How To Write Grant Proposals

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Let's Write A Grant
Let's Write A Grant is the most practical book on the market. It is a step-by-step guide that demonstrates how to write standard foundation grant proposals.

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How To Write Successful
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Grant Writing Made
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With over 20 years of experience in the grant writing world, the author shows you what works and what doesn't work. This guide will show you how to write a successful grant proposal in minimum time.

For some people the prospect of writing a grant proposal is akin to the prospect of having all your teeth pulled!

Writing a grant proposal can be a daunting task so you may want to consider hiring a freelance grantwriter or you may want to consider becoming a freelance grantwriter!

Depending on the grant organization, you may simply need to fill out a pile of forms or you may need to develop a fully fledged grant proposal that includes some or all of the following elements:

Summary
Organization Information
Description of Need
Work Plan/Specific Activities
Target audience
What are you going to do
Who is going to do the work
What are their credentials
When
Where
Outline of the Project Plan
Outcomes/Impact of Activities
Other Funding
Future Funding
Evaluation
Budget
Supplementary Materials
Grant Proposal Conclusion

Once you know where you are headed ... work on one section at a time. If you plan on applying for more than one grant, take the time to develop a MASTER document that has everything a grant organization may ever ask for. For specifc grant applications copy and paste the relevant material from your master document and customize that information for the foundation or government organization you are applying to.

Here is a list of the best resources I could find on writing grants. Print one or more of them out and follow the outlines to develop your grant proposal package. I have also included a list of places to find examples of successful grant applications.

How to Write a Grant Proposal

The Minnesota Council on Foundations has an EXCELLENT roadmap to Writing a Successful Grant Proposal. It is one of the best grant outlines I've seen and is a great starting point.

The Foundation Center has a nicely laid out short course on writing a grant proposal.

The bioscience.org website has a useful guide to writing research grant proposals.

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting reviews hundreds of grant proposals every year. Here is a list of their tips for writing a good grant proposal.

Proof of Success -- Grant Proposal Examples

By their nature all grant proposals are very specific to an organization and to the type of grant being applied for. However, it is useful to look at a few proposals where grants were awarded to see the specific elements in context.

The ideabank is a site devoted to firefighting. They have several examples of successful grant applications.

Non-profit Guides has a great tutorial on writing a grant proposal as well as several samples of proposals for foundation and government grants.

The Gill Foundation gives out grants. They were so impressed by the Nashville Cares grant proposal, they published it and annotated it comments telling you why they loved various elements of the proposal. Great learning tool! Sample National Grant Proposal

Here are several books I recommend for those who wish to learn the craft.

The First-Time Grantwriters Guide to Success

Demystifying Grant Seeking:
What You REALLY Need to Do to Get Grants

More Books on Writing Grant Proposals

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