Grant writing is all about power. We write grants because they bring us prestige, programs, equipment, travel, and time. Grants free us to do the kind of research, teaching, and service that we enjoy ...

Conduct a personality and skills inventory on yourself to decide whether you are suited to be a grant writing consultant. To be a successful, you need specific talents that enable you to deal with the ...

Financial pressures have shifted grant writing to the forefront of skills that graduate students need to survive academic life. Some students receive instant gratification and get a grant the first or ...

Nonprofit organizations play a vital role in addressing social, economic, and environmental challenges. Whether it’s helping low-income families, supporting education, improving healthcare access, or ...

Linda Peavy, the owner and founder of LiPav Consulting, LLC, has pledged to offer free online grant training to 23,000 Black organizations. Her company has written grants and business development ...

Sponsor solicitations may be in the form of Request for Proposals (RFPs), Request for Applications (RFAs), Notice of Funding Opportunity Announcement (NOFA), Broad Agency Announcements (BAAs) or ...

A humdrum response from reviewers of your grant proposal can set off a cascade of questions and self-doubt. Did the reviewers not like your research question, or was your approach lacking? Did you ...

While the art and science of grant writing can vary depending on many factors, not least of which being the specific requirements of the target funding organization, there are a few general best ...

Most nonprofit organizations have two primary sources of funding: donations and grants. The latter is a much more difficult and competitive means to achieve your financial goals, but it pays off if ...

To write a successful grant proposal, academics need to focus on the relevant details that will help sell their research idea to the reviewer and this requires a shift of mindset, as Kaycie Butler ...