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

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

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. Budgets should include: Direct Costs : Expenses that can be directly attributed to the project, such as salaries, materials, and equipment.

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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

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? ” Final rate - This is applicable to a specified past period which is based on the actual costs of the period. Let’s begin. See 2 CFR 200.19

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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?

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DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MAY 5, 2023

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

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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

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.

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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.

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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! Has this worked all the time?

Indirect Cost

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

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. Clarification of allowable costs associated with data and evaluation. Raising the level of single audit requirements from $750,000 to $1,000,000.

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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.

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Peak Proposals

DECEMBER 22, 2019

enough to buy you out of, or reduce, your teaching load or conduct a multi-site study), a government-sponsored grant will be your best bet because they tend to be larger awards. There are exceptions to these average grant amounts, with some of the larger private foundations awarding grants in the 6-figure range.

Funding

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.

Funding

Grant Writing Made Easy

MAY 20, 2024

Itemize and justify each cost associated with the project, from direct costs like materials and labor to indirect costs such as administrative expenses. By examining awarded proposals, you can gain insights into the elements that appealed to funders and how to structure and articulate your own applications effectively.

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