Library staff does not research the availability of grants, or teach grantsmanship research. Handouts are available on researching for grant funding. The library maintains a core collection of The Foundation Center 's reference works, one of 190 cooperating collections across the country to do so. The Foundation Center is an independent national service organization established by foundations to provide an authoritative source of information on foundation and corporate giving. The cooperating Collection at the Hampton Public Library provides a core collection of Foundation Center publications and a variety of supplementary materials in areas useful to grantseekers.
Materials focus on corporate, federal, and private foundation funding for non-profit organizations.
Funding sources for individuals in the Grants Collection pertain mostly to publishing, research, and further development in the performing arts. We have books that give suggestions on how to organize and write a proposal. You can also find a link to a Short Course in Proposal Writing on the Foundation Center's Homepage. The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance is the Collection's most useful item for that purpose. The materials on the Business Index Table are usually more rewarding for this type of search.