Sarah Beth Aubrey

Find Grant Funding Now! (eBook, PDF)

The Five-Step Prosperity Process for Entrepreneurs and Business

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

A practical, proven system for finding, applying for, and winning grants for your small business This year alone, there is at least $350 million worth of grant money available for small businesses. But plenty of small businesses will miss out on that money because they either don't know it's there or don't know how to get it. Written by a consultant who helps individuals, local governments, and nonprofits find and receive grant money, Find Grant Funding Now! provides proven, step-by-step guidance on applying for and win the grant money they need to succeed. Utilizing the simple five-step process that the author successfully uses for her own clients, this is virtually the only book on the market dedicated to helping small businesses get grants. It features a wealth of valuable resources and even a customized Grant Readiness Assessment Tool that helps entrepreneurs and small business owners make sure they're fully prepared before they file the paperwork. * Includes a proven and effective Five-Step Prosperity Process for finding and landing grants * Features sample forms, checklists, budgets, merit reviews, 30- and 60-day grant project management plans, and more * Written by the founder of a full-service funding firm that helps entrepreneurs, communities, universities, trade associations, and cooperatives obtain grant funds from governments and foundations If you need cash to start or expand your small business, Find Grant Funding Now! offers a practical system that gets real results.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Dezember 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781118710418
• Artikelnr.: 40152735

Autorenporträt

As a Certified Grant Administrator, SARAH BETH AUBREY has written over 400 successful grants in 38 states, Puerto Rico, and Canada; funding for these awards has yielded nearly $55 million since 2008. Sarah specializes in grant strategy and uses a process-oriented approach to navigating the grant funding process with state, federal, and foundation funding sources. Her expertise lies heavily in the areas of energy, agriculture, sustainability/environment, and food production, yet she sources grants of all kinds specific to the client's needs--working to make the program fit the project. Besides application and loan guarantee assistance, Sarah's firm, Prosperity Consulting, offers services in market research, business planning, feasibility studies, and training. As a member of the National Speakers Association (NSA), Sarah also speaks frequently on the topic of navigating the grant funding process to corporate clients, trade groups, and entrepreneurs. She is also the author of The Profitable Hobby Farm, also from Wiley.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface xiii Acknowledgments xxi About the Author xxv PART ONE Navigating
the Grant and Funding Landscape 1 Why Grants Now? 3 Why Grant Funding Is
Hot 4 Regulations, Rules, and Red Tape 10 Perspectives on Prosperity 13 2
The Five Steps to Navigating the Grant Process 15 New Ventures,
Entrepreneurial Needs 18 Overview of the Five-Step Process 20 Before You
Begin: The Idea 21 Step 1: Project 22 Measurable 23 Targeted Outcome 24
Aligns with the GFO's Goals 24 Has Designated, Realistic Milestones 25
Justifiable, Workable Budget 25 Demonstrates Ability to Sustain After Grant
Funding 25 Shows Some Aspect of Greater Good 26 Step 2: Peruse 26 Step 3:
Ponder 27 Step 4: Prepare 28 Step 5: Patience 29 Perspectives on Prosperity
30 3 What Is a Grant? 31 Bringing Structure to the Grant Process 33 The
Elements of a Grant 35 Award of Cash 36 Terms and Timeframe 37 Are There
Ever Any Exceptions? 39 Are There Ever Any Extensions? 39 Grants Are
Usually a Reimbursement 40 Reporting Is Required 41 Grants Can Be Recalled
41 A Grant Is Always Competitive 42 What Grants Are Not 42 Grants versus
Loans 43 Grants versus Scholarships 45 Grants versus Rebates 45 Grants
versus Tax Credits 45 Grants versus Endowments 45 Grants versus Fundraising
46 Grants Are Not Free Money 46 Perspectives on Prosperity 47 4 Is There
Really Money Out There? 49 Matching Your Project with the GFOs 50 Is There
Enough Grant Money? 51 How Big Is the Federal Grant Marketplace? 51
Government Grants 52 The Difference between State and Federal Government
Grant Makers 54 How Much Grant Funding Is at the State Level? 55 Foundation
and Nonprofit Grants 56 Corporate Foundations 59 The Size of the
Philanthropic Marketplace 59 Trade Associations 60 Perspectives on
Prosperity 65 PART TWO Strategies for Grant Success 5 Finding the Money 69
Effective Searching 70 Funds Follow Fit 71 Seven Key Questions for
Effective Grant Agency Searching 72 Time Efficiency 72 Should I Send in
Unsolicited Material? 74 Other Searching Tips 75 Create a Grant Tracking
System 77 Determining Eligibility and Feasibility (Step 3) 80 Eligibility
Assessment 81 Feasibility Assessment 83 Decoding Federal Grant
Announcements 85 Perspectives on Prosperity 96 6 Is There a Grant for That?
97 Types of Work You can Fund with Grants 99 What Does Technical Assistance
Mean? 100 What's Trending Now? 101 Unique Funding Example 103 The Real
Impact: How Grant Dollars Meet a Need 104 Non-Money Reasons to Ask for
Money 105 Should Grants be Used only When You Need the Money? 106 Other
Values of Grants 107 To Leverage Funding 107 To Enhance Public Relations
108 To Establish Credibility and Viability 110 To Support Your Causes 110
To Gain Collaborator Buy-In 111 To Demonstrate Trustworthiness 112
Perspectives on Prosperity 113 7 The High Stakes of Winning or Losing
Grants 115 Strategic Considerations Before Applying 118 Alignment of
Mission and Vision 118 Financial Considerations 119 Public
Relations/Marketplace Impact 120 Privacy and Intellectual Capital Exposure
121 Personal and Social Ramifications 122 Added Costs 122 Timing 124 When
to Partner on an Application 125 Do Special Certifications Matter? 126
Perspectives on Prosperity 127 8 Creating a Project Team 129 The Project
Team 130 Importance of a Solid Team 132 Selecting a Project Manager 133
Should I Hire a Grant Writer? 135 Assembling the Team: Roles to Fill 138
Allocating Your Time 141 Preparing the Application 142 Reviewing the
Application 143 Perspectives on Prosperity 144 PART THREE Application,
Award, Afterward 9 Putting the Package Together 147 Grant Application
Basics 148 Narratives 150 Top Narrative Components Explained 151 Tips for
Narratives 154 Forms and Signatures 156 Budget and Justification 158
Supporting Documentation 163 Addendums 164 Financials 165 Matching Funds
Documentation 166 Identification and Registration Numbers 167 Perspectives
on Prosperity 167 10 Scoring Your Application 171 Evaluating a Grant
Proposal 172 Objective and Subjective Grant Evaluation 174 Objective
Scoring Items 175 Subjective Scoring Items 175 Scoring Points 175 Building
Your Own (Probable) Score 176 Self-Evaluation Score 178 Grant Submission
182 Hard Copy 184 Online Submission 185 Perspectives on Prosperity 186 11
Surviving the Wait 187 Honing Your Patience 188 My Application Is Turned
In--Now What? 189 What To Do While You Wait 190 The Responses 191 They Said
Yes! 191 Oh, No, I Got Denied! 192 What's a Resubmit? 193 Should I Appeal?
194 How Should I Answer That Question from the GFO? 195 Does No Mean No, Or
Not Now? 197 The Grant Agreement 199 I Have This One Little Change . . .
199 Other Questions To Ask 201 Transitioning from Applicant to Awardee 202
When Do I Get Paid? 202 Finalizing the Grant Period and Closing Out 203
Reporting 204 Closing Out the Grant and Project Periods 205 Perspectives on
Prosperity 206 Conclusion Grant Writing Secrets 207 Perspectives on
Prosperity 208 Appendix A Project Evaluation Tool 211 Appendix B Grant
Planning Tool 217 Index 221