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Grantmaker-Specific Search Grants

Use the sample searches below as a guide to using the Grantmaker-Specific Search Grants database. If you're new to FDO, begin by experimenting with Basic Grantmaker-Specific Grant Searches. For more complex scenarios, try some of the Advanced Grantmaker-Specific Grant Searches.

In all of the sample searches below, we will use the Grantmaker-Specific Search Grants Screen associated with the Ford Foundation.

Basic Grantmaker-Specific Grant Searches:

Scenario 1 — Searching for grants by recipient 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 Grantmaker-Specific 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 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)