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As I said before, you do NOT apply for most federal grants. They are extremely
narrow in their focus and are extremely competitive. They are still worth
mentioning and looking into, because it is possible to attain a federal grant. But it
is quite difficult and can take years!
You can attain a federal grant if for example you are an inventor and have an
invention that fits the needs of the U.S. Government, there may be some funding
for you. You dont need to apply for Federal Grants but…
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After you’ve send in your application and did all you could do to promote and get it
approved by contacting your local politicians and even media. All you could do is
wait for a response.
What may happen is you can get a letter in a few weeks that advise you to change
a few things in your application or even project plan. Read more about waiting for your Grant application approval…
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As you might recall, I said in the beginning that grants can be very competitive.
How competitive you ask? Well, it has been estimated by professional grant
writers that for each grant awarded there are 10 grant applications on average, of
course there could be less competition for the grant you are applying for… but
then again, it could also be more! Outshine your competition in Government Grants…
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Ok great, you’ve now got everything you need to put the application together and
mail it in. To make you feel even better, not a lot of people actually get this far
and go through with making an application that has a real chance of getting
you a grant.
You’ve figured out that you need a grant, not a loan or an entitlement. You’ve
done your research on your state’s grant situation, who’s giving grants and what
for. You’ve narrowed down the grant possibilities to one that really appeals to
you. Final review on grant application…
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In order to show that that my project is effective in its task, I have developed the
following method to track its effectiveness.
1. I will keep a complete list of names and addresses of each person who attends
a presentation.
2. These lists will be broken down into Senatorial Districts to allow our legislators
a view of the good things that this project is bringing to their district.
3. I will also hand out and get back comment forms from the audiences. These
forms will also be handled as above.
4. I will keep receipts of every expenditure covered by this grant and turn then
into the department for accountability of every grant dollar.
5. I will make myself available, at anytime, for interim checks of the project
status.
6. I will faithfully, and in a timely manner, complete and return all forms required
by the state to complete this grant. See the example of tracking your grant project’s progress
