Fund-Raising Book: How to Raise Money in Your Community
9. Securing Your Organization's Future: A Complete Guide to Fundraising Strategies
10. Standards for Charitable Organizations
11. A nonprofit Organization Operating Manual: Planning for Survival and Growth
12. Best Practices of Effective Nonprofit Organization: A Practitioner's Guide
13. The Nonprofit Entrepreneur: Creating Ventures to Earn Income
14. The Business Planning Guide: Creating a Winning Plan for Success
15. New Social Entrepreneurs: The Success, Challenge and Lessons of Nonprofit Enterprise Creation - Case Studies
16. Venture Forth! The Essential Guide to Starting a Moneymaking Business in Your Nonprofit Organization
17. Starting and Running a Nonprofit Organization
18. Strategic Planning Network for Nonprofit Organizations
19. Executive Directors Guide

RC&D's Grants Resource Center provides the ability for sponsors, local nonprofit and community organizations, educational institutions, governments, etc. to search thousands of computerized files and printed directories for federal, corporate and foundation funding. A library of handbooks and manuals for nonprofits is also available.CHECK IT OUT!

A user-friendly Guide to Searching the Web for Funding and Information is now available. Suggestion: Print out the Guide for a desk reference before starting your search.