Healthcare Blog
Programs for community clinics As a blog, I am noting things I have implemented and know to be successful as well as fundable. Healthcare is rapidly changing but the focus is on patient care and...
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The New Wild West Texas is a huge state, and it may just be me, but it feels like the real Wild West when it comes to charitable giving. I must admit that I hail from California, the land of excess...
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United States Department of Justice Grant Funding Outlook for 2013 Fiscal cliff, sequestration, across-the-board-cuts – these are familiar terms for those of us who, at least in part, have come to...
View ArticleAnimal Welfare Blog
Corporate Partnerships and Grants in Animal Welfare In the real estate industry, everything is “location, location, location.” In the grantmaking industry, everything is “relationships, relationships,...
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Transportation for Senior Citizens Transportation for seniors, those citizens who can’t drive, don’t own a car, can’t afford the cost to operate their vehicle, or the money it takes to keep it...
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Preparing for Single Audits Tribal governments who spend $500,000 or more in federal award funds during a fiscal year are required to file a single audit annually under the Single Audit Act as...
View ArticleReligion Blog
Grant Readiness for Churches It’s important to prepare a religious organization to be “grant ready”. Start by getting a clear and concise picture of exactly what the church is going to use the grant...
View ArticleVeterans Blog
The Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E) The Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E) Program is authorized by Congress under Title 38, USC, Chapter 31 and Code of Federal...
View ArticleLibraries & Literacy Blog
Community Libraries Recent grant consulting gigs at a rural community library and a community library in an affluent suburb have me reflecting on the evolution of the modern community library. Between...
View ArticleHigher Education Blog
The Effect of Federal Sequestration on Research Universities I want to share with you information on the Federal sequestration. It will result in across the board budget cuts for the remainder of this...
View ArticleEnvironment Blog
Environmental Grant Budgets Developing comprehensive project budgets for environmental grants is an important element to winning the grant money. The more information you can delineate in the budget...
View ArticleHomeland Security Blog
Knowing the Lingo for Writing Homeland Security GrantsWe all know the golden rule to using acronyms or specific terminology in our grant writing: spell it out first. The world of homeland security...
View ArticleArts & Culture Blog
In mid-April, the Obama Administration submitted its FY 14 Budget request. Interestingly, it included proposed increases for arts & cultural organizations – well over the amounts appropriated last...
View ArticleChildren and Youth Services Blog
Hello Group Members, Were you aware that May is the 25th anniversary of National Foster Care Month? Fortunately, since the beginning of this national observance, the child welfare system in our...
View ArticleHuman Services Blog
HHS Grants Forecast The Department of Health and Human Services’ Grants Forecast is a database of planned grant opportunities proposed by its agencies. Each Forecast record contains actual or estimated...
View ArticleNew York Blog
New York Budget Delivered On Time New York's Assembly passed the state's $135 billion budget for fiscal year 2013-2014 on Thursday, March 27th, just before midnight, the third budget in a row to be...
View ArticleLouisiana Blog
Louisiana Coordinated Systems of Care Grant: Funding Ideas for Innovative Programs Louisiana’s Coordinated System of Care (CSoC), a multi-component program that was spearheaded by the Louisiana...
View ArticlePK-12 Education Blog
Literacy: Keyword for PK-12 Education Oddly, in the Foundation Center Online Grantmakers Database, “Literacy” is not a Field of Interest. Out of curiosity, I did a keyword search for “literacy”...
View ArticleEconomic Development Blog
The Obama Administration announced that it is launching competitions to create three new manufacturing innovation institutes with a Federal commitment of $200 million across five Federal agencies –...
View ArticlePennsylvania Blog
In December, my husband and I took advantage of Federal and State income tax incentives by getting a three year lease on an all electric car, the Nissan Leaf. We also saved by buying the charging...
View ArticleOhio Blog
My name is Tara Thomas and I serve as the 2013 AGWA State of Ohio Chairperson. I have been a Certified Grant Writer® since 2011 and have been writing and administering grants since that time. My...
View ArticleIllinois Blog
Illinois Nonprofits Lose Nonprofit Status Sometimes we may be need to remind our non-profit boards that it is the boards responsibility to insure timely reporting of all necessary information and tax...
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