Search Tutorial
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Search Grants
Use the sample searches below as a guide to using the Search Grants database. If you're new to FDO, begin by experimenting with Basic
Grant Searches. For more complex scenarios, try some of the Advanced Grant Searches.
Basic Grant Searches:
Scenario 1 — Searching for grants by grantmaker name (index search)
Scenario 2 — Searching for grants by recipient type and types of support (index search)
Scenario 3 — Searching for grants by state and grant amount (index search, range search)
Scenario 4 — Searching for grants by city, year authorized, and keyword (index search, range search, keyword search)
Advanced Grant Searches:
Scenario 5 — Searching for grants by county and multiple recipient types (index search, Boolean search)
Scenario 6 — Searching for grants by metropolitan area and multiple subjects (index search, Boolean search)
Scenario 7 — Searching for grants by congressional district and excluding grants by keyword (index search, keyword search, Boolean search)
Scenario 8 — Searching for grants by grantmaker state and variations of keywords (index search, keyword search, wildcard search)
Scenario 9 — Searching for grants by country and variations of keywords (index search, keyword search, wildcard search)
