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Aerospace and Aviation Education Research Funding
http://www.educationmoney.com/aviation_aerospace.html
EducationMoney.com repackages information from the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance in an interesting manner.
(Last checked 02/10/12)

Agriculture Grants Available from the U.S. Government
Posted in Grants.gov
http://grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=CATSEARCH&fundActivity=AG
(Last checked 02/10/12)

Building Sustainable Farms, Ranches and Communities
Federal Programs for Sustainable Agriculture, Forestry, Conservation, and Community Development
http://www.attra.org/guide/
When farmers, entrepreneurs, and others in agriculture ask for sources of funds, grants, money, resources, assistance, etc, this is a great place to send them. Original Authors: Romana A. Vysatova and Laurie S.Z. Greenberg; revised by George Kuepper and Karen McSpadden, National Center for Appropriate Technology; edited by Margaret Krome, Michael Fields Agricultural Institute. January 2001.
(Last checked 02/10/12)

Charles A. and Anne M. Lindbergh Foundation
http://www.lindberghfoundation.org/
A foundation dedicated to furthering Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh's shared vision of a balance between technological advancement and environmental preservation. Lindbergh Grants are made in the following categories: agriculture; aviation/aerospace; conservation of natural resources - including animals, plants, water, and general conservation (land, air, energy, etc.); education - including humanities/education, the arts, and intercultural communication; exploration; health - including biomedical research, health and population sciences, and adaptive technology; and waste minimization and management. A Jonathan Lindbergh Brown Grant may be given to a project to support adaptive technology or biomedical research which seeks to redress imbalance between an individual and his or her human environment. Grants are made to individuals as well as educational and publication programs. [Health; environment; education; science]
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Grants.gov Funding Opportunities for Agriculture
Posted in Grants.gov
http://grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=CATSEARCH&fundActivity=AG
(Last checked 02/10/12)

Grants.gov Funding Opportunities for Science, Technology, Research, and Development
http://grants.gov/search/search.do?mode=CATSEARCH&fundActivity=ST
(Last checked 02/10/12)

Science/Technology RFPs Posted by the Foundation Center PND Digest
http://foundationcenter.org/pnd/rfp/cat_science_technology.jhtml
Each RFP listing provides a brief overview of a current funding opportunity offered by a foundation or other grantmaking organization. Interested applicants should read the full RFP at the grantmaker's Web site or contact the grantmaker directly for complete program guidelines and eligibility requirements before submitting a proposal to that grantmaker.
Also listed under Grants for Individuals - Science
(Last checked 02/10/12)

Top 50 U.S. Foundations Awarding Grants for Science and Technology:
1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009
Source: FC Stats from the Foundation Center.
(Last checked 02/10/12)

The books mentioned on this page are available for public use in the Michigan State University Libraries. If you are unable to visit our library, consider visiting a Foundation Center Cooperating Collection in your home state or a local public library in your home town. If the books are not available there, ask about interlibrary loan or visit a local bookstore to find out whether they can be purchased.

A GUIDE TO GRANTS, FELLOWSHIPS, AND SCHOLARSHIPS IN INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY AND NATURAL RESOURCES. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Foresty Service, International Forestry Staff. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Government Printing Office, 1995. 114pp. Main Library Reference Funding Center SD251 .J63 1995
Provides information concerning funding available world-wide in forestry and natural resources for undergraduate and graduate students, predoctoral and postdoctoral candidates, scholars, faculty, professionals, and grant administrators.

A GUIDE TO USDA AND OTHER FEDERAL RESOURCES FOR SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY ENTERPRISES. Romana A. Vysatova and Laurie S. Z. Greenberg. May 1998. 159pp. Main Library Reference Funding Center S409 .V9 1998
This guide is written for anyone seeking the help of federal programs to foster innovative enterprises in agriculture and forestry in the United States. A publication of the U.S. Department of Agriculture agencies working together for sustainable rural development in cooperation with the Michael Fields Agricultural Institute.

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