Go Get That Grant!: A Practical Guide for Libraries and Nonprofit Organizations »

In this practical, how-to guide for those interested in writing, procuring, and implementing grants, the author shares her 20+ years of experience successfully procuring and implementing foundation and government grants. From gathering basic information about an organization through accepting and implementing the grant award, expert advice is provided then illustrated through step-by-step guides along with numerous examples. Information about types of grants available through government agencies and foundations, as well as how to locate funding opportunities, is provided. The processes of identifying a fundable project and how to carefully select potential sources of funding are explained. Proven writing strategies show how to make your grant application stand out from the rest, and over 10 appendixes show samples of strategic plans, narratives, budgets, needs assessments, evaluations, and much more.

Acknowledgments

1 Introduction 1

2 Creating Your Toolkit 5

3 Identifying a Project 11

4 Types of Grants 17

5 Funding Sources 23

6 Select a Grant and Start Writing 31

7 Submitting Your Grant 53

8 Making the Grant Successful 59

9 Some Advice and Final Words 65

Appendices:

A Samples of a Three-Year Strategic Plan Outline 71

B Sample Entries for Government Grants 75

C Sample Query Letter 79

D Sample Entries for Foundations 81

E Sample Organizational Chart 85

F Grant-writing Worksheets 87

G Case Study #1: Sample Narrative of a Successful Grant 91

H Case Study #2: Sample Narrative from an Unsuccessful Grant 95

I Examples of Needs Assessments 97

J Example of an Unsuccessful Budget 99

K Example of a Successful Budget 101

L Examples of Evaluation Plans 103

M Sample Grant Application Form for a Foundation 105

References 109

Additional Resources 111

Index 115

About the Author 117