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Pre- and Post-Award is like PB&J

RBW Strategy

The funding opportunity announcement is like a window into the federal government agency and allows you to gather intel and critical information needed to prepare for your federal grant submission.

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A disturbing trend in Notices of Funding Availability (NOFOs): the incredible shrinking grant proposal

Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

This coincided with the rise of the Internet and universal adoption of Acrobat for submission documents—both government and foundation funders began switching to online proposal uploads and our old pal, grants.gov, was born. By 2015, almost all federal and most state, local, and foundation proposals could only be submitted online.

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Facing a Short Federal Grant Deadline? We’ve got you.

Grants Plus

We’re hearing it more and more: government grant opportunities are landing with incredibly tight deadlines. One of our clients just learned about a SAMHSA grant application due in two weeks. Is your team scrambling to meet a federal grant deadline? You’re not alone. That’s not unusual right now.

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Nonprofit Program Design and Winning Grants

Millionaire Grant Lady

Both foundation and government funders read a ton of grant applications. For example, one federal SAMHSA grant was to provide substance abuse prevention to college students. Nonprofit program design is a vital component to winning grants. I started my career in federal grants, where program design was the #1 factor of success.

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6 Ways to Win Government Grants

Think and Ink Grants

Writing and winning government grants, especially federal grants, is even more challenging if you're still learning the ropes. Individual government agencies like the Department of Labor (DOL), SAMHSA, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), and others, house grant opportunities on their websites, which (usually) sync to grants.gov.

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What are Federal Grants and Where You Can Find Them?

PKS Grants & Accounting Solutions

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?

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Grant Writing: How to Build Credibility with Your Budget Narrative

Grants.gov

The following links will take you to examples of budget narratives provided by the corresponding grant-making agency: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration United States Agency for International Development Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) U.S. Similar advice is echoed by the U.S.