1. How to Write a Great Grant Proposal Grant Writing Workshop Sharon Kugelmass, Ph.D. Mecklenburg County Finance Department Grants Development Coordinator Sharon.Kugelmass@meckgov.org

2. 2 Q. What is a grant? A legal way to spend someone else’s money. A chance to do good. A legal way to spend someone else’s money to do good.

3. 3 Q. How do you get them? Research Prepare Write Try again!

4. 4 Where to Research? CFDA Federal Register Official NC Website Foundation Center Guidestar Duke Endowment Annual Reports Tax Returns Program Officers

5. 5 Prepare... What do you need? Annual Budget Recent Audit Organization Chart Board of Directors Have these updated Marketing Tools MOU/MOA’s Resumes Standard Forms and ready to go!

6. 6 Know Your Business

7. 7 Know Your Audience

8. 8 Follow the rules Follow the guidelines -- to the letter! Very detailed and specific. Take your time. Plan and do it right.

9. 9 A typical grant application  Application Form  Executive Summary  Proposal  Attachments

10. 10 The Proposal... Tells the story. The Problem The “Solution” -- Innovative Idea Why important? The Plan The Budget Evaluation Sustain/Finance.

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12. 12 Tips  InnovationParallelism  Collaboration Cost Benefits  ReplicationOutside Reader  Follow Directions Impact and Context K I S S

13. 13 Must Haves â Innovation â Authority â Results