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. These resources include government websites, private foundations, and community organizations.

Grant Writing

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%. Overhead vs Indirect Costs: What’s the Difference? Indirect costs are the overhead expenses incurred as part of a government grant.

Indirect Cost

Blackbaud

JANUARY 9, 2025

Governance and Management factors: How does your Board feel about how much you should have in reserve vs spending on programs? Uneven cash flows: How much does your income and spending vary throughout the year? Revenue volatility factors: How volatile are your revenue sources?

Contracts

Allied Grant Writers

JUNE 8, 2025

They make sure proposals meet all guidelines – a vital factor for competitive government grants. Their work includes: Finding all project costs Separating direct from indirect expenses Adding buffers for surprise costs Seasoned grant writers balance budgets well. Government-hired federal grant managers earn $32-$54 hourly.

Grant

Grant Writing Made Easy

JUNE 23, 2025

Tailor it for different audiences—foundations, government funders, or corporate giving programs. Prepare clear, pre-formatted explanations for everyday expenses like staff time, supplies, and indirect costs. Program Descriptions: Create one-pagers or summaries for your core programs or services.

Grant Writing

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Indirect Costs : Overhead costs, such as utilities and administrative expenses. Indirect Costs Overhead and administrative costs. These resources can be categorized into three main types: government grants, private foundation grants, and corporate grants. In-Kind Contributions Non-monetary support aiding the project.

Grant Writing

Allied Grant Writers

JUNE 8, 2025

of its revenue from government sources. List personnel costs (salaries/benefits), travel, equipment, supplies, and indirect costs when allowed. A strong grant proposal has sections about the organization’s background, project details, story, budget, and ways to measure success. The nonprofit sector gets nearly 31.8%

Grant Writing

Candid

JUNE 5, 2025

individual donations, foundation and government grants, corporate gifts and sponsorships, and earned income, e.g., program and service fees, merchandise sales, membership fees). staff time, supplies, and evaluation), and indirect costs (e.g., In alignment with your nonprofits strategic plan , set financial goals (e.g.,

Budget

Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

DECEMBER 30, 2024

The GREAT Act requires that federal grant recipients establish and use data standards for information reported to funding agencies.

Federal Grants

Community Boost

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

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Policy

Blackbaud

JULY 23, 2025

Due to the current ambiguity around government funding—including the recent cuts to the Department of Education and impoundment of Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) Title funds—schools are looking for strategies to navigate shifting tides. They may be adjusting their practices to accommodate government policy changes, too.

Policy

HSF House

JUNE 9, 2025

Some indirect stakeholders include Czech citizens, especially those living in areas with large refugee populations, whose attitudes may influence public support or opposition to refugee aid. EU governing bodies, which shape regional refugee policy and funding frameworks.

Policy

HSF House

JUNE 8, 2025

The direct stakeholders of the issue I am exploring this summer are unhoused individuals, the indirect stakeholders of the issue are the Central Florida Government. By Maria Clara Oliveira 1. The perspective in my research are of those who actually experienced being homeless and those who work close to unhoused people.

Indirect

Blackbaud

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

In our webinar with Rachel Werner and James Spencer from RBW Strategy, they covered steps to help nonprofits that receive—or are looking to start receiving—government grant funding. Tip 4: Calculate your indirect cost or make an intentional decision to use the de minimis rate.

Government

Grant Professionals Association

MAY 29, 2024

Indirect costs are the backbone of an organization’s operations. In the grant sphere, indirect costs represent the expenses associated with general operation and support of an organization or project. In grant proposals, organizations often include a request for funding to cover their indirect costs.

Indirect Cost

Blackbaud

DECEMBER 20, 2023

If a government regulation changed or community preferences shifted, would you have time to react? Make Sure You’re Ready for Your Next Government Grant Government grants are a great addition to any nonprofit’s balance sheet. Tip 1: Before applying for a government grant, perform a financial integrity risk assessment.

Indirect Cost

RBW Strategy

JUNE 11, 2024

We’ll start by discussing the “why” of these changes, why the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) decided to make them now, and how they align with larger changes happening in the federal government. The new guidance states that cognizant federal agencies will uphold these indirect rates and pass-through entities (PTEs) must do the same.

UEI

Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Compliance and best practices in grant management is usually associated with federal grant awards, but it equally applies to state and local government funding, pass-through funding (which likely originated at the federal level), and foundation and corporate grants (though maybe not as stringent). What are indirect costs?

Indirect Cost

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

MAY 5, 2023

Reviewing funder guidelines, especially large government guidelines, comes with a fair amount of pressure not to miss a key detail or misinterpret an organization’s eligibility, alignment, and overall competitiveness with the opportunity.

Indirect Cost

Blackbaud

APRIL 4, 2024

Building your organization’s financial capacity involves investing in solid financial systems, but also engaging in more strategic board governance and leadership. Calculating indirect costs can be challenging.

Finance

GrantNews

JUNE 28, 2024

Research Projects Grants to nonprofit organizations, government agencies, IHEs, and for-profit organizations for health and mental health-related research projects conducted by diverse researchers. Call 9 – 1 – 1 for an ambulance so that medical personnel can begin life-saving treatment on the way to the emergency room.

Grant

Tech Soup

APRIL 26, 2017

And this increase is of vital importance given the uncertain future of government funding levels. The grantseeking challenge of organizational lack of time and staff relates to indirect and administrative cost control techniques; almost two-thirds of our respondents (65 percent) reported reducing staff in order to control overhead.

Grantstation

PKS Grants & Accounting Solutions

DECEMBER 6, 2021

What are Federal Grants and Where You Can Find Them In FY2020, the federal government spent $6.6 Per Grants.gov, a grant is how the government funds your ideas and projects to provide public services and stimulate the economy. The federal grants world is very competitive, overwhelming, and full of deadlines. What is Grant?

Federal Grants

Blackbaud

AUGUST 20, 2024

If your organization received some of the more than $1 trillion in federal government funding that was available in the past few years, you may now be trying to navigate the complex federal grant requirements. Michael Gellman will explore how to help senior leadership better understand and monitor the balance sheet and operating reserves.

Finance

Tech Soup

AUGUST 31, 2017

And it is important to clarify your thinking as you consider establishing a solid grants program for 2017 and into 2018, especially in this time of uncertainty around government funding. Private or government grants or contracts were the source of administrative cost funding for the other 30 percent of respondents.

Grantstation

Blackbaud

APRIL 8, 2024

These grants typically have goals associated with them—the foundation has a specific mission, or the government grant wants to address a specific societal issue. Many don’t cover operating costs or have a small allotment for indirect costs such as salaries, insurance, and utilities.

Funding

Tech Soup

OCTOBER 13, 2017

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Indirect

iGrantWriters

JUNE 22, 2023

The established CESU Program indirect rate is 17.5%. Review Timeline: The Statements of Interest will be posted on Grants.gov for a 30-day period before the government reaches a decision and requests full proposals. Anticipated Work: A detailed description of the anticipated work can be found in the attached Statement of Objectives.

Grants.Gov

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.” This includes projects requiring scientific, legal, or technical expertise.

Indirect Cost

Assel Grant Services

JULY 21, 2024

Office of Management and Budget (OMB), an agency within the Executive Office of the President, issues government-wide grants-related guidance for federal departments and agencies and is responsible for the maintenance of this document. What is Uniform Guidance? Before 2013, federal grant requirements were located in multiple OMB circulars.

GPC

iGrantWriters

JUNE 27, 2023

The established CESU Program indirect rate is 17.5%. 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 purpose of requesting Statements of Interest is to identify potential organizations for the project.

Indirect

Tech Soup

MARCH 30, 2015

Dispute Resolution/Governing Law/Waiver of Jury Trial.

Liability

Peak Proposals

AUGUST 1, 2023

This is the approach government agencies take. For government opportunities that remain open for several years, there may not be a fixed deadline for sending in questions. government agencies use a proposal submission platform that adds page numbers to the file, and applicants are told to not number the pages.

Funding

Get Fully Funded

JANUARY 16, 2024

The way you manage and report financial information holds your organization accountable to the government, the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) , and your supporters. Grants provided by the government and foundations. The core of nonprofit accounting is accountability.

Policy

Peak Proposals

DECEMBER 22, 2019

What’s a Better Fit, Government or Foundation Funding? Government Databases IV. Not only will the funder require one, but they may expect to have significant input on your M&E plan, to the point of telling you the indicators you should use; this level of engagement is not uncommon in government-funded grants.

Funding

Tech Soup

JANUARY 30, 2014

Dispute Resolution/Governing Law/Waiver of Jury Trial.

IT

Assel Grant Services

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

However, many state and local government grants are pass-through funding from federal agencies and held to the same rules and regulations. This can include finance staff, grant writers, program staff, consultants, and grant administrators (among others). Grant management is usually associated with federal grant awards.

Grant Management