The "How To" Grants Manual (ACE/Praeger Series on Higher Education)

by Bauer, David G.

• ISBN13: 9780275997908
• ISBN10: 0275997901
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2007-10-30
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Summary

The "How To" Grants Manual, 6th edition is an essential guide for grant seekers who are new to the process, as well as seasoned grant seekers who want to maintain a competitive edge in the grants marketplace. The book and its accompanying CD-ROM contain the latest grants information, updates on 43 worksheets and exhibits found in the 5th edition, and ten new exhibits designed to streamline the grants process. David Bauer seeks to uphold, with this new edition of his book, the concpetual framework and usefulness that has earned the five previous editions high rankings by idependent grantseekers. The goal of this edition is to do an even better job of presenting a step-by-step outline for the successful navigation of the grants process. Many grantseekers who have followed this process have documented grants success rates of more than 80 percent. If you are seeking a grant for your university, college, school, or nonprofit organization for research, a model project, a demonstration project, equipment, or a building, this book will provide the help you need. The "How To" Grants Manual is intended to assist you in understanding the grants marketplace and grantors, to provide you with th e newest databases avilable to pinpoint the right grantors, and to give you the ability to calculate your chances of success before you invest the time to develop a full proposal.

Table of Contents

List of Exhibits, Figures, and Tables	p. ix
Preface	p. xiii
Introduction	p. xv
Getting Ready to Seek Grant Support for Your Organization	p. 1
Motivating Yourself to Follow a Proactive, Success-Based Grants System	p. 3
Searching the Literature to Document Your Project's Statement of Need: Creating an Urgent and Compelling Case	p. 14
Developing a Proactive Grants System: Finding the Time to Organize for Grants Success	p. 23
The Grant-Winning Approach: Expanding Your Possible Solutions	p. 29
Developing Key Search Terms to Identify the Best Grantor(s): Redefining Your Project and Improving Your Research/Grants Profile to Get the Right Hits	p. 34
Why Grant Funds to You and Your Organization? Capitalizing on Your Capabilities	p. 40
Creating Grant-Winning Teams and Consortia: Involving Volunteers through Advisory Committees and Advocacy Groups	p. 49
Selecting the Right Marketplace for Your Project	p. 64
Documenting Organizational Support for Your Proposal: Preproposal Summary and Approval	p. 69
Public/Government Funding Opportunities	p. 73
Understanding the Government Grants Marketplace	p. 75
Researching the Government Marketplace	p. 83
How to Contact Government Grant Sources	p. 112
Planning the Successful Federal Proposal	p. 129
Improving Your Federal Proposal: The Grants Quality Circle	p. 164
Submission: What to Do and What Not to Do	p. 169
Federal Grant Requirements	p. 172
Dealing with the Decision of Public Funding Sources	p. 179
Follow-Up with Government Funding Sources	p. 183
Private/Foundation Funding Opportunities	p. 185
Understanding the Private Foundation Marketplace	p. 187
Researching Potential Private Foundation Grantors: How to Find the Foundation That Is Best Suited to Fund Your Project	p. 198
Contacting a Private Foundation Before Submission	p. 214
Applying for Private Foundation Funds: Letter of Inquiry-Letter Proposal	p. 221
Proposal Submission, the Decision, and Follow-Up: Private Foundation Funding Sources	p. 233
Private/Corporate Funding Opportunities	p. 237
Understanding the Corporate Marketplace	p. 239
Researching Potential Corporate Grantors: How to Find the Corporate Funding Source That Is Best Suited to Fund Your Project	p. 248
Contacting a Corporate Grantor Before Submission	p. 259
Applying for Corporate Funds	p. 263
Proposal Submission, the Decision, and Follow-Up: Corporate Grantors	p. 272
List of Resources	p. 275
David G. Bauer Associates, Inc. Ordering Information	p. 291
Index	p. 293
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