Index
A
- abstract summary narrative, 170, 177–179, 273
- academia
- accessing sponsored program funding databases, 112–113
- corporations funding, 111
- external subscription-based databases, 112–113
- federal funding for, 109–111
- fellowship funding opportunities, 113–114
- foundations funding, 111–112
- grants for, 108–109
- internal institutional databases, 112
- terminology, 108–109
- accountability, 147–148, 211, 238–240
- ACOE (Army Corps of Engineers), 110
- Address, Telephone, Email, and Website (grantfunding plan), 29–30
- adequacy of resources section, 241–242
- Administration for Children and Families (ACF), 110
- agencies, 13–15, 17
- Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ), 110
- Agency for International Development (USAID), 111, 117
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), 110
- alphagamma.eu, 100
- American Chamber of Commerce Directory, 101
- American National Standards Institute, 224
- annual campaigns category, 9
- annual report (attachment), 53
- AOR (Authorized Organization Representative) authorization, 75–76, 284
- Application Deadline/Giving Cycle (grantfunding plan), 29–30
- Application for Federal Assistance (SF-424) form
- applications
- abstract summary narrative, 170, 177–179, 273
- accessing instructions, 77–78
- applicant capability, 144
- asking about, 43
- attachments, 280–282, 287–288
- avoiding editing mistakes, 277–279
- budget section
- building credibility, 267–268
- cash-match monies, 51, 137, 250, 261–264
- construction, 256
- contractual, 255–256
- cost figures, 264
- developing for expenses, 149
- direct and indirect costs, 257–259
- equipment, 253–254
- ethical expenses, 264–266
- expenditures, 265–267
- foreign currency, 120
- forms regarding, 52, 78
- including program income, 264–265
- instructions for grant, 227
- in-kind contributions, 261–262
- other, 256–257
- overview, 247–248, 249
- personnel, 249–251
- soft cash match, 261–262
- summary, 248, 259–260
- supplies, 254–255
- sustainability and, 144
- terminology, 248–249
- travel, 251–253
- uploading forms to Grants.gov, 80
- writing, 277
- deadline for, 128–130
- dissemination plan, 225, 275–276
- equity statement, 242–243, 272, 276
- evaluation plan
- executive summary narrative, 170, 177–179, 273
- fellowships, 113–114
- financial documents, 281–282
- following up on, 293–295
- guidelines
- kits for, 16
- management plan section, 143–144, 239, 272, 276
- monitoring multiple, 33
- narrative detail, checking required components, 277
- organization history and capability, checking required components, 273–274
- package, 18
- pre-narrative forms, checking required components, 273
- program design section
- components of, 210
- confirming content connectivity in logic model, 220–223
- data collection and analysis, 224
- difference between types of goals and objectives, 212–213
- dissemination, 230
- evaluations, 225–229
- implementation plan, 218–220
- incorporating models in, 147
- peer review, 143–144
- purpose of this request statement, 161–165
- purpose statement, 211
- qualitative versus quantitative, 226
- SMART objectives, aligning with purpose of funding, 162–164
- SMART objectives, as component of program design section, 210
- SMART objectives, omiting in application, 278
- SMART objectives, overview, 50, 215–218
- terminology, 224–226
- writing, 274–275
- writing about goals, 213–215
- writing evaluation plan for, 223–224
- reviewing online, 334
- statement of need
- Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE), 110
- Army Medical Research and Development Command (USAMRMC), 110
- Army Research Laboratory (ARL), 110
- articulating qualifications, 234–238
- Assigned To (grantfunding plan), 29–30
- ASSIST system, 82
- Association of Fundraising Professionals, 330
- Association of Nonprofits, 330
- assurances forms, uploading to Grants.gov, 80–81
- attachments
- Authorized Organization Representative (AOR) authorization, 75–76, 284
- award ceiling/floor, 130
B
- board of directors with affiliations (attachment), 52
- Boardsmanship (Robert’s Rules of Order) website, 27
- Bowdoin College Student Fellowships and Research, 113
- Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs (SF-424-A), 78
- budget period, 132
- budget section
- building credibility, 267–268
- cash-match monies, 51, 137, 250, 261–264
- cost figures, 264
- developing for expenses, 149
- ethical expenses, 264–266
- expenditures, 265–267
- foreign currency, 120
- forms regarding, 52, 78
- including program income, 264–265
- instructions for grant, 227
- in-kind contributions, 261–262
- overview, 247–248, 249
- soft cash match, 261–262
- summary, 248
- sustainability and, 144
- terminology
- building/renovation funds category, 9
- Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA), 110
- Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), 64
- business plan competition, 100–101
C
- Canadian Directory to Foundations and Corporations, 118
- Candid
- capability-related documents, 280–281
- capital support category, 9
- case studies, 160–161, 200–204
- cash-match monies, 51, 137, 250, 261–264
- Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) number, 77, 176
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 110, 127
- Central Contractor Registry (CCR), 176
- challenge monies category, 10
- checklist for submission, 272
- chief financial officer (CFO), 240
- christianvolunteering.org, 92
- citing sources, 49, 146, 207
- clear audit trail, 302
- cloud-based storage, 288
- College Board’s Search for Scholarships website, 98
- college scholarships, 98
- community reinvestment programs
- Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) program, 14
- Competition Identification Number/Title, 176
- competitive grants, 13, 58, 64
- conferences/seminars category, 10
- Congressional Districts Office, 176–177
- consulting services category, 10
- contact person/title (grantfunding plan), 29–30
- content connectivity, confirming in logic model, 220–223
- continuing support/continuation category, 10
- cooperative agreement, 8, 58
- copyediting services, offering, 333
- corporate letter request/letter proposal, 311–315
- corporations
- cost figures, 264
- cover letters
- creativity in writing, 156–160
- credibility, building, 267–268
D
- data collection and analysis, 217, 224, 226
- Data Universal Number System (D-U-N-S) number, 45, 74–75
- De Minimis Indirect Cost Rate, 258
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), 110
- deliverables, 108
- Department of Agriculture (USDA), 109, 127
- Department of Commerce (DOC), 109
- Department of Defense (DOD), 109
- Department of Education (ED), 110, 127
- Department of Energy (DOE), 110
- Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), 82, 110
- Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), 99
- Department of Justice (DOJ), 39, 82, 110, 154
- Department of Labor (DOL), 110
- Department of State (DOS), 110
- Department of the Interior (DOI), 110
- Department of Transportation (DOT), 110
- description of funding statement, 126
- direct purpose statement, 211
- Disclosure of Lobbying Activities (SF-LLL) form, 78, 81–82
- dissemination plan, 225, 275–276
- Dropbox, 288
- Dun & Bradstreet website, 74–75
- D-U-N-S (Data Universal Number System) number, 45, 74–75
E
- E-Biz POC (E-Business Point of Contact), 75–76
- Economic Development Agency Directory, 101
- Economic Research Institute, 326
- ed2go, 326
- eFax, 44
- e-grants
- checking for guidelines, 322
- confirming due date time and time zone, 323
- filling in organizational information, 320
- formatting, 322
- graphics, 207, 322
- overview, 319
- page limits and page numbers, 141
- re-creating template in word processor, 321
- reviewing online application template, 320–321
- setting up for, 319–320
- submitting, 323
- writing limitations, 321
- elected officials tracking application status, 291–292
- eligibility
- Employer Identification Number (EIN), 44, 75
- endowments
- entitlement grant, 58
- Environmental Protection Agency, 127
- EPA: Grant and Cooperative Agreement Desk Top Resource for Non-Profit Recipients, 110
- equity statement, 242–243, 272, 276
- eRA Systems, 82
- ethical expenses, 264–266
- European Foundation Centre (EFC), 118
- evaluation consultants as third-party evaluator, 152
- evaluation plan
- evaluation standards, 224
- executive summary narrative, 170, 177–179, 273
- ExLibris Pivot-RP, 112
- expenditures, 265–267
- External Free Database, 113
- extramurally sponsored projects, 108–109
F
- fact sheets, 151
- FastLane, 82
- feasibility standards, 224
- federal funding
- for academia, 109–111
- agencies, 17
- competitive grants, 13, 58, 64
- conducting search on, 34
- cooperative agreement awards, 8, 58
- direct grants, 60–63
- D-U-N-S number, 45, 74–75
- eligibility for, 59
- entitlement grant, 58
- fiscal year, 67
- forecasted funding announcements, 66
- formula grant, 14, 58, 64
- as grantor, 8, 12
- for individuals, 101–104
- international grantfunding opportunities, 117
- key personnel section, 238
- management plan, 238
- for NGOs, 117
- NOFAs
- Federal Register, 301
- Federal Research/Research and Development (R/R&D), 101–102
- fellowships, 10, 98, 113–114
- financial accountability/reporting, 108
- financial documents, 52, 281–282, 301–302
- first person, writing in, 188
- first-time homebuyer grants, 99
- fiscal responsibility, 240–241, 302
- fiscal sponsor, 267–268
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA), 110
- forecasted cash needs, 80
- forecasted funding announcements, 66
- foreign applicants, 74, 119–120
- form rejection letter, 292–293, 295
- formative evaluation, 225–226
- forms
- budget information, 80–81
- Budget Narrative Attachment, 78
- common grant application form, 170
- filling out, 79
- Form-990, 87–89
- Key Contacts, 78
- Non-Constructions Programs Budget Information form, 80
- Project Abstract Summary, 78
- Project Narrative Attachment Form, 78
- SF-424, 77–79, 174–177
- SF-LLL, 78, 81–82
- sponsorship request form, 308
- uploading to Grants.gov, 79–82
- formula grant, 14, 58, 64
- for-profit organizations, 73
- Foundation Directory Online, 89–92
- foundations
- academia and, 111–112
- awarding grants, 15
- conducting funding search on, 34–35, 84–86
- determining whether request is under review, 294
- filing request for grants to, 18–20
- following up on grant requests, 293–295
- Form-990, 87–89
- GuideStar, 86–87
- handling rejection from to grant request, 306
- private and public, 15
- waiting time for application, 291
- free grant research websites, 89–92
- Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), 63, 292, 303–305
- Fulbright Program, 110
- Funding Information Network (FIN), 14
- Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOAs), 17, 62
- Funding Opportunity Number/Title, 176
- funding plan, 12–13, 27–31
- funding priority, 144
- funding search, conducting, 34–35, 84–86, 89
- Funding Source (grantfunding plan), 29–30
- Fundsnet Services website, 35, 91
G
- Gantt chart, 50, 218–220
- General Services Administration website, 252
- general/operating expenses category, 10
- goals
- Google Drive, 288
- Google Scholar, 150
- governing boards
- government funding
- for academia, 109–111
- agencies, 17
- competitive grants, 13, 58, 64
- conducting search on, 34
- cooperative agreement awards, 8, 58
- direct grants, 60–63
- D-U-N-S number, 45, 74–75
- eligibility for, 59
- entitlement grant, 58
- fiscal year, 67
- forecasted funding announcements, 66
- formula grant, 14, 58, 64
- as grantor, 8, 12
- for individuals, 101–104
- international grantfunding opportunities, 117
- key personnel section, 238
- management plan, 238
- for NGOs, 117
- NOFAs
- government organizations, 73
- grant agreements, 295, 301
- grant applicant
- compiling attachments before writing, 52–53
- eligibility
- fiscal responsibility of, 240–241, 302
- foreign, 74, 119–120
- information required of
- amount requested, 46–47
- dates for project, 46
- geographic area served, 47
- organization’s mission, 46
- overview, 41–42
- project name, 46
- providing facts about organization, 42–45
- purpose of request, 46
- signatures, 47
- storytelling with facts, 47–51
- total project cost, 47
- writing about project in need of funding, 45–47
- grant application form, 170
- grant award notification, 292, 294–295
- Grant Connect, 118
- Grant Professionals Association, 328, 333
- Grant Writing Training Foundation, 245
- grantees
- grantfunding plan, 28–31
- grantors
- adhering to writing guidelines set by, 184–185
- building relationship with, 19
- communicating with, 43, 59–60, 292
- community reinvestment programs
- defined, 8
- denying request, 22
- dissemination and, 230
- ensuring eligibility of grant applicant, 11
- goals versus objectives, 212
- information requests of, 173–174
- information required by
- amount requested, 46–47
- dates for project, 46
- geographic area served, 47
- organization’s mission, 46
- overview, 41–42
- project name, 46
- providing facts about organization, 42–45
- purpose of request, 46
- signatures, 47
- storytelling with facts, 47–51
- total project cost, 47
- writing about project in need of funding, 45–47
- grants
- accepting, 292, 294–295, 298–299
- annual campaigns category, 9
- building/renovation funds category, 9
- capital support category, 9
- cash commitments, 137
- challenge monies category, 10
- college scholarships, 98
- competitive, 13, 58, 64
- conferences/seminars category, 10
- consulting services category, 10
- continuing support/continuation category, 10
- cooperative agreement awards and, 8, 58
- determining whether to apply for, 127–130
- direct, 60–63
- e-grants
- checking for guidelines, 322
- confirming due date time and time zone, 323
- filling in organizational information, 320
- formatting, 322
- graphics, 207, 322
- overview, 319
- page limits and page numbers, 141
- re-creating template in word processor, 321
- reviewing online application template, 320–321
- setting up for, 319–320
- submitting, 323
- writing limitations, 321
- eligibility
- endowments, 10, 83
- entitlements, 58
- fellowships, 10, 98, 113–114
- filing request for to foundations and corporations, 18–20
- formula, 14, 58, 64
- general/operating expenses category, 10
- handling rejection to request, 303–306
- for homebuyer, 99
- in-kind contributions
- managing, 26, 299–300, 302–303
- matching funds category, 10
- for NGOs, 116–119
- not for personal use, 7–8
- overview, 7–12
- preparing before applying for, 24–25
- process after receiving, 26
- program development category, 10
- for research, 10, 99, 237
- research websites, 89–92
- returning, 265
- reusing failed request, 305–306
- scholarship funds, 11
- seed money, 11
- seeking, 27
- specific funder-directed assistance grants, 98
- student loans, 98
- submitting request for, 16–21
- technical assistance, 11
- types of, 9–11
- Grants Management System (GMS), 82
- Grants.gov
- accessing application package instructions, 77–78
- APPLICANTS tab, 72
- applying for SBIR and STTR grants, 102
- archived funding opportunity, 66
- assurances forms, 80–81
- budget information forms, 80
- CFDA number, 73, 77
- closed funding opportunity, 66
- conducting funding search in, 34
- CONNECT tab, 73
- D-U-N-S number, 45, 74–75
- familiarizing oneself, 11
- forecasted grantfunding opportunity, 66
- FORMS tab, 73
- HOME tab, 72
- individuals, 76
- international grantfunding opportunities, 117
- LEARN GRANTS tab, 72
- navigating, 64–65, 72–73
- NOFAs
- notifications from, 62
- Opportunity Status listings, 66
- organizations and, 74–76
- overview, 71–72
- published funding opportunity, 66
- registering on, 74–76
- SEARCH GRANTS tab, 72
- SF-LLL form, 81–82
- submitting application, 284–285
- SUPPORT tab, 73
- SYSTEM-TO-SYSTEM tab, 73
- tutorials on workplace, 76–77
- understanding grant applicant eligibility, 73–74
- uploading required forms, 79–82
- website, 14
- GrantStation, 91–92
- grantwriting
- career in
- becoming peer reviewer or research specialist, 332
- determining fees for services as consultant, 327
- getting certification, 328
- getting consulting coach, 329
- joining professional association, 328
- joining team, 328
- networking, 327, 329–330
- overview, 325
- salary ranges, 326–327
- sharpening skills, 328
- training, 325–326
- using updated technology, 329
- contacting private-sector funders, 94–95
- contacting public-sector agencies, 13–15
- continuing formal education, 334
- end of process, 21–22
- fiscal responsibility, 240–241, 302
- importance of funding development plan, 12–13
- importance of using updated information, 150–151
- offering copyediting services, 333
- overview, 7–12, 331
- reviewing applications online, 334
- software for, 95
- terminology, 8–9
- volunteering services, 332
- working with experienced writer, 333
- writing and publish articles, 334
- career in
- guidelines
- GuideStar, 86–87, 113
H
- Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), 110
I
- impact objectives, 210, 218
- implementation plan, 50, 210, 218–220
- Independent Sector’s website, 242
- indirect purpose statement, 211
- individuals
- initial approach
- in-kind contributions
- Inputs column (logic model), 221–222
- Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), 110
- institutional databases, 112
- Instrumentl website, 91
- internal evaluation, 225
- International Center for Non-For-Profit Law (ICNL), 116
- IRS 501(c)(3) letter, 281
- IRS Form-990, 87–89
J
K
- Key Contacts form, 78
- key personnel section
- accountability and responsibility, 238–240
- adequacy of resources section, 241–242
- articulating qualifications, 234–238
- basic profile, 235–236
- demonstrating federal compliance in, 242–244
- fiscal responsibility, 240–241, 302
- overview, 231–232, 276
- presenting credentials of project management team, 232–234
- profile for personnel paid by cash match, 238
- profile with page limitations, 236–237
- writing management plan, 239
- writing sustainability statement, 244–245
L
M
- management capacity, analyzing, 27
- management plan section, 143–144, 239, 272, 276
- maps, including in applications, 206
- matching funds category, 10
- measurable goals, 211–214
- measurement tools, 224
- Medicine Assistance Tool, 98
- Memoranda of Agreement (MOAs), 24, 53, 133, 135, 137
- Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs), 24, 53, 133, 135, 137
- mileage reimbursement, 251
N
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), 110
- National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), 111
- National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP), 126
- National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), 111
- National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), 111, 126
- National Grants Management Association Annual Grants Training, 333
- National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), 109
- National Institutes of Health (NIH), 99, 110
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 109
- National Science Foundation (NSF), 82, 99, 111
- NOFA announcement. See Notice of Funding Availability announcement
- non-competitive funding, 68
- nonfederal resources, 80
- nongovernmental organizations (NGOs)
- nonmeasurable goals, 213–214
- nonprofit organizations
- before applying for grant, 24–25
- assessing capacity to seek grants, 27
- building credibility of, 267–268
- building governing board’s capacity, 26–27
- EIN number, 75
- as grant applicant category, 73
- grantseeking readiness priorities for, 23–27
- NOFAs, 132
- procedures for risk management, 26
- receiving grant, 26
- resources for, 27
- writing about
- Notice of Funding Availability (NOFA) announcement
O
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), 111
- Office of Management and Budget (OMB), 80, 258, 292, 301
- Office of Naval Research (ONR), 110
- Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), 110
- Onehub, 288
- online subscriptions to private-sector funders, 90–91
- Open Philanthropy website, 117
- organizations
- analyzing capacity of, 27
- AOR authorization, 75–76
- building credibility of, 267–268
- chart of, 239
- conducting funding search, 34–35, 84–86, 89
- current operating budget, 44
- describing programs and activities of, 189–190
- D-U-N-S number, 74–75
- E-Biz POC, 75–76
- EIN number, 75
- funding plan, 27–31
- increasing chances of obtaining grant, 32–35
- letter of inquiry and, 19, 36–39
- Letter of Intent and, 35–39
- partnerships and
- presenting milestones of, 187–188
- procedures for risk management, 26
- process of seeking and receiving grants, 23–27
- for-profit, 73
- providing signatures, 47
- proving capability of to manage project, 148–149
- registering on Grants.gov as, 74–76
- resources for, 27
- stating history, mission, values, and geographic logistics of, 186–187
- talking to potential funders, 35–36
- writing about
- outcome evaluation, 147, 226
- Outputs column (logic model), 221–222
- overhead costs, 258
P
- page limits and page numbers, 141
- pagination, 278
- paid grant research websites, 89–92
- partnerships
- pass-through funding, 60–64
- peer review process
- becoming reviewer, 332
- complying with technical review requirements, 140–141
- defined, 64, 124
- demonstrating accountability with evaluation plan, 147–148
- deploying analyzation acumen to meet scoring process, 144–145
- determining number of pages in narrative sections, 142–144
- developing expense budget, 149
- Freedom of Information Act, 292
- importance of, 142–145
- incorporating models in program implementation strategies, 147
- joining team, 153–154
- key personnel section, 233
- overview, 153–154
- proving organization's capability to manage project, 148–149
- requesting comments, 303–305
- researching, writing, and validating statement of need, 146
- using third-party evaluators, 152–153
- validating needs and implementation strategies, 150–152
- writing to requirements, 145–149
- personnel profile, writing, 235–236
- Philanthropy News Digest (Candid), 85
- political advocates, enlisting, 67–69
- pre-award and post-award phases, 24–26
- preliminary documents
- complying with application package requirements, 170
- cover letters
- pre-review process, 140–141
- presenting, credentials of project management team, 232–234
- principal investigator (PI), 108, 233, 237
- Private Funding for Arts and Humanities, 113
- private-sector funders
- following up on grant requests, 293–295
- foundations
- process evaluation, 147
- process objectives, 210, 216–217
- ProFellow, 113
- profile of personnel, writing, 236–238
- Program, Service, or Activity (grantfunding plan), 28, 30
- program design section
- program development category, 10
- Project Abstract Summary form, 78
- project administrator, 233
- project management statement, 148
- Project Narrative Attachment Form, 78
- Project SAFE grant program, 127
- projects
- including income from, 264–265
- key personnel section
- accountability and responsibility, 238–240
- adequacy of resources section, 241–242
- articulating qualifications, 234–238
- basic profile, 235–236
- demonstrating federal compliance in, 242–244
- fiscal responsibility, 240–241, 302
- management plan, 239
- overview, 231–232
- presenting credentials of project management team, 232–234
- profile for personnel paid by cash match, 238
- profile with page limitations, 236–237
- sustainability statement, 244–245
- proof of tax-exempt status (attachment), 52
- public-sector grants
- for academia, 109–111
- cooperative agreement awards, 8, 58
- enlisting political advocates, 67–69
- government funding
- for academia, 109–111
- agencies, 17
- competitive grants, 13, 58, 64
- conducting search on, 34
- cooperative agreement awards, 8, 58
- direct grants, 60–63
- D-U-N-S number, 45, 74–75
- eligibility for, 59
- entitlement grant, 58
- fiscal year, 67
- forecasted funding announcements, 66
- formula grant, 14, 58, 64
- as grantor, 8, 12
- for individuals, 101–104
- international grantfunding opportunities, 117
- key personnel section, 238
- management plan, 238
- for NGOs, 117
- non-competitive, 68
- opportunities for, 58–59
- overview, 14–15, 57–58, 60–61
- partnerships and, 43, 134–137
- pass-through, 60–64
- SAM.gov, 45
- searching for opportunities for, 59–60
- style of writing for, 188
- waiting time for application, 291
- for individuals, 101–104
- purpose of funding statement, 126, 161
- purpose statement, 210–211
R
- Request (grantfunding plan), 29–30
- Request for Applications (RFAs), 17, 62
- Request for Proposals (RFPs), 17, 62
- research grants, 10, 99, 237
- research specialist, becoming, 332
- resolution, writing, 298
- Responsibilities of board committees website, 27
- retirees, as third-party evaluators, 152
- RFP Bulletin (Candid), 85
- risk management, procedures for, 26
S
- SF-424 (Application for Federal Assistance) form
- SF-424-A (Budget Information for Non-Construction Programs), 78
- SF-LLL (Disclosure of Lobbying Activities) form, 78, 81–82
- Short-, intermediate-, and long-term outcomes column (logic model), 221–222
- single audit trail, 302
- Small Business Administration (SBA), 74, 101
- Small Business Development Center Directory, 101
- Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program, 101–105
- Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) program, 101–105
- small businesses
- SMART objectives
- soft cash match, 261–262
- specialized allocation, 263
- specific funder-directed assistance grants, 98
- specific period of performance, 108
- specific scope of work, 108
- SPIN database, 112
- sponsored programs, 108, 112–113
- sponsorship request form, 308
- stakeholders, staying connected to, 288–290
- stakeholder’s evaluation, 227
- State Single Point of Contact (SPOC), 177
- statement of need
- Status/Results (grantfunding plan), 29–30
- storytelling with facts, 47–51
- Strategic planning for sustainability website, 27
- Strategies column (logic model), 221–222
- student loans, 98
- submittal process
- accessing application instructions, 77–78
- adapting to differences in, 119–120
- assembling attachments, 280–282
- avoiding editing mistakes, 277–279
- capability-related documents, 280–281
- checking required components
- abstract summary narrative, 273
- budget summary, 277
- cover materials, 272–273
- equity statement, 272, 276
- evaluation and dissemination, 275–276
- executive summary narrative, 273
- IRS 501(c)(3) letter, 281
- management plan, 272, 276
- narrative detail, 277
- organization history and capability, 273–274
- pre-narrative forms, 273
- program design section, 274–275
- statement of need, 274
- sustainability plan, 276
- table of contents, 273
- creating checklist, 272
- determining whether request is under review, 294
- e-grants
- checking for guidelines, 322
- confirming due date time and time zone, 323
- filling in organizational information, 320
- formatting, 322
- graphics, 207, 322
- overview, 319
- page limits and page numbers, 141
- re-creating template in word processor, 321
- reviewing online application template, 320–321
- setting up for, 319–320
- submitting, 323
- writing limitations, 321
- financial documents, 281–282
- getting form rejection letter, 292–293, 295
- getting grant award notification, 292, 294–295
- hard-copy, 79
- keeping accessible copies of attachments, 287–288
- overview, 16–20, 282–285, 287
- paying attention to protocol, 283
- peer review
- becoming reviewer, 332
- complying with technical review requirements, 140–141
- defined, 64, 124
- demonstrating accountability with evaluation plan, 147–148
- deploying analyzation acumen to meet scoring process, 144–145
- determining number of pages in narrative sections, 142–144
- developing expense budget, 149
- Freedom of Information Act, 292
- importance of, 142–145
- incorporating models in program implementation strategies, 147
- joining team, 153–154
- key personnel section, 233
- proving organization's capability to manage project, 148–149
- requesting comments, 303–305
- researching, writing, and validating statement of need, 146
- using third-party evaluators, 152–153
- validating needs and implementation strategies, 150–152
- writing to requirements, 145–149
- staying connected to stakeholders, 288–290
- supporting documentation, 282
- tracking status of, 20–21, 78, 285, 291–292
- uploading forms to Grants.gov, 79–82
- win or lose communications plan
- accepting grants, 298–299
- failed foundation or corporate funding requests, 306
- managing grants, 299–300, 302–303
- overview, 297
- rejection to grant request, 303–306
- requesting peer review comments, 303–305
- reusing failed grant request, 305–306
- reviewing guidelines for financial reporting, 301–302
- writing resolution, 298
- subscription-based databases, 112–113
- summative evaluation, 226
- supporting documentation, 282
- sustainability statement
- System for Award Management (SAM), 75
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- win or lose communications plan
- accepting grants, 298–299
- failed foundation or corporate funding requests, 306
- managing grants, 299–300, 302–303
- overview, 297
- rejection to grant request, 303–306
- requesting peer review comments, 303–305
- reusing failed grant request, 305–306
- reviewing guidelines for financial reporting, 301–302
- writing resolution, 298
- W.K. Kellogg website, 223
- Workplace tutorials, Grants.gov, 76–77
- writing
- about benefits to participants, 218
- about long-term impact of funder’s investment, 164–165
- about organization
- adequacy of resources, 51
- background/history of, 48
- boilerplate information, 185–188
- capability to manage project, 148–149
- complying with guidelines, 36–38
- goals, 50, 213–215
- management plan, 51
- milestones, 187–188
- mission of, 46
- overview, 42–45
- programs and activities of, 50, 189–190
- providing EIN and TIN, 44
- storytelling with facts, 47–51
- structure of, 42, 51–52
- about partnerships, 192–195
- about projects
- abstract summary narrative, 170, 177–179, 273
- adhering to guidelines, 184–185
- articles about grantwriting, 334
- avoiding mistakes in, 279
- boosting credibility with, 192–195
- case studies, 48, 160–161
- citing sources, 146, 207
- compiling attachments before, 52–53
- corporate letter request/letter proposal, 311–315
- cover letters
- creativity in, 156–160
- determining number of pages, 142–144
- dissemination plan, 225, 275–276
- evaluation plan
- executive summary narrative, 170, 177–179, 273
- in first person versus third person, 188
- font type and size, 141, 279
- graphics and, 205–207
- to international funders, 119
- key personnel section
- accountability and responsibility, 238–240
- adequacy of resources section, 241–242
- articulating qualifications, 234–238
- basic profile, 235–236
- demonstrating federal compliance in, 242–244
- fiscal responsibility, 240–241, 302
- management plan, 239
- overview, 231–232
- presenting credentials of project management team, 232–234
- profile for personnel paid by cash match, 238
- profile with page limitations, 236–237
- sustainability statement, 244–245
- letter of inquiry, 19, 36–39
- Letter of Intent, 35–39
- letters of commitment, 52, 135, 282
- line spacing, 141
- list of grantors, 84
- management plan section, 143–144, 239, 272, 276
- narrative, 140
- overview, 155
- to peer review requirements, 145–149
- presenting need with validation, 157–160
- program design section
- components of, 210
- confirming content connectivity in logic model, 220–223
- data collection and analysis, 224
- difference between types of goals and objectives, 212–213
- dissemination, 230
- evaluation plan, 223–224
- evaluations, 225–229
- goals, 213–215
- implementation plan, 218–220
- incorporating models in, 147
- overview, 161–165, 274–275
- peer review, 143–144
- purpose of this request statement, 161–165
- purpose statement, 211
- qualitative versus quantitative, 226
- terminology, 224–226
- statement of need, 143
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