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How to Evaluate Grant Opportunities: When to Say No to a Grant

Grant Writing Made Easy

What are the ongoing administrative requirements post-award (reporting, site visits, compliance)? Is the grant renewable or one-time only? Even if a grant aligns with your mission, meets eligibility, and offers a decent amount of funding, it’s still essential to ask: Can we *actually* deliver on what’s being asked?

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Go from Rejected to Accepted: 9 Reasons Your Grants Get Rejected (and How to Fix Them) w/ Teresa Huff | Instrumentl

Instrumentl

And the problem with that is that also sometimes the grants are defined or the boundaries are defined, but they're very unlikely as to whether or not you'll be able to get those. And if you look at past awards in particular, this will give you some clues with that of how likely are we to get these or not.

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Step Up Your Systems for Success: How to Simplify, Streamline and Support Your Team w/ Teresa Huff | Instrumentl

Instrumentl

Because if you say you're a school and you want to do this during the school year, but the awards aren't until May and you have to implement over the summer, is that going to make sense for you? But when I looked at their past awards, it was all going to like theater and museum and orchestra type organizations.

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Federal Grant Funding Update for Nonprofits (Q2 2025)

Grant Writing Made Easy

The federal grant funding update for Q2 2025 reveals intensified volatility across the nonprofit landscape. Executive orders, delayed disbursements, judicial interventions, and administrative overhauls have left grant writers navigating what experts are calling a “ tsunami of uncertainty. ”

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I Signed up for What?! A Primer for Pre- and Post-Award Grant Readiness

Blackbaud

In addition to risk, federal government agencies are asking applicants/recipients to demonstrate their ability to manage federal grants through a robust internal controls policy and procedures manual (sometimes during the pre-award stage) that outlines how organizations will be good stewards of government funding.

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Your Comprehensive Nonprofit Guide to Getting Started with NEA Grants

Cain Nonprofit Solutions

Of course, whether or not you actually get a piece depends on several factors and to give you a better understanding of those and a better shot at an eventual award, I want to break down how to get started with NEA grants today. First up, a disclaimer: Some of you reading this are not ready for NEA grants.

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Maryland Nonprofits

RBW Strategy

Due to the firm’s knowledge of federal grant compliance, Maryland Nonprofits requested our team to train county-level agencies and nonprofit organizations on federal grant compliance and management, which was well received.