Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 28, 2023

I don’t mean to infer that reading grants is boring, and I’m not promoting performance-enhancing drugs. I’ve written grants, primarily federal grants, for more than 30 years, but my love is creative writing. Some might see creative writing as antithetical to federal grant writing. In a federal grant?

Federal Grants

Assel Grant Services

JANUARY 11, 2024

All that said, there are several other ways that organizations can (and should) move beyond the “thank you” to build better and more genuine partnerships with their grant funders. Read the award letter or grant agreement. Do what you said you were going to do with the grant funds they provided.

GPC

Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 14, 2023

With the windfall of federal funds flowing down from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), new grant programs announcements are constantly popping up and shifting carefully planned annual funding strategies. How do compliance requirements impact the grant application stage?

Federal Grants

Assel Grant Services

APRIL 29, 2024

If you were to ask grant professionals how they arrived at their current position/role, most would laugh and relate a roundabout journey. Grant Professional is not at the top of the list of jobs to which children, youth, and teens aspire. As a result, there are many professional certifications that benefit the grants profession.

GPC

Think and Ink Grants

JANUARY 7, 2021

Writing any grant is tough. Writing and winning government grants, especially federal grants, is even more challenging if you're still learning the ropes. Here are six ways to win federal grants. Even when you submit a grant, the FOA (federal opportunity announcement) will tell you how and where to do so.

Government

Grant Professionals Association

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

I recently participated in a Federal grant review panel for the Department of Education that included ten complex applications with detailed rubrics and a series of 2-3 hour panel discussions over 15 days, including weekends and holidays. Grant writing is not a solo sport. Mastering the art of feedback can help make that happen.

Proposal

Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

If you have ever flinched at the mention of policies and procedures, conflict of interest, or grant reporting, we may be able to help take the fear out of grant management. Too often, grant management is seen as scary and messy, with staff hesitant to learn because they may uncover more than they know how to handle.

Grant Management

Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

By now, I hope you are realizing grant management doesn’t have to be a scary web of confusing topics and rules. With this grant management series, I aim to outline some of the commonly seen issues and provide resources to learn more. NGMA divides the grant lifecycle into three phases: pre-award, award, and post-award.

Indirect Cost

Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Too often, grant management is seen as a scary, messy aspect of grant funding, and we have a vague understanding of the requirements or components. In the nonprofit field, it’s common for staff to be put in a role where they manage grants but might not have the knowledge or resources to understand what that entails.

Grant Management

Think and Ink Grants

APRIL 27, 2021

We all can't afford to hire a grant writer. Some of us will have to write the grant ourselves until we can afford to do better. Assemble a team of folks to have input or write sections, even if one person is responsible for leading the grant writing effort and establishing one voice. Don't beat yourself up over it.

Grant

Fundraising HayDay

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Learn the process of becoming and participating in federal grant/peer reviewing as we interview Ericka Harney, GPC, CFRE, CAE, and CVA. Highlights include how to find peer review opportunities, what to expect, the work involved, and the benefits of taking on extra work outside of your typical grant writing and management duties.

GPC

Grant Professionals Association

JULY 30, 2024

In response to recent GPA membership survey results showing that 37% of us are grant consultants, a discussion of business development may be helpful. One of the ways grant consultants can continue their professional development and shore up internal business practices is to engage a business coach. Louis this fall.

Contracts

Assel Grant Services

JULY 21, 2024

Over the past year, you may have overheard grant professionals discussing potential OMB Uniform Guidance updates. Before 2013, federal grant requirements were located in multiple OMB circulars. In essence, this updated, reorganized, and consolidated federal grant management requirements into a single document.

GPC

Grant Professionals Association

OCTOBER 17, 2024

I have been in chat rooms and webinars with people who are new to the grants profession and have been asked to stand up the grants management function for their organization. I spent many years as a successful grant professional and managed grants that were not from public sources. How were financial reports generated?

Grant Management

Think and Ink Grants

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Pursuing grants is hard work. Grants are time-consuming, very competitive, and after all the time, money, and energy spent writing grants, there is no guarantee that your nonprofit will be awarded. She is a grant professional, an active speaker, and serves on the Board of Directors for the Grant Professionals Association.

Grant

Grant Professionals Association

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

I have always believed that “data gets grants, and stories get donors.” As the world moves into AI and large language models, many grant professionals believe technologies like Chat GPT can assist with AI algorithms for efficiency in content, communication, and other areas.

Funding

Grant Professionals Association

MAY 29, 2024

In the grant sphere, indirect costs represent the expenses associated with general operation and support of an organization or project. Here's a breakdown of indirect costs in grant proposals: Direct Costs: These are expenses directly related to the specific project or activity for which the grant is sought.

Indirect Cost

Assel Grant Services

JANUARY 28, 2024

Diversifying a portfolio of funding opportunities can be more than seeking foundation and federal grants. For both of these opportunities, organizations will also have to fulfill eligibility requirements for funding that each federal agency issues for regular grants.

GPC

Assel Grant Services

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Maybe your organization doesn’t have the internal expertise or time to conduct a program evaluation yourself, or a grant funder requires a third-party evaluation. 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.

Budget

Assel Grant Services

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) is now accepting proposals for its Youth and Homelessness Systems Improvement (YHSI) Grant. Because this grant opportunity focuses on systemic change, HUD is encouraging collaboration. Planning and partnership activities grants have a maximum award of $400,000. an entire state).

UEI

Assel Grant Services

OCTOBER 22, 2023

Grants are primarily divided into two tracks within the IUSE program. Track 1 Engaged Student Learing grants refer to projects exploring a particular teaching approach or multi-disciplinary partnerships. Contact Assel Grant Services (AGS) today! There are several types of funding that correspond with those goals.

Education

Assel Grant Services

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Know Before You Go This year, GrantSummit is bringing all the grant pros to our hometown, Kansas City, Missouri! Assel Grant Services (AGS) is based here in the Heartland Chapter with staff spanning Kansas to Virginia and from Ohio down to Kentucky. In your downtime, peruse the Grant Professional Foundation’s Silent Auction.

GPC

Grant Professionals Association

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Transparency in grants administration means being open to scrutiny about your grants administration processes. Transparency also provides assurance that your grants administration is being carried out appropriately and in accordance with any applicable requirements. Achieving Transparency in Grants Administration.

Ethics