Grants Information Collection

General Information and Resources

Welcome to the Grants Information Collection (GIC), a Funding Information Network partner of Candid (formerly the Foundation Center). The GIC is a library collection located in Madison, WI where visitors do their own research.

We do not give out or manage grants.

Grants Research

• Onsite research
  • For non-UW-Madison affiliates: we currently have at least one computer workstation that does not require a login. Our other workstations require logins. If you do not have a UW-Madison NetID and password, please contact Circulation Support with the date you plan to visit to request a Guest NetID. Receiving a Guest NetID may take at least 24 hours, and requests are processed only on weekdays.
    • Learn more about what is needed to access Memorial Library and the Grants Information Collection. We look forward to seeing you!
• Trying to search for grants from home?
  • Register to use Foundation Directory Online Quick Start
  • For UW-Madison affiliates, you may also use Pivot and other subscription funding databases.
  • Visit the Help and Tutorial web page for overviews, handout, and tutorial access.
• For nonprofits seeking relief funding related to COVID-19, Candid has a curated web page of COVID-19 related funding opportunities, news, and more.

Click on the appropriate section for your funding needs, to learn about workshops, get assistance via tutorials, or to schedule an appointment with the Grants Librarian.

• Access and About the GIC

  The Grants Information Collection improves the lives of the citizens of Wisconsin – within and beyond the university classroom – by promoting research, advancing learning, and encouraging nonprofit efforts through instruction and access to information relating to grants, philanthropy, and charitable giving.

• Contact the Grants Information Collection

  Send a message to the Grants Librarian

• Databases and Resources

  Funding Databases The go to database for nonprofit funding needs is the Foundation Directory Online. For individual grant seekers, Pivot is an […]

• Frequently Asked Questions

  The following are questions asked often by users of the Grants Information Collection (GIC). Visit the Candid’s website for more questions and answers. […]

• Funding for Education and Research

  Funding for My Education or Research There are some common elements that funders look for from individual applicants, such as students, faculty, […]

• Funding for Nonprofit Organizations

  Finding Grants for My Nonprofit Organization Suggested Databases for Nonprofit Organizations Foundation Directory Online (FDO – Memorial Library only) FDO is the […]

• Funding Information Network

  The Grants Information Collection is a Funding Information Network Partner (FIN) of Candid (a new organization formed by merger of the Foundation […]

• Grant Proposal Resources

  Resources related to writing grant proposals

• Help and Tutorials

  Various tutorials and assistance with funding databases.

• Specific Organizations (student orgs, animal welfare, libraries)

  The GIC receives many funding research requests for student organizations (UW-Madison), animal welfare groups, and library and library personnel. UW Students/Student Orgs […]

• Workshops & Seminars

  At this time, we are not offering drop-in workshops. We value your support for the Grants Information Collection and look forward to […]