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Acquiring Public Grants



This resource offers a practical guide for intermediaries or partners to help faith-based community organizations secure more funding, provide services more effectively or on an increased scale, and operate more efficiently. Faith-based grantees will find this information useful when applying for grants.

Acquiring Public Grants Table of Contents Title Page Introduction Federal Funding Overview Federal Grants Are Different Types of Federal Assistance Grant Research Resources What Type of Funding Is Right for You? Assessing Your Readiness to Apply for Funding Do You Meet Minimum Eligibility Requirements for Federal Funding? Assessing Your Goals and Motivations for Seeking Federal Funding Assessing the Need for Services What Will Your Proposed Program Do? Grant Acquisition Process Finding the Right Grant Sources Examining the Grant Announcement Know the Program's History Making the Decision to Apply Planning Your Proposal Writing the Proposal What Grant Reviewers Seek The Program Narrative The Budget and Budget Narrative Review, Package and Mail How Will You Know If You Are Funded? What If You Are Not Funded? Summary Appendix Resources Grant Writing Federal Agency Centers on Faith-Based and Community Initiatives Regulations, OMB Circulars and Forms Summary of Other Resources Glossary Sample Grant Writing Work Plan/Checklist References Footnotes

Acquiring Public Grants. HHS/ACF/OCS. 2008. English.

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