Grant Writing 101
Published on Nov 05, 2019
Grant writing can be a beast. Learn how to slay the beast, step by step. Courtesy of Eitner Education.
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Grant writing is the practice of completing an application process for monies provided by an institution.
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Grant Providers
- Government
- Corporation
- Foundation
- Trust
- FOR-profit or NON-profit
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Understanding the creation process of a grant proposal is a big part of the success!
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There are 4 types of funding:
- Competitive Funding
- Formula Funding
- Continuation Funding
- Pass-through Funding
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Competitive Funding: proposals based on the evaluation of a reviewer(s). -Based on the merits of the application; recipients are not pre-determined.
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Formula Funding: the result of applying a mathematical formula to decide on the allocation of resources.
-Includes criteria that relate to institutional size & unit costs
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Continuation Funding: An extension or renewal of existing program funding for one or more additional budget period(s) that would otherwise expire.
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Passthrough Funding: funds received from a grantor go to a third-party.
The funds are not consumed directly by the grantee.
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Steps Involved:
- Identify the Problem that needs funding.
- Go through the Grant.
- Proposal Writing
- Finalizing
- Follow Up
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Identifying
- Organization or community-based that is an issue in your community that needs to addressed by goodwill.
- Involve as many stakeholders in the community and agree that it is indeed a problem.
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Going through the grant...
- Understand the application
- Prepare a summary statement and outline
- Identify whether your project is in line with the grantor funding
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Proposal
- Cover Letter
- Executive Summary / Needs Statement
- Goals / Objectives
- Program Design
- Evaluation & Stability
- Organization Brief
- BUDGET: personnel, project costs, overhead, donations, earned income
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Finalizing
- Compile everything! Ensure that you remove all the possible errors (literally cross your T's and dot your I's).
- MOST grants are submitted online.
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A great video to watch on your own time.
grants.gov
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USAspending.gov
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Examples:
- https://charity.lovetoknow.com/Grant_Writing_Examples
- https://www.kurzweiledu.com › files › proof_resources_grant1
- https://lac.org › wp-content › uploads › 2014/07 › Grant_Proposal_Template
- https://grantspace.org › resources › knowledge-base › grant-proposals
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Questions?
- EitnerEDU@gmail.com
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- EitnerEducation.com
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