Grant Writing For Dummies, 7th Edition

Chapter 3

Understanding Grantmaking Entities Expectations

IN THIS CHAPTER

Convincing funders with facts

Writing about the project in need of funding

Crafting a story with facts

Including the right supporting documents

Most private and public sector funding sources all have funding-request guidelines for your perusal on the Internet. I’m nudging you to use and stick to these guidelines — they’re the golden key to opening doors for funding consideration. In this chapter, I help you understand grant-related terms and guide you through how to tell and sell your story to potential funders. (Think of this chapter as a warm-up to the heavy lifting you do when you write your funding request proposal. More about that in Part 4.)

Delivering the Information Funders Ask For

Potential funding sources for your well-deserved grant award have been trying hard to help grantseekers, including you, understand what they want to read in an award-winning grant proposal. Although the funders’ guidelines may vary in how they order the requested information or word the headings/subheadings, in the end ...