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Grants

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Last Update To Bluesheet: April 26, 2006

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File Description	Print Counterparts	Geographic Coverage	Terms and Conditions	Limit	Rates
Subject Coverage	Dialog File Data	Special Features	Sample Record	Sort
Sources	Database Content	DIALINDEX/OneSearch Categories	Basic Index	Rank
Tips	Document Types Indexed	Contact	Additional Indexes	Predefined Format Options

File Description [top]

Grants, produced by Oryx Press, an imprint of the Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc., provides information on more than 10,000 available grants offered by federal, state, and local governments, commercial organizations, associations, and private foundations. Each entry includes full description, qualifications, money available, and renewability. Full name, address, and telephone number for each sponsoring organization, if available, are also included. The Grants database corresponds to the print publications Directory of Research Grants, Directory of Biomedical and Health Care Grants, Directory of Grants in the Humanities, Funding Sources for Community and Economic Development, Funding Sources for K-12 Schools and Educational Organizations and Operating Grants for Nonprofit Organizations. .

Tips [top]

USE FILE 85: GRANTS

to find information on grants available.

EXPAND ON= or SP=

to find the name of a sponsoring organization.

USE /TS, TS=

to search for specific program types.

USE OT=

to look for organization types.

Subject Coverage [top]

Funding programs listed in Grants cover all academic disciplines, as well as performance and programmatic grants in the arts, humanities, and social and physical sciences, and a wide array of grants for community development and education. Subject terms, taken from the 2,400-term Grants Subject Authority Guide, have been assigned to all grant programs. These subject terms allow improved access to grant programs in the searcher's area of interest.

Sources [top]

Data is compiled from primary sources supplied by the sponsoring organizations.

Print Counterparts [top]

None

Dialog File Data [top]

Dates Covered:	November 2005
File Size:	9,528 records as of November 2005
Update Frequency:	Closed

Database Content [top]

Directories

Document Types Indexed [top]

Grants

Geographic Coverage [top]

International

Geographic Restrictions [top]

None

Special Features [top]

ERA Available
Graduate Education Program
KWIC and HILIGHT Available

DialIndex/OneSearch Categories [top]

ACRONYM	CATEGORY NAME
FOUNDAT	Foundations/Grants

Contact [top]

Grants is produced by Oryx Press, an imprint of the Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. Questions concerning file content should be directed to:

The Oryx Press
Emily Fassett
4041 North Central at Indian School Road
Phoenix, AZ 85012-3397

Telephone:	480-456-3764
Fax:
E-Mail:	efassett@greenwood.com

Terms and Conditions [top]

For Dialog's Redistribution and Archive Policy, enter HELP ERA online.

No special terms or conditions apply.

Dialog Standard Terms & Conditions apply.

SAMPLE RECORD [top]

	`DIALOG(R)File 85:Grants`
	`(c) 2001 ORYX Press. All rts. reserv.`

	`00007520`
/TI	`GRANT TITLE:San Francisco Foundation Grants`
/AB	`GRANT DESCRIPTION: The foundation makes grants in the areas of the arts`
	`and humanities, community health, education, environment, social`
	`services, programs for children and youth, and urban affairs. Grants`
	`are awarded to support general operations, programs/projects, seed`
	`money, technical assistance, and program-related investments/loans.`
	`Preference will be given to applicants that present problem-solving`
	`projects, develop organizational capacity, or request short-term`
	`technical assistance. Applicants are encouraged to submit brief two- or`
	`three-page letters of intent outlining the proposed projects, the`
	`issues or problems to be addressed, and the applicant organizations'`
	`purpose and programs. The foundation conducts periodic how to apply`
	`workshops in the San Francisco office and locally throughout the five`
	`eligible counties. Contact the office or visit the Web site for`
	`workshop dates.`
/RQ	`REQUIREMENTS/RESTRICTIONS: Grants are made to nonprofit organizations in`
	`Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco, and San Mateo Counties of`
	`California. Grants are not usually made for budget deficits,`
	`endowments, medical research, scholarships, or direct assistance to`
	`individuals.`
/TS, TS=	`PROGRAM TYPE: Building Construction/Renovation; Environmental Programs;`
	`General Operating Support; Service Delivery Programs; Training`
	`Programs/Internships`
GL=	`GEOGRAPHIC LIMITATION: California`
/AM	`AMOUNT: $590-$200,000; $5000-$50,000 average`
	`SAMPLE GRANTS: Oakland Ballet Company (CA)--to strengthen marketing`
	`efforts to better meet the diverse artistic and cultural needs of the`
	`Bay Area, $30,000 (2001).; Legal Services for Children (San Francisco,`
	`CA)--for the Education Project, including legal representation,`
	`training, advocacy, and coalition building in the Bay Area $30,000`
	`(2001).; Wardrobe for Opportunity (Walnut Creek, CA)--to provide free`
	`business-appropriate attire to low-income women in the East Bay area,`
	`$15,000 (2001).; Health and Human Resources Education Ctr (Oakland,`
	`CA)--for a media campaign that uses locally generated art to encourage`
	`healthy life styles and to prevent substance abuse, $35,000 (2001).`

	`CONTACT: Grants Coordinator, (415) 733-8500; fax: (415) 477-2783; e-mail:`
	`rec@sff.org`
/ON, ON=, SP=	`SPONSOR: San Francisco Foundation`
AD=	`225 Bush St, Ste 500`
CY=, ST=, ZP=	`San Francisco, CA 94104-4224`
	`http://www.sff.org/grantmaking/apply.html`
OT=	`ORGANIZATION TYPE: FOUNDATION`
/DE	`DESCRIPTORS: AIDS; Arts, General; Children and Youth; Education;`
	`Environmental Programs; Humanities; Organizational Theory and Behavior;`
	`Photography; Problem Solving; Public Health; Social Services; Urban`
	`Affairs`

BASIC INDEX [top]

SEARCH SUFFIX	DISPLAY CODE	FIELD NAME	INDEXING	SELECT EXAMPLES
None	None	All Basic Index Fields	Word	S HIGHER(W)EDUCATION
/AB	AB	Abstract	Word	S SOCIAL(W)SERVICES/AB
/AM	AM	Amount	Word	S 200.000/AM S AVERAGE/AM
/CN	CN	Country of Origin¹	Word	S CANADA/CN
/DE	DE	Descriptor	Word & Phrase	S CHILDREN(1W)YOUTH/DE S PROBLEM SOLVING/DE
/ON	ON	Sponsoring Organization¹	Word	S SAN(W)FRANCISCO/ON
/PG	PG	Population Group¹	Word	S AFRICAN(W)AMERICAN?/PG
/RQ	RQ	Requirements	Word	S DOES(W)PROVIDE(W)LOAN?/RQ
/TI	TI	Grant Title	Word	S KELLOGG(1W)GRANTS/TI
/TS	TS	Program Type¹	Word	S ENIVRONMENTAL(W)PROGRAM?/TS

¹Searchable in the Basic Index and in the Additional Indexes.

ADDITIONAL INDEXES [top]

SEARCH PREFIX	DISPLAY CODE	FIELD NAME	INDEXING	SELECT EXAMPLES
AD=	AD	Address	Word	S AD=(BUSH(W)ST?)
None	AN	DIALOG Accession Number
CN=	CN	Country of Origin	Word & Phrase	S CN=CANADA S CN=UNITED KINGDOM
CY=	CY	City	Phrase	S CY=SAN FRANCISCO
DD=	DD	Due Date	Phrase	S DD=JUN 1
None	DD	Postmark
GL=	GL	Geographic Limitation	Word & Phrase	S GL=MICHIGAN S GL=NEW YORK
None	NA	Contact Name
ON=	ON	Sponsoring Organization¹	Word & Phrase	S ON=(SAN(W)FRANCISCO) S ON=SAN FRANCISCO FOUND?
OT=	OT	Organization Type	Word & Phrase	S OT=FOUNDATION S OT=PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION
PG=	PG	Population Group¹	Word & Phrase	S PG=(ASIAN(W)AMERICANS) S PG=NATIVE AMERICANS
RD=	RD	Renewal Date	Phrase	S RD=JUL 1
RN=	RN	CFDA Report/Program Number²	Phrase	S RN=47.049
SF=	None	Subfile	Phrase	S SF=CFDA S SF=CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC?
None	SG	Sample Grants
SP=	SP	Sponsoring Organization	Word & Phrase	S SP=(SAN(W)FRANCISCO) S SP=SAN FRANCISCO FOUND?
ST=	ST	State	Phrase	S ST=CA
TS=	TS	Program Type	Phrase	S TS=TRAINING PROGRAM?
None	UR	Uniform Resource Locator (URL)
ZP=	ZP	Zip Code	Phrase	S ZP=94104?

²Included in Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance records only.

LIMIT [top]

SUFFIX	FIELD NAME	EXAMPLES
Sets and terms may be limited by Basic Index suffixes, i.e., /AB, /AM, /CN, /DE, /ON, /PG, /RQ, /TI, /TS (e.g. S S3/DE), as well as by the following features:
/CFDA	Catalog of Federal Domestic	S S5/CFDA
/NONUS	Non-U.S. Organizations	S S2/NONUS
/US	U.S. Organizations	S S4/US

SORT [top]

SORTABLE FIELDS	EXAMPLES
ON, OT, SP, ST, TI, ZP	PRINT S7/5/ALL/ON

RANK [top]

RANK FIELDS	EXAMPLES
All phrase- and numeric-indexed fields in the Additional Indexes can be ranked. Other RANK codes include: DE	RANK AU S3

USER-DEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]


User-defined formats may be specified using the display codes indicated in the Search Options tables.	TYPE S3/ON,NA/1-5

PREDEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

NO.	DIALOGWEB FORMAT	RECORD CONTENT
1	--	DIALOG Accession Number
2	--	Full Record except Abstract, Requirements, and Amount
3	Medium	Grant Title, Contact Name, Address, Organization Type, CFDA Report Number, and Grant Status
4	--	Full Record with Tagged Fields
5	--	Full Record
6	Free	Grant Title
7	Long	Grant Title, Abstract, Requirements, Amount, Dates, Contact Name, and Address
8	Short	Grant Title, Program Type, and Indexing
9	Full	Full Record
K	--	KWIC (Key Word In Context) displays a window of text; may be used alone or with other formats

DIRECT RECORD ACCESS [top]

FIELD NAME	EXAMPLES
DIALOG Accession Number	TYPE 0000512/3 DISPLAY 0000512/ON,DE PRINT 0000510/5

Rates [top]

Rates For File: Grants[85]
Cost per DialUnit:                 $3.04
Cost per minute:                   $0.80
Report Elements                    $0.10
Rank Elements                      $0.00

Format    Types   Prints
     1    $0.00    $0.00
     2    $0.75    $0.75
     3    $0.75    $0.75
     4    $1.28    $1.28
     5    $1.28    $1.28
     6    $0.00    $0.00
     7    $1.28    $1.28
     8    $0.00    $0.00
     9    $1.28    $1.28
KWIC95    $0.00       NA
KWIC96    $0.00       NA

REDIST/COPY Multiplier Table:

      Range      Multiplier
        1-2       1.00
       3-25       1.50
     26-100       3.00
    101-200       4.00
    201-500       6.00
   501-1000       8.00
 1001 or more    10.00

ARCHIVE Multiplier Table:

      Range      Multiplier
       1-25       1.50
     26-200       3.00
    201-500       6.00
   501-1000       8.00
 1001 or more    10.00

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