Grant Writing For Dummies

The bestselling guide to getting funding from governments, corporations, and foundations

Want to get a grant? This proven guide offers up-to-date advice on putting together a successful grant proposal — from researching your options to dealing with application forms to compiling a winning contract bid document. Whether you're a new grant writer or a veteran fundraiser, you'll see how to win more grant awards in an increasingly competitive funding environment.

• Get started with grant basics — understand the difference between grants and contracts, start the planning process, and manage the paperwork
• Show me the money — locate worldwide grantmaking organizations (whether public, private, or international) and get the dollars you need
• Play and win the grants game — demonstrate your need through powerful writing and convince peer reviewers to rate your application with the maximum points
• Write a competitive application narrative — prepare each section of your funding request, from the cover letter and abstract to each section of grant proposals and contract bids
• Increase your funding success rates — give funders the specifics they're looking for, build grant applicant credibility, and craft the Corporate Letter Request

Open the book and find:

• One-stop funding Web sites and state agencies that publish grant funding opportunity announcements
• The latest language, terms, and phrases to use on the job or in proposals
• Ways to recycle a rejected proposal
• Helpful chapters on project staffing, resources, equity, and budgets
• How to target the best Web sites to find the latest application forms and writing guidelines
• An example of a well-researched, well-written grant proposal

Dr. Beverly A. Browning, MPA, DBA, a national grant writer and consultant with more than two decades of experience, has won more than $100 million in grants. She is the author of a dozen grant-related publications, teaches online grant writing classes for Education to Go, and is a member of and chapter resource developer for the American Association of Grant Professionals.