Blackbaud

JUNE 20, 2025

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) revised their uniform guidance in 2024, increasing the de minimus (or standard) rate allowed for indirect costs—overhead for federal grants—from 10 to 15%. Overhead vs Indirect Costs: What’s the Difference? Indirect costs are the overhead expenses incurred as part of a government grant.

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Indirect Cost Indirect Finance NICRA 52

Blackbaud

JANUARY 9, 2025

Find the Right Number for Your Nonprofit Operating Reserves The Nonprofit Operating Reserves Initiative (NORI) Workgroup suggests that the minimum operating reserve ratio at the lowest point during the year should be 25 percent, or about three months of the annual operating expense budget. However, this is not a universal benchmark.

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Contracts Contract Budget Nonprofit 104

Allied Grant Writers

JUNE 8, 2025

The grant writer cost in 2025 varies widely depending on experience, project type, and scope of work. Each structure offers unique advantages based on an organization’s needs and budget constraints. A nonprofit can make better budget decisions for grant writing services by knowing these payment models.

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Grants Grant Grant Writing Federal Grants 52

Library Grants

MARCH 17, 2025

Deadline: April 9, 2025 (by 11:59 p.m. The grants are intended for library operations, including, but not limited to staff salary (direct or indirect,) materials, technology, and in-person or virtual services. Budget and alignment of requested items/elements to proposed activities. Expected outcomes, impacts, and measurements.

Grants 40

Grants Grant Indirect Proposal 40

Candid

MAY 20, 2025

Yet, due to the fact that its considered discretionary, its often put on the chopping block in the face of budget considerations. Indirect impacts: Talent drain and global competitiveness Beyond immediate research disruptions, funding cuts have broader implications for the psychological research community.

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Funding Indirect Publishing Policies 59

Allied Grant Writers

JUNE 8, 2025

A strong grant proposal has sections about the organization’s background, project details, story, budget, and ways to measure success. Other mistakes come off the top of my head: unclear goals, not enough preliminary data to prove feasibility, and weak budget justifications. The nonprofit sector gets nearly 31.8%

Grant Writing 52

Grant Writing Proposal Grants Grant 52

Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

DECEMBER 30, 2024

5536), which goes into effect in April 2025. Applicant organizations report the following barriers to accessing federal funding: staff capacity, budget size and availability of matching funds, institutional power, lack of experience applying for and receiving federal funds, and lack of administrative capacity to administer large awards.

Federal Grants 40

Federal Grants Indirect Cost Grants Grant 40