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An Easier Federal Grant?

Sharpshooter Communications

Are Federal Grants About to Get Easier? In recent years, there has been a growing concern about the complexity and inefficiency of US federal grant programs. To address these issues and optimize the distribution of funds to deserving recipients, lawmakers have proposed the Streamlining Federal Grants Act.

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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. Grant cycles, more often than not, operate on tight schedules, sometimes lasting no more than six weeks.

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Juicing up Your Federal Grants to Engage Reviewers

Grant Professionals Association

I’ve written grants, primarily federal grants, for more than 30 years, but my love is creative writing. Some might see creative writing as antithetical to federal grant writing. The following summarizes ways in which I try to make my proposals stand out. In a federal grant?

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Want Changes to Federal Grants? How to Make Your Voice Heard

ProposalPRO

In the grants space, federal law requires that the public be made aware of proposed (i.e., Agencies will publish a notice in the Federal Register and call for public comments within a set period, usually lasting 30-60 days. For example, Costa et al (2019) conducted an in-depth analysis of comments on a major proposed U.S.

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To Win Grants, Follow These Strategies and Celebrate Our Recent Client Win!

Millionaire Grant Lady

To find the best fit, sometimes it can be beneficial to hire a grant consultant to identify opportunities and suggest funding requests. For federal grants especially, closely reading sections that discuss required activities usually yields the most beneficial information.

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Grant Writing: 3 Tips for Crafting Need Statements in Federal Grant Proposals

Grants.gov

In this space, we have previously shared tips about the pre-writing phase of completing a federal grant application – for example, the importance of reading (and re-reading) the grant announcement, and the importance of understanding the criteria by which your application will be evaluated.