Here are 25 quick tips
for getting more grant money:
2. Stay
focused on your need for grant money. Don’t add fluff or filler to your application.
4. Before
you write a grant, visit the grantor’s website.
5. Be
persistent. The more applications you
complete, the greater your chance of getting grant money.
6. Determine
your school’s most pressing problems that could be aided using grant funding.
7. Apply
for less popular grants for less money. The competition is not usually as great.
8. Don’t
try to artificially match your needs to a grant. It’s usually a waste of time.
9. Before
you write a grant, get in touch with the grant contact person.
10. Make
sure you list all the money and resources on your application that you have
available locally.
11. Write
multiple grants for a single project to make sure you get all the money you
need.
14. If
you are not good with budgets, get a partner to do the financial part of the proposal.
15. Don’t
focus on money. Focus on student
achievement.
16. Collect
all pertinent student data (economic status, failure rate, dropout rate, race,
gender, etc.) before writing your needs assessment.
17. Apply for local and regional foundation
grants. There is usually less
competition.
18. Have
very clearly in your own mind what your school needs before you begin to
describe it to a grantor.
19. Develop
a program that is measurable and replicable.
20. Have
a strong evaluation component that precisely measures the amount of improvement
the grant money helped you achieve.
21. Planning
is extremely important in grant writing. Plan first, then write.
22. Read
your finished proposal as a grant reader would.
It might surprise you.
23. Establish
a timeline for applying for grants. Never miss a deadline.
24. Get
help from those with the data you need.
Don’t try to do everything yourself.
25. Make
sure you let your computer check for spelling and grammar errors.
