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www.raconline.org
Discover Funding & Data Sources to Strengthen Your
Community
Aubrey Madler, MLSInformation
SpecialistGrant
Seeking/Writing Workshop for Cibola County Organizations
August 21, 2012
Grant Seeking 101
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Funded by HRSA’sOffice of Rural Health Policy (ORHP)
Rural Health Policy Development/Research line of the Department of Health and Human Services budget
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RAC services:
Web-Based Services
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RAC Listservs Customized Assistance
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Who uses RAC services?
Anyone seeking to maintain and improve the access, quality, and financial viability of rural health and human service delivery systems.
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Define “rural” for eligibility purposes
Navigate the Rural Assistance Center’s information portal
Discover funding opportunities
Objectives
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Rural
Economy
7.1% = Total7.4% = RuralCibola = 7.1%
2,082,224 = Total
696,136 = Rural
27,658 = Cibola
Population
Rural Definitions Based on Census Places
http://www.ers.usda.gov/datafiles/Rural_Definitions/StateLevel_Maps/KS.pdf
Rural Definitions Based on Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Metro Counties
http://www.ers.usda.gov/datafiles/Rural_Definitions/StateLevel_Maps/KS.pdf
Funding
Access funding information on RAC:
1. Online Library – Funding & Opportunitieshttp://www.raconline.org/funding/
2. Topic & State Guides – Funding Sectionshttp://www.raconline.org/states/newmexico.php#funding
3. Grantwriting Topic Guidehttp://www.raconline.org/info_guides/funding/grantwriting.php
4. Capital Funding Topic Guidehttp://www.raconline.org/topics/funding/capital.php
http://www.raconline.org/funding/
http://www.raconline.org/states/newmexico.php
Sponsors funding economic development:• Economic Development Administration
http://www.eda.gov/ffo.htm
• U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development http://portal.hud.gov/hudportal/HUD?src=/states/new_mexico/community/cdbg
• U.S. Bancorp Foundation http://www.usbank.com/community/grant-guidelines.html
• USDA Rural Development http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/NMHome.html
• Small Business Administration http://www.sba.gov/category/navigation-structure/loans-grants
• USDA Rural Business-Cooperative Service http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/LP_BusinessPrograms.html
• Guide Star : http://www.Guidestar.org – Register to locate form 990s to see how foundations are doing and who they are funding
• Foundation Center : http://foundationcenter.org/
– Collects, organizes, and communicates information on U.S. philanthropy. Provides free and fee-based information on grantseeking and foundation giving.
Learn more about sponsors and programs
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Cooperating Collections
-Funding information through libraries, community foundations, and other nonprofit resource centers.http://foundationcenter.org/collections/
Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Library System501 Copper Ave. NWPhone: 505-768-5141Collection URL: www.cabq.gov/library/foundationcenter.html
Support your proposals
• Statistics and Data RAC Topic Guide: http://www.raconline.org/topics/statistics/ - sources for national, state, and county-level statistics and data
• RAC Maps http://www.raconline.org/racmaps/
• Resources for All States: http://www.raconline.org/states/allstates.php -state- or county-level information and statistics
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from playingthe game.
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