Allied Grant Writers

MARCH 17, 2025

Federal Grants : These grants may be awarded through government agencies such as the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), or the Department of Education. This should include both direct and indirect costs, ensuring transparency and accountability.

Funding

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Grant Writing Essentials Understanding Grants and Their Purpose Grants are financial awards provided by governments, foundations, or corporations to support a specific project or initiative. Budget A detailed account of the financial resources needed, including direct and indirect costs.

Grant Writing

Allied Grant Writers

JUNE 8, 2025

Regardless of the pricing model, it’s essential to note that paying a grant writer based on a percentage of awarded funds is both unethical and prohibited by industry standards. Grant writing happens before awards, so paying writers from awarded funds could break grant agreements. Budget development costs an extra $500-$1,500.

Grant

Allied Grant Writers

JUNE 8, 2025

Definition and purpose of grant writing Grant writing includes research, drafting, and submission of proposals to receive financial awards that support specific projects or programs. Grants are awarded based on merit rather than need. Grants are awarded based on merit rather than need. What does a grant writer do?

Grant Writing

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Understanding the Purpose of Grants Grants are financial awards provided by various funding organizations or agencies to support specific projects or initiatives. Indirect Costs : Overhead costs, such as utilities and administrative expenses. Indirect Costs Overhead and administrative costs.

Grant Writing

Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Each grant-making agency is charged with ensuring its awards use the data standards for future information collection requests. Call me cynical, but I doubt any of this will make much of any difference in the real-world grant award process. What does other factors mean?

Federal Grants

Blackbaud

APRIL 2, 2024

No matter your mission, grant reporting will help drive success by ensuring compliance and accurately reporting on these awards. Fund accounting software can allow you to accurately curate grant reports to track restrictions, set budgets, and audit grant awards. There are endless possibilities as you scale your grant awards.

Indirect Cost

RBW Strategy

JUNE 24, 2024

Challenge In 2022, the company had contacted RBW Strategy as they received several federal awards and would benefit from institutional background in managing and maintaining compliance. Outcome RBW Strategy worked with the company to navigate the administrative challenges and maintain grant compliance after the company’s IPO.

Indirect Cost

RBW Strategy

JUNE 3, 2024

Challenge In 2022, the company had contacted RBW Strategy as they received several federal awards and would benefit from institutional background in managing and maintaining compliance. Outcome RBW Strategy worked with the company to navigate the administrative challenges and maintain grant compliance after the company’s IPO.

Indirect Cost

PKS Grants & Accounting Solutions

JULY 9, 2018

Nonprofits Guide to Applying and Negotiating an Indirect Cost Rate In the previous article, we learned “ Why Your Organization Needs A Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate? ” The cognizant agency will receive your completed indirect cost rate proposal to further negotiate a rate for your nonprofit. Let’s begin. See 2 CFR 200.19

Indirect Cost

Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Incorporate these best practices into your processes before applying for a grant and after you win an award to make sure you stay compliant with the grant requirements. Pre-Award Preparation Have certain policies and processes in place before applying for a grant so you can be confident you meet their requirements and there are no surprises.

Government

RBW Strategy

JUNE 11, 2024

As stated in the guidance, OMB revised Parts 25 (Unique Entity Identifier & System for Award Management), 170 (Reporting Subaward & Executive Compensation Information), and 175 (Award Term for Trafficking in Persons) to ensure its guidance properly aligns with underlying statutes, as amended. Let’s examine each one.

UEI

Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

NGMA divides the grant lifecycle into three phases: pre-award, award, and post-award. Have you ever wondered what indirect costs entail, or heard the term “de minimus rate” and questioned what that means? These indirect costs can be allocated to grant proposals. What are indirect costs?

Indirect Cost

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MAY 5, 2023

How do you work through the review and recommendation process for funding opportunity guidelines?

Indirect Cost

Blackbaud

DECEMBER 20, 2023

This will help you understand what gaps you may have in skills or resources and give you time to address those before you win an award. Tip 2: Bring both your program and finance teams into the grant application and award process. Tip 1: Before applying for a government grant, perform a financial integrity risk assessment.

Indirect Cost

GrantNews

AUGUST 20, 2024

Please Note: There is no guarantee of grant awards as a result of this information. For example, independent community grocers play a vital role in keeping communities cohesive and even in the nation’s overall economy. This includes agriculture, manufacturing, and transportation. Visit us on YouTube weekly.

Retail

Tech Soup

APRIL 26, 2017

According to early results from GrantStation's Spring 2017 State of Grantseeking™ Report, 75 percent of those organizations that submitted just one grant application won an award. And the number of applications submitted increases the likelihood of winning awards. This can be difficult to do.

Grantstation

Candid

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

When approaching writing this section of your proposal, aim to include details that help the funder see why your organization is best suited to solve the problem or need at hand, if awarded the grant. If you are wondering how to get started, consider showcasing the information in your Candid nonprofit profile.

Proposal

Grant Geek

MARCH 1, 2022

A grant proposal budget outlines your intended expenses if you are awarded the grant funding, specific to the project or program stated in your proposal. Building the budget while staying within the guidelines of the grant is essential so the project can be effectively implemented upon award. Let’s talk.

Budget

Grant Professionals Association

JULY 25, 2023

Or my favorite—when one organization has a NICRA (Negotiated Indirect Cost Rate Agreement) of 47% while the other three organizations use the 10% de minimus rate, and this causes a stir. I’ve even negotiated that none of us ask for Indirect Costs so all the money goes directly to the program! So, what have I done in these situations?

Indirect Cost

Grant Writing Made Easy

AUGUST 3, 2022

Indirect Expenses: These include administrative and overhead costs, all the costs of all departments outside of the program department, such as finance, human resources, and development. The revenue section is not limited to revenue you already have, but also the revenue you anticipate you will have during the time period of the grant award.

Budget

iGrantWriters

JUNE 27, 2023

Award decisions will be based on mutual agreement and acceptance of the terms and conditions outlined in the request for proposal and the recipient's CESU Master Agreement. The established CESU Program indirect rate is 17.5%. The purpose of requesting Statements of Interest is to identify potential organizations for the project.

Indirect

PKS Grants & Accounting Solutions

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Did you know the very first grant was awarded in 1785 to revolutionary war veterans for land west of the Appalachians? If you are a first-timer, you need to have all your ducks in a row to ensure you are eligible to apply for that particular RFP and have a DUNS# and Sam.gov which can take up to two to three weeks. What is Grant?

Federal Grants

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

For many organizations, the terms "transparency" and "accountability," when uttered in the same sentence as "indirect/administrative costs," mean only one thing: it's time for another round of belt-tightening. They're making awards to a variety of organizations.

Grantstation

Assel Grant Services

JULY 21, 2024

OMB developed a comprehensive guide for the Federal government’s Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for federal awards that became effective in 2014. These revisions address key barriers prospective organizations encounter, such as language or indirect cost rates.

GPC

Assel Grant Services

JUNE 16, 2024

Direct and Indirect Observation In direct observation, the observer watches the event, activity, or interaction as it occurs. In indirect observation, the observer watches the results of the event, activity, or interaction. Indirect observation is not prone to bias, but only offers limited information.

GPC

GrantNews

JUNE 5, 2024

Please Note: There is no guarantee by GrantWatch nor the author of grant awards as a result of this information. These are just some of the reasons why we should take this opportunity to recognize the vital role that nurses play in our healthcare system.

Letter Of Intent

Tech Soup

MARCH 30, 2015

Sponsor may require proof of written permission as a prerequisite to award of prize, and the inability to produce the proof of written permission within one month of the Sponsor's request may result in disqualification. (c) c) Grant of Rights to Sponsor.

Liability

Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

This metric includes adjustments for: Need-based financial aid awards Merit-based scholarships State-funded scholarships and vouchers Other tuition reduction programs, such as sibling or employee discounts Table of Contents How is Net Tuition Revenue Calculated? This metric provides insight into their true tuition-based earnings.

Metrics

GrantNews

JANUARY 11, 2024

Reality: Operating costs, such as paying utility bills, rent, salaries, and investing in office equipment are referred to by a variety of names, including “overhead,” “administrative costs,” and “indirect costs.” For more information, you can also visit the GrantWatch FAQ page.

Indirect Cost

Tech Soup

AUGUST 31, 2017

First, let's look at the statistics, culled from GrantStation's most recent State of Grantseeking™ Report : Almost 70 percent of nonprofits keep their indirect and administrative costs at 20 percent or less of their annual budget. Indirect and administrative costs remained the same or decreased for 70 percent of respondents.

Grantstation

Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

NGMA divides the grant lifecycle into three phases: pre-award, award, and post-award. Grant management is usually associated with federal grant awards. Competency #5: Knowledge of post-award grant management practices sufficient to inform effective grant design and development Skill 5.1:

Grant Management

Peak Proposals

AUGUST 1, 2023

If someone named to a key position leaves, either before an award or at any point during the award period, the funder will want an explanation and will not allow you to fill a key role until they approve the replacement. Most funders list their policy on indirects in the solicitations. Is match (cost share) required?

Funding

Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

Sponsor may require proof of written permission as a prerequisite to award of prize, and the inability to produce the proof of written permission within 1 month of the Sponsor’s request may result in disqualification. (c) The winner will be awarded a refurbished tablet supplied by a donor. c) Grant of Rights to Sponsor.

IT

Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

Sponsor may require proof of written permission as a prerequisite to award of prize, and the inability to produce the proof of written permission within 1 month of the Sponsor’s request may result in disqualification. (c) The winner will be awarded a refurbished tablet supplied by a donor. c) Grant of Rights to Sponsor.

IT

Tech Soup

APRIL 16, 2014

Sponsor may require proof of written permission as a prerequisite to award of prize, and the inability to produce the proof of written permission within 1 month of the Sponsor’s request may result in disqualification. (c) The winner will be awarded a refurbished tablet supplied by a donor. c) Grant of Rights to Sponsor.

Liability

Assel Grant Services

JULY 14, 2024

This includes writing outcomes into an application that the organization is capable of tracking or has a plan in place to do so if awarded, a process for tracking time and effort of grant-funded staff, and following the organization’s policy for soliciting bids related to the project. Why is this addressed so thoroughly?

Ethics