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Grant FUNdamentals

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Grant FUNdamentals

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  1. Grant FUNdamentals University of Texas-Pan American Southwest Border Nonprofit Resource Center

  2. Who is in the room? • You love writing. • You love math. • You plan every detail of your day, week or month. • You love surprises, whatever happens, happens. • You love to-do list and deadlines. • Your closet is organized by color, seasons, etc. • You love meeting new people. • You love being out of your office and in the field.

  3. Alpha Soup • Letter of Inquiry (LOI) • Letter or Notice of Intent • Request for Proposal (RFP) • Request for Applications (RFA) • Notice of Fund Availability (NOFA) • Notice of Grant Award (NOGA)

  4. What is a grant? • Grant - Each year, the U.S. government along with private foundations and public corporations offer billions of dollars in funding to individuals and organizations to be used for specific projects. This funding, which is called a grant, requires no repayment as long as it is used to fund the project for which it was allocated.

  5. Who can get a grant? • Grants can be given to individuals, non-profit organizations, government entities, or educational institutions.

  6. How do you get one? • In order to receive a grant, the prospective recipient must submit a formal request to the organization. This request is called a grant proposal or grant application. • Two kinds: Formula and Competitive

  7. How do we know when they are available? • RFP – Request for Proposals or • RFA – Request for Applications or • NOFA- Notice of Funding Availability

  8. How do you submit them? • OnlineOnline portal and email • Hardcopy (using a word processing and spreadsheet software)

  9. What is in them? • Letter of Intent to Apply • Executive Summary • Organizational History/Accomplishments • Program Narrative • Program Budget • Program Evaluation • Attachments

  10. The Expertise • www.grantprofessionals.org American Association of Grant Professionals • www.afpnet.org Association of Fundraising Professionals - AFP • Call local AAGP Chapter and AFP contact • Official group is the Valley Grants & Fundraising Network (Hidalgo and Starr Counties) or Grants Consortium (Cameron County)

  11. First Thing is First… • Ethics and Accountability

  12. Who Writes Grants? • Knows the rules, regulations, ethics and laws to stay on course and out of trouble. • Knows content and has subject expertise. • Organized, concise and analytical writer.

  13. Grant Writer • understands the grant application process • superior writing and grammar skills • work independently • meet deadlines • attention to detail • ability to understand financial and budget matters

  14. Choices • Train someone on staff • Contract with an independent writer • Create a new position

  15. Rule #1 Ethical Compensation • Members shall work for a salary or fee. • Members shall not accept or pay a finder’s fee, commission, or percentage compensation based on grants and shall take care to discourage their organizations from making such payments. • Compensation should not be written into grants unless allowed by the funder. • Finder’s fee - payment made for introducing a nonprofit to a funder and/or contingent upon the nonprofit receiving a grant from that funder.

  16. Before you Seek • Brainstorming rules • Identifying Needs (what do you need funding for?) example: staff, program implementation, etc. • Identifying Sources (what types of funding do you receive historically? And which do you need to ramp up? Example: donations, private foundation grants, government grants, etc.

  17. Collaborative Planning • Identifying Partners & Creating Coalitions • Brainstorming potential partners

  18. Case Statement Planning • Problems, Solutions, Goals & Objectives • Write Winning Case Statement • Market your Case Statement

  19. The Basic Sources • Corporations • Local Government (local tax funds) • State and Federal Government (federal tax funds) • Federated Funds • Private Foundations

  20. Where do I find them? • www.Grants.gov • www.Foundationcenter.org • www.gpoaccess.govwww.governor.state.tx.us/divisions/stategrants/resourcebyarea • www.dshs.state.tx.us/fic • www.fundsnetservices.com • www.grantstation.com

  21. The Fundraising Plan • A good fundraising plan will include a balance of all techniques and sources. Establishing unrestricted, ongoing funding is the most important, followed by other funding that will grow the organization and sustain its future.

  22. Website for everything Non-Profit • www.mangementhelp.org • Getting ready for fundraising and grants • Board’s role • Should you and how do you hire a fundraiser or grant writer?

  23. University of Texas-Pan American • Southwest Border Nonprofit Resource Center • 1201 W. University Drive, 1.404R • Edinburg, Texas • 956-665-7566 • sbnrc@utpa.edu • www.utpa.edu/sbnrc

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