Grant Writing

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Documents

• Grant-Writing Guidelines [PDF 16KB]
One-page document that outlines basic grant-writing guidelines.
• Yellow Brick Road: Strategies for Securing Grants [PDF 125KB]
Five basic strategies to obtain grant funding with grant-writing tips.
• Avoiding Common Grant-Proposal Mistakes [PDF 140KB]
Quick tips on avoiding grant-writing blunders.
• Grantwriting 101: Resources for Grant Writers [PDF 338KB]
Short article from GuideStar.org that gives suggestions on where to turn for grant-writing resources.
• Sample Private RFP [PDF 28KB]
Sample RFP from a private foundation for its community-development program. Refer also to Sample Private Proposal.
• Sample Private Proposal [PDF 41KB]
Sample proposal from a community-based non-profit organization seeking private foundation funding to form a new low-income housing-management company. Refer to Sample Private RFP.
• Sample Public RFP [PDF 30KB]
Sample request for proposals from a city agency targeted to improve the city's low-income neighborhoods. Refer to the Sample Public Proposal.
• Sample Public Proposal [PDF 111KB]
Sample proposal from a partnership of community-based non-profit organizations seeking public, or government, funds from a city agency to provide occupational training construction skills and on-the-job-experience. Refer to the Sample Public RFP.

Additional External Links

• Maine Philanthropy Center
Nationwide and Maine-specific resources, including library of grants, foundations, and corporate-giving programs.
• Non-Profit Guides
Non-profit guides are free Web-based grant-writing tools for non-profit organizations; charitable, educational, and public organizations; and other community-minded groups.
• Writing a Successful Grant Proposal
The Minnesota Council on Foundations provides a detailed outline of a grant proposal, which is particularly oriented to project proposals.