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Six Signs Your Nonprofit Isn't Ready to Apply for Federal Grants

Think and Ink Grants

Although applying for federal grants may be tempting, they are definitely not for every nonprofit organization. Winning grants for nonprofits offered by government agencies do take time. Here are six clear signs that federal grants may not be for you - at least for now, anyway. Raising the match may be a challenge.

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Maximizing Grant Writing Success: The Importance of Starting Federal Grants Early

Think and Ink Grants

In the realm of federal grants and education service grants, timing is everything. Securing funding through grants demands foresight and meticulous planning, often long before the grant cycle officially opens. The adage "the early bird catches the worm" couldn't be more applicable.

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What are Federal Grants and Where You Can Find Them?

PKS Grants & Accounting Solutions

What are Federal Grants and Where You Can Find Them In FY2020, the federal government spent $6.6 The federal grants world is very competitive, overwhelming, and full of deadlines. What is Grant? Where do you find Grants?

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Your Comprehensive Nonprofit Guide to Getting Started with NEA Grants

Cain Nonprofit Solutions

You probably aren’t ready for federal grants at all. When you are in a good place to apply for federal grants, the information you've absorbed here will keep you on the right path. Like GAP, you must submit the grant in 2 parts (Part 1 is submitted via grants.gov and Part 2 is submitted via REACH).

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Demystifying Funding Opportunity Announcements on Grants.gov—Grant Writing Basics

Grants.gov

It is easy to be intimidated when you first encounter a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) on Grants.gov. Do you have other tips for first-time federal grant applicants? There are the four tabs of content. The technical language culled from industry and government programs.

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Peer Review Panels and the Federal Grant Application Evaluations Process

Grants.gov

When preparing your federal grant application, you would do well to put yourself – and your team – in the shoes of the people who will be evaluating it. In this post, we will look specifically at grant opportunities that are evaluated (at least in part) with the aid of a peer review panel (Note: Not all are evaluated in this way).

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Grant Writing: 3 Tips for Discussing Impact in Federal Grant Applications

Grants.gov

Let’s say that your organization is applying for a federal grant that will support a wildlife reserve restoration project. Such panels provide their evaluations to the federal grant-making agency’s staff. For example, science-related projects will have different outcomes than community-related projects.