Do You Need A
Grant?
Many people employed in the public sector find
themselves facing dwindling budgetary resources. Yet, many of these same dedicated people
have a continuing need for new, up-to-date, educational materials to help them fulfill
their mission to disseminate awareness information to the general public. So, many public
servants that never had to consider it before are turning to grant writing. Many view
grant writing as the logical "next step" to secure funding for their educational
efforts.
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What
Kind Of Grant?
There are thousands of grant opportunities
available today. But if you’re looking for a grant to help you pay for products
offered at this site, you will likely be considering grants that pay for health education,
drug awareness education, crime prevention education, or for the implementation of a
community policing program.
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Writing
A Grant
Grant writing can be a daunting task. Grant
writers are typically expected to detail every aspect of their proposed project. They are
usually expected to project all costs related to the project. They must follow a detailed
(and oftentimes cryptic) application process. If they are awarded a grant, they will have
to follow up with in-depth reports on the effectiveness of their project and financial
statements about how they’ve spent the grant money. Audits are common. In order to
help you get a feel for what may be required of you (and how you might accomplish it) we
have provided links to some fine Internet sites that have grant writing tips and examples.
Click
here for a tutorial on grant writing and an example of a grant.
Click
here for a guide to proposal planning and writing.
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About Federal Grants
As you might expect, these grants are
available to persons and organizations from any state in the Union. Grants from the
Education Dept. are the most common, but the Dept. of Justice and the Dept. of Housing
& Urban Development have a lot of grants also. (Most grants from the Natl. Institutes
for Health are for medical research.)
Click
here to go to the U.S. Department of Education's E-Grants website.
Click
here to see a Department of Justice page that talks about COPS grants.
Click
here to see a HUD page describing crime prevention grants given to specific
low-income communities.
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About Your State
Click
here to see a page on our site that provides links to
state home pages.
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About Grant-Making Foundations
Private foundations are granting tens of millions of dollars
annually to charitable and/or
non-profit organizations.
Click
here to see a website full of charitable foundations that
give grants.
Click
here for a very nice online orientation to the process of seeking a grant from a
charitable foundation.
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Even More Grant Information and Foundations
Click
here to find out about publications you can get that will keep you
informed about the latest grants available.
Click
here to see a website that provides information that is specifically for law
enforcement.
Click
here for
information about a foundation that provides general education
grants...
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Asking Business Leaders In Your Area For
Help
Sometimes the easiest way to fund a small
purchase (like one of our videos) is to directly solicit money from the business community
in your area. You may be surprised at how open many business leaders are to the idea of
partnering with local schools, non-profits, and law enforcement agencies in this way.
Click
here to see some introductory letters that
you can copy and
adapt for this purpose.
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