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Is There Racial Bias in Awarding Federal Grants?

ProposalPRO

2016 , Ginther et al., NIH found that topic selection accounted for 21% of the funding gap between Black and White researchers. Or, to say that another way, the issues Black scientists most want to address appeared to hold the least value for those awarding NIH grants. Agencies tend to award grants to the usual suspects.

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Grants for Business Owners: Purpose-Driven Business Models

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To support these efforts, GrantWatch lists grant funding opportunities daily, empowering business owners to make a difference. During a sting operation conducted by BAN between July 2014 and February 2016, the organization followed the journey of 205 electronic items from initial drop-off at recycling centers to their final destinations.

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Do Reviewers’ High Scores Predict the Best Grant Projects?

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The overwhelming majority of government grants are awarded by a panel of outside reviewers, including 80% of the grants awarded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and over 90% of those awarded by the National Science Foundation or NSF (Bendiscioli, 2019). 2016, Danthi et al., 2016, Danthi et al.,

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It’s time to invest in volunteer engagement  

Candid

The research identified significant underinvestment and helps make the case for funding for volunteer infrastructure. Recruiting, training, recognizing, and retaining volunteers requires dedicated resources, yet funding for these efforts is almost nonexistent. Volunteers may be unpaid; they are not free.

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Using Data Effectively in Your Grants Strategy Development

Tech Soup

identify current trends that can assist you in your 2016 and 2017 planning. Our most recent (March 2016) survey sample size — over 3,300 respondents — is large enough for confidence in the data. Funder types and award sizes vary widely by mission focus. We want you to be able to. Adds up, right? Image: GrantStation.

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Pop the champagne: This year Candid’s grants data set turns 21!

Candid

2002-2012 – Childhood During the first 10 years, Candid staff primarily focused on collecting grants of $10,000 or more awarded by a sample of the largest U.S. 2016-2019 – Young adult In 2016, we increased collection of federal grantmaking by U.S. private and community foundations. as measured by total giving.

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Building Your Grantseeking Program: Setting Measurable Objectives

Tech Soup

Most organizational leaders ask themselves these questions when projecting grant support: Who is most likely to fund my organization? Does my budget, location, or mission affect my organization's ability to be awarded grants? Variations in funding rates also appear, to a lesser extent, by service area, U.S.