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

Table of Contents:

List of Exhibits, Figures, and Tables

Preface

Introduction

Getting Ready to Seek Grant Support for Your Organization

  1. Setting Yourself Up for Grants Success: Developing a Proactive Grants System
  2. Developing and Documenting the Need for Your Project: Creating Urgency and a Compelling Proposal
  3. Finding Time to Write Grant Proposals: Organizing a Proposal Development Workbook
  4. Developing Grant-Writing Ideas: From Research to Model Projects
  5. Redefining Proposal Ideas: Improving Your Data Base Research and Finding More Funding Sources
  6. Why Grant Funds to You and Your Organization? Capitalizing on Your Capabilities
  7. Creating Grant Winning Teams and Consortia and Involving Volunteers through Advisory Committees and Advocacy Groups
  8. Choosing the Correct Grants Marketplace

Public/Government Funding Opportunities

  1. Understanding the Government Marketplace
  2. Researching the Government Marketplace
  3. How to Contact Government Grant Sources
  4. Planning the Successful Federal Proposal
  5. Improving Your Federal Proposal: The Grants Quality Circle
  6. Submission: What to Do and What Not to Do
  7. Federal Grant Requirements
  8. Dealing with the Decision of Public Funding Sources
  9. Follow-Up with Government Funding Sources

Private/Foundation Funding Opportunities

  1. Understanding the Private Foundation Marketplace
  2. Researching Potential Private Foundation Grantors: How to Find the Foundation That Is Best Suited to Fund Your Project
  3. Contacting a Private Foundation Before Submission
  4. Applying for Private Foundation Funds: Creating a Winning Letter Proposal
  5. Proposal Submission, the Decision, and Follow-Up: Private Foundation Funding Sources

Private/Corporate Funding Opportunities

  1. Understanding the Corporate Marketplace
  2. Researching Potential Corporate Grantors: How to Find the Corporate Funding Source That Is Best Suited to Fund Your Project
  3. Contacting a Corporate Grantor Before Submission
  4. Applying for Corporate Funds
  5. Proposal Submission, the Decision, and Follow-Up: Corporate Grantors
  6. List of Resources