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Is There Racial Bias in Awarding Federal Grants?

ProposalPRO

As with anything in the government grants space, it is complicated. There is evidence that government grants are not distributed equitably. 2016 , Ginther et al., 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. Let me explain.

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Grants for Business Owners: Purpose-Driven Business Models

GrantNews

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. The awards aim to acknowledge work by organizations and businesses in litter cleanup, beautification, and recycling.

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Do Reviewers’ High Scores Predict the Best Grant Projects?

ProposalPRO

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., 2014, Berg, 2013). Stay tuned.

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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. government agencies ii. private and community foundations.

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Mobile, Voice-Operated Everything, and Security, Oh My! Top Nonprofit Tech for 2016

Tech Soup

Probably the most amusing mobile story of 2016 was the overnight success of the Nintendo Pokémon Go scavenger hunt mobile app and how nonprofits attempted to use it for a hot minute. The MIT Technology Review listed "conversational interfaces" as a top 10 breakthrough technology for 2016. Voice-Operated Everything.

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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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Building Your Grantseeking Program: Setting Measurable Objectives

Tech Soup

Whether you manage a nonprofit organization, an educational institution, or a government agency, there is one truth that is self-evident. Does my budget, location, or mission affect my organization's ability to be awarded grants? Applying for at least three grant awards increases the frequency of winning an award.