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Scope Note: Sources of funding and how to find funding for suicide prevention.

Ask & you will receive: A fundraising guide for suicide prevention advocates
URL: http://www.sprc.org/library/span_fundraising.pdf
A 14-page document that presents new ways to think about generating support for your program. Links to other resources are embedded throughout the document so that you can easily find the most relevant materials. This guide will help you think through your approach, select a strategy, and get started on a fundraising campaign.
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The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
URL: http://12.46.245.173/cfda/cfda.html
The online Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance gives you access to a database of all Federal programs available to State and local governments (including the District of Columbia); federally-recognized Indian tribal governments; Territories (and possessions) of the United States; domestic public, quasi-public, and private profit and nonprofit organizations and institutions; specialized groups; and individuals. After you find the program you want, contact the office that administers the program and find out how to apply.
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The Community Toolbox: Developing a plan for financial sustainability
URL: http://ctb.ku.edu/tools/section_1297.htm
A section on funding and sustainability from The Community Toolbox.
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CRISP (Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects)
URL: http://crisp.cit.nih.gov/
A searchable database of federally funded biomedical research projects conducted at universities, hospitals, and other research institutions. The database, maintained by the Office of Extramural Research at the National Institutes of Health, includes projects funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMHSA), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP), Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ), and Office of Assistant Secretary of Health (OASH). Users, including the public, can use the CRISP interface to search for scientific concepts, emerging trends and techniques, or identify specific projects and/or investigators.
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Developing and writing grant proposals
URL: http://www.sprc.org/library/devproposals.pdf
Tips from proposal development to writing proposals.
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Federal funding toolkit
URL: http://arc.nttac.org/toolkit.cfm
Designed to support all aspects of the federal grant writing process.
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Finding funding for suicide prevention: Government sources
URL: http://www.sprc.org/featured_resources/trainingandevents/conferences/co/pdf/FundingGovt.pdf
This presentation from SPRC's 2003 Regions 7 and 8 Conference (http://www.sprc.org/featured_resources/trainingandevents/conferences/co/summary.asp)contains information and tips on obtaining government funding for suicide prevention efforts.
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Finding funding for suicide prevention: Private sources
URL: http://www.sprc.org/featured_resources/trainingandevents/conferences/co/pdf/FundingPrivate.pdf
This presentation from SPRC's 2003 Regions 7 and 8 Conference (http://www.sprc.org/featured_resources/trainingandevents/conferences/co/summary.asp)contains information and tips on obtaining private funding for suicide prevention efforts.
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The Foundation Center
URL: http://www.foundationcenter.org/collections/index.html
Cooperating Collections of the Foundation Center are free funding information centers in libraries, community foundations, and other nonprofit resource centers that provide a core collection of Foundation Center publications and a variety of supplementary materials and services in areas useful to grantseekers.
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Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act programs: Authorized and appropriated dollars
URL: http://www.sprc.org/library/GLSMA_Authorized_and_Appropriated_Dollars.pdf
This list reports authorized and appropriated funding amounts spend by all the Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act programs, and separately by the state/tribe, campus, and TAC programs, in 2005-09.
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Grants.gov
URL: http://www.grants.gov/
Grants.gov allows organizations to electronically find and apply for competitive grant opportunities from all Federal grant-making agencies.
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GuideStar
URL: http://www.guidestar.org/index.jsp
GuideStar is a free information service on the programs and finances of more than 600,000 charities and non-profit organizations. The database of non-profit organizations is searchable by several different criteria. The site also offers news on philanthropy and other resources for donors and volunteers.
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Legacy Wheel
URL: http://www.promoteprevent.org/implementing/sustainability/legacy-wheel
This online manual educates the Center grantees on eight key program development areas: relationships among community entities (agencies, coalitions, schools, and parent groups), and between individuals; community awareness of mental health or youth violence issues; leadership across and within systems; policies and procedures; the use of evaluation data in decision making; staff competencies and other program capacities; strategic planning approaches; and funding streams.
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National Strategy for Suicide Prevention Funding Opportunities
URL: http://www.mentalhealth.org/suicideprevention/funding.asp
Describes and links to specific funding opportunities, both public and private.
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Suicide Prevention Toolkit
URL: http://www.mhawisconsin.org/content/introductiontoolkit.asp
This online resource collection contains a large number of materials useful for starting a youth suicide prevention program. They are listed under nine different topic sections, including making the case for developing a program, coalition building, youth screening programs and classroom curricula, gatekeeper training, crisis planning and postvention, evaluation tools, and information on obtaining funding.
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Tips for funding your program, determining your needs and developing a plan
URL: http://www.sprc.org/library/fundingtips.pdf
Contains tips, as well as websites for government grants, foundations, and statement research.
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