Budget Federal Grants Insurance 
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%. It also includes any legal fees as well as insurance and general office management, like copy paper and ink for the printer.
Seliger + Associates Grant Writing
JANUARY 29, 2025
This process typically involves review and modification of funding programs and solicitations for grant funding to reflect incoming administration priorities. Most nonprofits are engaged in human service delivery; grants for such purposes are not in the bullseye and are unlikely to become a budget target.
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Grant Writing Made Easy
JULY 11, 2025
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. ”
Grant Writing Made Easy
AUGUST 3, 2022
At our most recent Grant Writing Made Easy workshop, we did a deep dive into nonprofit program budgets. Of all the topics I teach inside the course, the budget is the one that students have the most anxiety and confusion around. (By Follow this 3-step process for creating nonprofit program budgets.
Get Fully Funded
AUGUST 16, 2024
When well-structured, this document can help you accurately track your income and expenses to streamline budgeting and financial reporting. This involves: Removing unused accounts: Let’s say your nonprofit includes a category in its COA for federal grants, but you realize three years later that you haven’t applied for any.
Peak Proposals
DECEMBER 22, 2019
Understanding Proposal Budgets a. Budget Preparation and Review b. Key Budgeting Concepts VI. Creating a Realistic Timeline for Preparing Your Grant Proposal a. How Long Does It Take to Write a Grant Proposal? Funders have different budgets, funding priorities, and missions. Challenging Funding Situations a.
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