Blackbaud

MARCH 17, 2025

With the recent federal administration changes, there is a lot of uncertainty in the nonprofit and philanthropy sectors. Federal grant recipients, subrecipients, and contractors face shifting priorities, new executive orders, and evolving funding practices.

Federal Grants

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 4, 2025

One of the most critical ways to evaluate grant opportunities is to ask whether the funding aligns with your organization’s current activities, not what it might do just to secure a grant. As you evaluate grant opportunities, reviewing eligibility requirements should be one of your first steps.

Grant

GiveSmart

APRIL 2, 2025

Offset Federal Funding Freezes While optimism is ever present among nonprofits, the federal funding freezes have a catastrophic, far-reaching impact. Our fundraising team is already including more consultation time with every GiveSmart contract to best support our partners. Theres so much to do in Seattle, the Emerald City.

Federal Grants

Grant Professionals Association

FEBRUARY 1, 2025

Former President Barak Obama once said: Elections have consequences and this is certainly true for recipients reliant on federal grants and loans. 20, 2025), Defending Women from Gender Ideology Extremism and Restoring Biological Truth to the Federal Government (Jan. 20, 2025), Unleashing American Energy (Jan. 24, 2025). [a][b]

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Grant Professionals Association

JULY 10, 2025

And How Can What GPA Offers Us as Members Help Us Meet Our Goals The pause in federal funding and other Executive Orders have brought up uncertainties that may make many of us anxious and unsure. Finally, I left a job as a grant coordinator after I was there six months when I saw the “writing on the wall” that the grant would not be renewed.

GPC

Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

MAY 18, 2025

” By the way, theres nothing to prevent Harvard from using, say, $20 billion, of its huge endowment to set up a foundation to make grants to nonprofit human service providers, but wheres the fun in that for Harvard? silent on DOGEs remarkable efforts to rid the grant-making process of apparent corruption?

Federal Grants

RBW Strategy

AUGUST 7, 2024

The key elements you want to have in place when you are awarded a federal grant project Congratulations! You have been awarded a federal grant. Whether you are a recipient, pass-through entity, or subrecipient, you have been given the unique responsibility of becoming a steward of federal grant funds.

Federal Grants

RBW Strategy

JUNE 3, 2024

RBW Strategy has partnered with Maryland Nonprofits since 2020 on several grant projects and grant trainings, to support the organization, component organizations under its umbrella, and its member entities. All of this support has helped build the organization’s grant-seeking capacity.

Federal Grants

RBW Strategy

JUNE 11, 2024

Untangling the New Uniform Grant Guidance It’s the news that all our grant enthusiasts and compliance champions have been waiting for – the new Uniform Grant Guidance has been issued! The Top 10 Uniform Grant Guidance Updates Drum roll, please…. What is OMB’s Intended Outcome?

UEI

RBW Strategy

MAY 14, 2024

Beginning in 2013, the AAMC first contracted with RBW Strategy to provide supplemental grant writing support during an especially busy time to increase staff capacity. This includes contributions on larger federal grant applications that were awarded.

Grant Writing

Grant Professionals Association

JULY 30, 2024

Even though I don’t plan to use subcontractors for grant writing purposes, I’ve contracted a virtual assistant with design skills to help develop templates and workbooks. There’s no doubt that independent grant writers and grant writing firms are on the rise. If you've engaged in business coaching, what did you learn?

Contracts

GrantNews

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The Minority Entrepreneurship Grant Program Act of 2023 waits to be signed into law. 1402 (IS), The Minority Entrepreneurship Grant Program Act of 2023” Some interesting Facts About the Minority Entrepreneurship Grant Program Act of 2023? Hot off the presses! GrantWatch has the scoop for you. GovInfo, “S.

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Grants Plus

JANUARY 19, 2024

By: Laura Altieri According to the National Council of Nonprofits, more than 30% of nonprofit revenues come from government grants and contracts. However, if your organization has already gone through the process of securing government grants, you are no stranger to the complexities and resource-intensive nature of the endeavor.

Government

Grant Writer Team

JUNE 20, 2024

What Does a Grant Writer Do? However, hiring an experienced grant writer does increase the chances of being awarded a grant. Without a grant writer, the average is a 1 in 7 chance. Grant proposals that are prepared by professional grant writers usually have a 60% chance of approval.

Grant

Sharpshooter Communications

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Not too long ago, Sharpshooter was working with a new client on a federal grant that had a super quick turnaround. Not too long ago, Sharpshooter was working with a new client on a federal grant that had a super quick turnaround. And we left the door open to work on the same federal grant for next year - at no cost.

Federal Grants

Grant Writer Team

OCTOBER 16, 2024

However, grants provide a source of funding that is often overlooked. Foundations, other businesses, corporations, the federal government, and state and local governments all make a habit of offering grant funding to small businesses and entrepreneurs. Funding concerns are always at the forefront of any business endeavor.

Funding

Tech Soup

SEPTEMBER 19, 2013

When trolling for grant opportunities, Stephanie says that “a good match occurs when you can find aligned purposes; your organization’s mission and the goals of your grant projects complement those of the funding organizations.” All federal grant opportunities are searchable. Local Government Grants.

Government

Assel Grant Services

MARCH 18, 2024

Each applicant must provide evidence of its legal capacity to contract with the Rural Utilities Service to obtain the grant and comply with all applicable requirements, in accordance with 7 CFR part 1734.4(a). How do I learn more about federal grant proposal writing, so my application is more likely to be successful?

USDA

Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

A grant manager is anyone involved in the management and administration of a grant (e.g., finance staff, grant writers, program staff, consultants, and grant administrators). Best practices in grants management indicate an organization should follow the same processes for all grant funding, regardless of the source.

Indirect Cost

Assel Grant Services

OCTOBER 6, 2024

As a result, evaluation costs fluctuate, and the conventional guidance to devote 10% of the program budget to evaluation isn’t always accurate, at least for federal grant programs. Finance staff familiar with contracts and procurement may be able to pass along cost-cutting information.

Budget

Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

A grant manager is anyone involved in the management and administration of a grant. This can include finance staff, grant writers, program staff, consultants, and grant administrators (among others). Grant management is usually associated with federal grant awards. It doesn’t have to be scary.

Grant Management

GrantNews

MAY 31, 2024

Want to know your chances of being awarded grant funding? So, how can you increase your odds of winning a grant? The database houses thousands of current grants and offers many search features, all geared to accomplish one thing: to help you improve your rate of success. It’s a common question.

Award

Grant Geek

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Grant Questions? While many elements can assist your organization with the new normal, grant funding will play a large part. However, for the future and after successfully securing grants, you will need accounting assistance, and you will want to plan on audited financial statements in the future. Let’s talk.

Grant

Peak Proposals

DECEMBER 22, 2019

Is Winning a Grant for a Project Easier (or Less of an Accomplishment) than Receiving a Research Grant? How Long Does It Take to Write a Grant Proposal? Taking the Lead in Finding and Applying to Grants a. Finding Grant Opportunities B. Writing Grant Proposals VIII. This post is lengthy.

Funding

Grant Geek

AUGUST 17, 2020

You’ve found a government grant and, if awarded, it will literally pay your nonprofit to go out and accomplish its mission. Government grants are often larger and last longer than your average private foundation grant. Grant Application. HHS Grants Policy Statement. It’s all very exciting, isn’t it?

Readiness

Candid

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Recent developments around an Office of Management and Budget memorandum to freeze federal grants and loans has put the nonprofit sector in the spotlight. But just how many nonprofits receive government grants? And how big a role do government grants play in the nonprofit sector? Heres what we know.

Government

GiveSmart

APRIL 2, 2025

Offset Federal Funding Freezes While optimism is ever present among nonprofits, the federal funding freezes have a catastrophic, far-reaching impact. Our fundraising team is already including more consultation time with every GiveSmart contract to best support our partners. Theres so much to do in Seattle, the Emerald City.

Federal Grants

Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

NOVEMBER 17, 2024

Concern over un-obligated funds from large Biden era administration grant programs is also high. billion in grants under the 2022 CHIPS and Science Act, a bipartisan effort to increase U.S. Claw Backs are rare and typically only occur if a grantee is found to be non-compliant with the grant’s terms.

Manufacturing