Finding and Getting Federal Grants

It's a fact! This year, the federal government has over 1,000 grant programs and provides $500 billion in annual grant awards. Is your nonprofit ready to apply for one of these grants? Do you have the right ingredients in place - planning, scheduling, allocating resources, organizing a proposal team, managing the development of the proposal, writing, reviewing and revising, and developing a competitive budget? Will you be able to submit a complete, compliant, and persuasive grant proposal to the U.S. Departments of Education, Health and Human Services, or Commerce, just to name a few agencies? Read on to learn how to get federal support for your organization's programs. This book is intended for nonprofit staff, board members, and volunteers to help you become a successful applicant for federal grants. Although many people believe that developing a grant proposal primarily involves writing, it is far more than that. Developing a successful grant proposal to a federal agency involves considerable planning, scheduling, allocating resources, organizing a proposal team, managing the proposal development process, writing, reviewing and revising, and developing a competitive budget for your intended project. In this book, I share my experience of three decades, real-world examples, and useful resources to help you develop or expand an effective government grants program for your nonprofit.