The "How To" Grants Manual: Successful Grantseeking Techniques for Obtaining Public and Private Grants

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This book provides the user with a system for pre-determining the likelihood of grants success before investing time in proposal preparation. The exhibits, tables and figures keep new and veteran grantseekers focused on the process and on obtaining the critical information they need to decide whether to complete a proposal. The interactive exhibits that are downloadable provide the worksheets users needs to win grants This book shows readers how and when to use the research they gather on prospective grantors to increase their chances of success. Instruction is provided on why and how to gather information on past grantees, scoring systems, and reviewers, and on how to make preproposal contact to dramatically increase success rates. The deceptively simple techniques outlined in the exhibits, and the use of the project planner to present an orderly proposal in a timely manner, are worth the whole investment in the book. Bauer does not start with how to write a grant, but rather how proposal development fits the grantseeker’s career plan, and relates to the mission of his or her nonprofit, university, college, department or program. The emphasis on the book is not on money, but on creating a winning match between the grantor, the grantee, and his or her institution/organization. The reader is provided with strategies and techniques to create strong teams, build productive consortia, and match grantseeking tasks to group member skills. This is particularly relevant now given grantors’ growing interest in funding interdisciplinary and multiple site projects and research that uses grant monies more efficiently. Those readers that teach or coach grantseeking will also find strategies in the book that are essential to creating success for others in the grants process. As the hunt for grants gets more competitive and hectic, the need for a system that uses time effectively and provides organizational techniques and other strategies for increasing grants success rates, is critical. The step-by step process presented in the book plus the free downloadable worksheets make the purchase of this book a very cost-effective investment. Contents Exhibits, Figures, and Tables Introduction Part 1. GETTING READY TO SEEK GRANT SUPPORT FOR YOU AND YOUR ORGANIZATION Ch01. Grantseeking Pitfalls and Potential Hazards Ch02. Your Plan for Grants Success and How to Get There Ch03. Creating a Success-Based Proactive Grants System Ch04. Integrating Time Management into a Successful Grants Career Ch05. Searching the Literature to Document Your Project’s Statement of Need Ch06. Developing and Evaluating Alternative Solutions Ch07. Creating Key Search Terms to Identify the Best Grantor(s) Ch08. Capitalizing on Your Capabilities Ch09. Forming Grant-Winning Teams and Consortia Ch10. Documenting Organizational Support for Your Proposal Ch11. Where the Money Is Part 2. PUBLIC/GOVERNMENT FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES Ch12. Understanding the Government Grants Marketplace Ch13. Researching the Federal Government Marketplace Ch14. Completing Your Research and Contacting Government Grantors, Past Grantees, and Past Reviewers to Increase Your Success Rate Ch15. Planning the Successful Federal Proposal Ch19. Improving Your Federal Proposal Ch20. Submission Ch18. Federal Grant Requirements Ch19. Dealing with the Decision of Public Funding Sources Ch20. Follow-Up with Government Funding Sources Part 3. PRIVATE/FOUNDATION FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES Ch21. Understanding the Foundation Grants Marketplace Ch22. Researching Potential Private Foundation Grantors Ch23. Contacting a Private Foundation before Submission Ch24. Applying for Private Foundation Funds Ch25. Quality Circles, Proposal Submission, the Decision, and Follow-Up Part 4. PRIVATE/CORPORATE FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES Ch26. Understanding the Corporate Grants Marketplace Ch27. Researching Corporate Grantors Ch28. Preproposal Contact with Corporate Grantors Ch29. Applying for Corporate Funds Ch30. Corporate Proposal Submission, the Decision, and Follow-Up Ch31. Putting It All Together to Work for You Index About the Author