We hope you find these resources helpful. We share them here to aid the beginning or intermediate grant writer looking for federal or foundation funding. While there are good classes and trainings available for beginning grant writers for a fee, we encourage you to check first into all the resources that are available to you at no charge. If you decide that you need a development consultant or choose to contract for grant writing services instead of hiring someone on staff, we encourage you to contact our office. Contract grant writing may be a good way to go. If hiring a grant writer, ask what their success record is in obtaining funding, and how much experience they have in obtaining the kind of funding you need. We also offer internships for beginning grant writers and development consultants.

Contact us at info@greconsulting.org.

 

Federal Grants: www.grants.gov.

This is the U.S. federal website for accessing all federal grant information. You can view funding opportunities from any federal agencies without registering. It is also the portal for applying for federal grants and submitting applications electronically.

 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance www.cfda.gov.

Every federal funding opportunity is assigned a CFDA number for identification purposes. At this site, you can find a complete catalog of these opportunities.

 

Foundation Center www.foundationcenter.org

A valuable resource for exploring grant opportunities from foundations. Also helpful for tracking trends in the non-profit world. You can sign up for updates from the Philanthropy News Digest of new opportunities.

This is a good resource for developing budgets for foundation grant applications:Getting Started

 

Common Grant Application (National Network of Grantmakers): www.nng.org

This is the format many foundations use for accepting grant applications. If you are beginning to learn how to write funding applications for foundations, this is a good tool for learning the basic components of an application.

 

National Institute of Health Grant Writing Tips Sheets

A federal agency, this is a good resource for anyone developing higher education or research grants.

 

Minnesota Council on Foundations Writing a successful grant proposal

A great tool for the beginning grant writer!

 

Website for Samuel Mahaffy, Executive Director of GRE Consulting Associates

 

Caution: You can receive FREE information updates on federal and foundation funding opportunities!

Be very cautious about paying for any ‘subscription service’ that charges you for information that is readily available on the internet at no charge. GRE Consulting Associates track hundreds of funding announcements each month. We can show you how to do the same at no charge!