Individual grant-seekers

Grants allow businesses, organizations and individual grant-seekers to start new ventures or expand services to clients and customers. Every year the government, private foundations and corporations hand out billions of dollars in grant funds to qualified applicants who submit proposals for projects that fit the grant makers’ goals and objectives. Most grants are very competitive. However if a grant is landed it is a way to implement a worthwhile project without borrowing money, since grant do not need to be repaid.

A grant maker will usually announce a grant through a Request for Proposal of RFP. A request for proposal explains the purpose of grant and specific details about what projects may be funded and who is qualified to apply for the funds. Often a request for proposal will instruct interested persons to submit a letter of interest prior to submitting a full proposal. The letter of interest outlines how the applicant might use the grant money to carry out a project that will meet the grant maker's goals. Individuals and organizations that submit letters of proposals that meet a funding source's requirements are asked to submit a full proposal.

Writing a grant proposal takes time. The need for the project must be justified. Goals and objectives of the project must be clear. Objectives must be measurable. Grant funded projects also need an evaluation plan. A program budget will be required, as well as a time-line for accomplishing the projects goals. Grant proposals must be written in specific formats. They are usually limited to a maximum word count or number of pages.

Help for individual grant-seekers

While numerous grants available for specific projects, individual grant-seekers might not be aware of those opportunities. We help individual grant-seekers assess their needs and find potential funding sources. If you are an individual grant-seeker looking for assistance in putting together a winning proposal, we can help. You will learn how to search for the grant funding programs most closely aligned with your goals. Whether you are artist, entrepreneur researcher or writer, we will help you use all available resources to locate potential funding sources. You will gain knowledge about public and private funding sources of interest to individual grant-seekers, and learn how to navigate the web to look for funding sources. We can help you determine which government grants may be available to individual grant-seekers and the process for becoming a government contractor.

If you are an individual grant-seeker not affiliated with an organization, you may need assistance putting together a winning proposal. We can help you justify your project with a well thought statement of needs along with measurable goals and objectives. We will provide tips to assist you in assessing your completed grant proposal and to help you understand what grant reviewers will look for as they read your proposal. This will help you identify the strengths and limitations of your proposal. Once your proposal is complete we will assist you in getting the product packaged properly for submission.