grant writing books:

Available at the UW Health Sciences Library, unless noted. Also at Social Work or Suzzallo Libraries.

classics

"A Guide to Proposal Planning and Writing"
L. E. Miner. Directory of Biomedical and Health Care Grants. Oryx Press. Health Sciences Reference, Call number W22 AA1 D54 2003 or view it online

Step-by-step guide that includes questions to ask a program officer.

Getting Funded: The Complete Guide to Writing Grant Proposals. Mary Hall and Susan Howlett. Portland State University. Social Work Stacks and Research Funding Service. Call number LB2825 H223 2003

An update of a classic, especially good for nonprofit agencies.

The "How-To" Grants Manual: Successful Grantseeking Techniques for Obtaining Public and Private Grants. David G. Bauer. Social Work Stacks. 4th ed. Call number HG 177 B38 1999.

The fourth edition of a classic in grantsmanship. Organized in three parts: getting ready to seek grant support, government funding, and private funding.

foundations

The Foundation Center's Guide to Proposal Writing. J.C. Geever and P. McNeill. The Foundation Center. Suzzalo Library. Call number HG 177.5 U6 G44 2001.

A "how-to" with comments from foundation and corporate funders.

Foundation Fundamentals: A Guide for Grantseekers. M.F. Nauffts, ed. The Foundation Center. Health Sci Library Books and Social Work Reference. Call number HV 41.9 U5 N38 1999.

Note: See also Hints for Writing Successful NIH Grants by Ellen Barrett, University of Miami School of Medicine. About National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants, but complements Foundation Fundamentals above.

government

Grant Application Writer's Handbook. L. Reif- Lehrer. Jones and Bartlett Publishers. Health Sci. Library Books, Call number W20.5 R361w 2005.

Focuses on NIH R01 research grant proposals, but also includes NSF.

Research Proposals: A Guide to Success. T.E. Ogden and I. A. Goldberg. Raven Press. Health Sci. Library Books, Call number W 20.5 O34r 1995.

Focuses on NIH grantsmanship.

"Developing and Writing Grant Proposals." Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance. U.S. General Services Admin. Appendix VI, pp. FF1- FF6. Health Sciences and Social Work Reference. Call number HC 110 P63 A55 Pt. 1. or check out the online version.

by subject

Strategic Grant-Seeker: A Guide to Conceptualizing Fundable Research in the Brain and Behavioral Sciences. Judy Illes, Ph.D. Lawrence Erlbaum and Assoc., Social Work Stacks. Call number HG 177 154 1999.

Successful Grant Writing: Strategies for Health and Human Service Professionals. L.N. Gitlin and K. J. Lyons. Springer Publishing. Health Sci Library Books and Social Work Reference. Call number HV 41.2 G58 1996.

Designed for health and human service professionals in academic and practice settings.

Grantseeker's Guide to Project Evaluation. 2nd ed. Capital Publications. Social Work Stacks, Call number HG177 G715 1997.

A "how-to" approach to project evaluation.

industry

Get Funded: A Practical Guide for Scholars Seeking Research Support From Business. D. Schumacher. Sage Publications. Health Sci. Library Books, Call number LB 2336 S33 1992.

Explores university-industry relationships.