How to Get Going on a Grant Application
Applying for a grant requires plenty of preparation and research. To begin the grant-seeking process, you need to understand the different types of grants, what grant money can be used for, and what grantwriters [more…]
How to Find Grants through Federal Domestic Assistance Catalog
You can find all sorts of information about grants offered by the federal government in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA). The CFDA contains information about every competitive and formula [more…]
How to Register as an Organization on Grants.gov
In order to apply for a grant from Grants.gov, your organization must complete the (not so easy) Grants.gov registration process. To get your organization registered to submit grant applications on the [more…]
How to Register as an Individual on Grants.gov
If you want to apply for a grant from Grants.gov as an individual, you must complete the (not so easy) Grants.gov registration process. Individual registration can take up to one business day to complete [more…]
How to Read a Request For Proposal for a Contract Bid
When a company issues an opportunity to bid on a contract for funding, often referred to as an RFP (Request For Proposal)or RFQ (Request for Quote), you must be able to quickly scan the technical proposal [more…]
How to Find Federal Resources to Help You Write Your Grant Applications
Most government agencies that award grants or contracts produce publications that can give you a leg up on writing all types of grant applications and RFP narratives. You can find these valuable resources [more…]
How to Uncover Hard-to-Find Statistics for Your Grant Application
Knowing how to find current and relevant demographics (also known as statistics) is crucial to writing an effective grant application. Unfortunately, these statistics aren’t always easy to find when you [more…]
Knowing Where to Look for Grant Funding
Before you can write a grant proposal, you need to know who’s interested in funding projects similar to the one you’re proposing for funding. Do your homework to locate as many potential grant-funding [more…]
Grant Writing and Funding Websites
Grant websites have largely replaced weekly trips to the library as the best way of finding grant-funding opportunities. You can also submit the grant applications you write to the funder online. The following [more…]
How to Research Prospective Donors to Your Nonprofit
Find out as much as possible about a prospective contributor to your nonprofit organization before you send a fundraising letter, submit a proposal, or visit a corporate giving director. Do you have anything [more…]
How to Use the Foundation Center to Find Nonprofit Grants
Over the past 60 years, information about funding sources for nonprofits has become increasingly available to the public. One milestone in this movement was the creation of the [more…]
How to Search the Foundation Center’s Grant Information for Your Nonprofit
Foundation research for nonprofit grant funding opportunities generally has two phases: Developing a broad list of prospects, and then refining that list until you find the likeliest sources. Here are [more…]
How to Determine the Best Grant Prospects for Your Nonprofit
It’s time to take your broad list of prospects for grants to your nonprofit and find out more about each of those prospects. See what you can discover from the following sources: [more…]
How to Pursue Federal Government Grants for Your Nonprofit
To pursue government funds for your nonprofit organization, you should look at Grants.gov. Grants.gov only covers federal grant programs. If you’re seeking personal financial assistance, follow the links [more…]
