Grant Development Training and Capacity Building Resources
This area provides you with a wealth of links and and resources to help you improve your grant seeking skills.
There are many excellent manuals, strategies, and other information that will significantly enhance your agency's ability to locate and secure the funding your need.
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EPA Grant Writing Tutorial
This web-based software walks users through the grant-writing process & helps them learn to write more competitive grants. It has detailed information and tips on writing a grant proposal & completing a grant application package; sections on 3 EPA grant programs; examples of good, complete grant packages; & a mock grant-writing activity. (available for download or on a CD-ROM)
http://www.epa.gov/grtlakes/seahome/grants.html - Introduction to effective proposal writing
- Grant Proposal.com
- Polaris Grants Central
- Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance
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TERC Grant Writing Guide
10-Point Plan for Standard Grant Funding Proposal - from Non-Profit Guides
Basic Elements of Grant Writing - from the Corporation of Public Broadcasting
The Body, Heart & Soul of grant writing from BOOKENDS, Online Cafe
Consulting Fees for Grant Proposal Writing - Article from TGGI
Developing and Writing Grant Proposals - from The Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance
Elements of a Grant Proposal - from The Paladin Group
Grant Writing: A Hands On Approach © - Grant Writing Software
Grantwriting Printed Resources from The University of Michigan
Grant Proposal Writing Guide - University of Michigan Research Center
Grantseeker's Checklist - from Montana State University
Grant Writing Tutorial - from the Seattle Community Network
Guidelines for a Letter of Inquiry - from UMASS at Amherst
In Search of Outcomes - Article from TGGI
A Proposal Writing Short Course - from The Foundation Center
Proposals Pointers and Pitfalls - by Deborah Kluge, Proposalwriter.com
Proposal Writing: Tips & Techniques - free newsletter from PS Associates,
Inc.
Research 101 - From GrantsDirect.com
Researching and Writing a Teaching Development Grant Application by John Milton
Review of Evaluation Resources for Nonprofit Organizations: The Canadian
Centre for Philanthropy
Revisions
Grant Services
Sample Winning Education Grant from GetAGrant.com
The Grantseeking Process from The Foundation Center
Ten Commandments of Private Foundations Grant Proposals
from The American Society for the Advancement of Science.
United Way of America's Outcome Measurement Resource Network
Writing Grant Proposals from PacBell
Online Grantwriting Resources from Pacific Bell Knowledge Network Explorer
Writing a Successful Grant Proposal - Minnesota Council on Foundations
- NEWS &
VIEWS FEATURE - Competition for
foundation money can be intense. To help nonprofits increase their chances of
success, GuideStar asked grantmakers what they would most like to tell applicants.
Here are their recommendations, 15 in all.
What Grantmakers Want Applicants to Know
[More articles in the News & Views Index] - NEWS
& VIEWS FEATURE - The sub-title
of this article is "Top tips on getting your proposal through, straight
from the people who know what works: funders." And, as obvious as some
of what Ms. Long says, grant writers too often ignore these basics to the detriment
of their proposals and their organizations. There are books and videos and classes
and many other sources of grant-writing tips... and this article which actually
tells you what the funders want! Read this detailed and very helpful magazine
article from FannieMae Foundation.
The Inner Secrets of Successful Proposals, by Linda A. Long
[More articles in the News & Views Index] - About.Com:
Information About Grant Proposals - An excellent compilation of articles and
web links related to grants and grant writing prepared in the Stan Hutton section
of this network of internet guides. Outlines and guidance on proposal preparation,
links to funding sites and research help, sample proposals, and other suggestions
for grant writers and program developers. Best Bet.
http://nonprofit.about.com/jobs/nonprofit/msubgra.htm - Afterschool.Gov:
How to Get Money - This database gives you one stop for information about
more than 100 sources of federal funding for after-school and youth development
programming. For eachof the programs listed in the database, you will find a brief
description of the kinds of activities that can be funded, along with information
about the application process, and contact information (web site addresses and
telephone numbers).
http://www.afterschool.gov/fed.html - Basic Elements of Grant
Writing - The Corporation for Public Broadcasting evaluates hundreds of proposals
each year for a variety of funding purposes. This publication is an easy guide
to the basic elements of grant writing and is offered to assist applicants to
CPB and to other funding sources. It offers guideposts to help you through each
stage of the process. These guideposts are transferable to a variety of grant
applications.
http://www.cpb.org/grants/grantwriting.html - Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance - The bible of federal grant assistance, and also federal government
projects, services, and activities. Maintained by the U.S. General Services Administration.
Best Bet.
http://www.gsa.gov/fdac
CFDA Developing and Writing Grant Proposals
http://www.cfda.gov/public/cat-writing.htm - Community
Foundation Services – Contact information for 400+ community foundations
in the US. Part of the Council of Foundations web site.
http://www.communityfoundationlocator.org/search/index.cfm - Council
on Foundations - The Council on Foundations is a membership organization that
serves the public good by promoting and enhancing responsible and effective philanthropy.
The main page includes information of interest to those seeking to start of foundation,
but also to understand how foundations work. Sections include: What is a Foundation?,
Starting a Foundation, Resources for Foundations, Legal and Governmental Affairs,
Links and Networking, and The Future of Foundations.
http://www.cof.org/whatis/index.htm -
Grantmaking Basics - A Field Guide for Funders and an online Study Guide for grantmakers.
http://www.cof.org/grantmakingbasics/index.html - Cultural
Funding: Federal Opportunities - A National Endowment for the Arts online
resource of Federal Funding available for arts initiatives through national, state,
and local funding programs. Over 20 federal agencies are represented.
http://www.arts.gov/federal.html - CyberGrants - Works
to bring grantmakers together with grant seekers through online application preparation
and submission; and through electronic strategic development and grant management.
http://www.cybergrants.com - Educational Funding Strategies
- Link for "The Internet Insider" for grantseekers & fundraisers,
a free, twice-monthly e-mail newsletter of Internet sites, jokes, news items,
and more including a special section for Canadians. Also, Distance Learning Courses
of self-paced, e-mail-and-Internet-based online courses for nonprofits, educational
organizations, local governments, and public agencies. Site also promotes In-Person
Training and Workshops and E-books and Courses-On-Disk.
http://efsinternet.com/ - Exploiting Technology
Grants: Information Resources – Grant information, how-to books and papers,
online media resources, and other basic grant-seeking references.
http://www.unc.edu/cit/guides/irg-07.html - EPA
Grant-Writing Tutorial - EPA developed this program with Purdue University
to help communities and non-profit organizations identify financial assistance
opportunities for their environmental-oriented development programs (but it works
for all grants). Also, this program was developed to make it easier for applicants
to produce more competitive grant applications. There are eight tutorial sections
including a mock grant writing activity. Best Bet.
http://www.epa.gov/seahome/grants/src/msieopen.htm - Faculty
and Research: Writing a Grant Proposal - Columbia University Writing Tips
and Application Forms. Sections include: Tips for Scientific/Technical Writing,
Grant Application Forms, Columbia University's Health Sciences Division's Manual
of Policies and Procedures, Courses, Seminars, and Slide Presentations on Preparation
of Applications, and Comprehensive Research Funding Information. Best Bet.
http://cpmcnet.columbia.edu/research/writing.htm - Virtual Classroom
- Learn how to write and research grants with free, online training courses. Featured
classes include introduction to the Foundation Center, the Proposal Writing Short
Course, an Orientation to Grantmaking and Guide to Funding Research among others.
There is also a list of on-site courses offered by the Foundation Center, both
free and fee-based.
http://fdncenter.org/learn/classroom/index.html - FC
Stats - FC Stats is a free online resource that provides users with ready
access to a wealth of statistical data on U.S. private and community foundations
and their funding patterns. FC Stats currently offers 520 data tables available
only from the Foundation Center. These tables and ranked lists provide the most
frequently requested types of summary financial data on foundations. Best Bet.
http://fdncenter.org/fc_stats/