Further Reading — Chapter 3: Finding the Right Funder

Tools and links change; confirm current details at the source. Several of these are tools to use, not just read.

The Core Tools (Use These)

Grants.gov (grants.gov). The central portal for U.S. federal funding opportunities. Create an account and set up saved searches with email alerts in your area. The "Grants Learning Center" also explains the federal grant lifecycle.
NIH RePORTER (reporter.nih.gov). Searchable database of NIH-funded grants. The best reality check for any prospective NIH applicant: confirm your area is funded, by which institute and mechanism, at what scale, and by whom.
NSF Award Search (nsf.gov/awardsearch). Every NSF award with abstracts. Confirm program fit and identify the right program/program officer.
Candid / Foundation Directory (candid.org). The professional standard for foundation prospecting. Check whether your public library offers free access through the Funding Information Network before paying.
ProPublica Nonprofit Explorer (projects.propublica.org/nonprofits). Free access to 990 and 990-PF filings — read a foundation's actual grant list to see what it really funds.

Candid Learning (learning.candid.org). Free and low-cost courses on prospect research, reading 990s, and proposal writing. The most direct way to deepen the methods in this chapter.
Karsh & Fox, The Only Grant-Writing Book You'll Ever Need, the chapters on researching funders. Practical, nonprofit-oriented guidance on prospecting and reading guidelines.
The Grantsmanship Center (tgci.com). Long-running trainer in funder research and proposal writing; its articles and "Funding Sources" resources are useful for nonprofit and public-sector applicants.

NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts (grants.nih.gov/funding). Where NIH FOAs live; reading a few in your area trains your eye for the explicit-vs-subtext reading.
NSF Proposal & Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG). The master rulebook for NSF proposals; the model for "read the announcement twice."
2 CFR 200 (the federal Uniform Guidance), overview. For government funding, the umbrella rules that announcements inherit from; skim now, return to it in Chapters 11, 19, and 26.

Any spreadsheet or CRM you already use. The tool matters less than the discipline. Simple grant-tracking spreadsheet templates are widely available free from Candid, TechSoup, and state nonprofit associations; adopt one and keep it current. Dedicated nonprofit CRMs add features but are not required to start.