Foundation Grants: Is It A Fit?

Foundation Grants: Is It A Fit?

Foundation Grants: Is it a fit? The most important part of approaching a foundation for grant funding is that your organization and your project is in alignment with the foundation’s mission and current priorities. For example, if they are funding healthcare equity...
What Is An Indirect Cost?

What Is An Indirect Cost?

What is an Indirect Cost? When determining your project’s budget for the grant proposal, you will likely see the term “Indirect Costs” in the Notice of Funding Opportunity.  In most grants, indirect costs are allowable costs.  This is often negotiated through an...
What belongs in an introductory letter?

What belongs in an introductory letter?

What Belongs in an Introductory Letter? Grantmaking foundations will often require grant seekers to submit an introductory letter before accepting their grant application. This is a great relationship-building opportunity for grantseekers and a low-impact way to...
Can You Get A Government Grant?

Can You Get A Government Grant?

Can You Get a Government Grant? Grants.gov is an amazing resource for grant seekers…who qualify for federal or other government grants.  When using the Grants.gov search engine, set the parameters to show only grants that your organization or entity qualifies for....
Information Needed To Write a Winning Proposal

Information Needed To Write a Winning Proposal

Information Your Grant Writer Needs from YOU to Write a Winning Proposal Even the best grant writer can only do so much for a client without the right information.  All too often, organizations are so immersed in their work that they take for granted what outsiders do...
Writing Hack – Don’t Start From Scratch

Writing Hack – Don’t Start From Scratch

Writing Hack: Don’t Start from Scratch One of my favorite parts of grant writing is that there are very few times throughout the grant writing process that you actually have to start writing from scratch.  By the time you get to writing the actual grant, you already...