Tips on Writing a Grant

General Resources

• The Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Basic Elements of Grant Writing

• Seacost Web Design Resource Center. 10-Point Plan for Standard Grant Funding Proposal. Includes sample applications, budget and cover letter.

• Guide to Grant Proposal Writing.
Prepared by the staff of the Library Development Bureau of the New Jersey State Library and includes writing tips and examples of grant proposals.

• School Grants - Writing Tips
A number of good articles on grant writing and sample proposals.

• Innovation Network, Inc. - InnoNet is a 501(c)3 organization dedicated to helping small to medium-sized nonprofit organizations successfully meet their missions. InnoNet has two services to meet this end: a search service to find model programs and an evaluation service that guides agencies through a planning and evaluation process. Membership is free.

• EPA Grant-Writing Tutorial
This is the site where you can download a Windows or Mac version of a tutorial in grant writing. The program will step the user through the grant-writing process and help them with writing a competitive grant. Though there are sections dealing with just the EPA grants, the program is valuable for any type grant you might be applying for.

• Investing in School Technology: Strategies to Meet the Funding Challenge
Although this guide was prepared by the Pelavin Research Institute in November, 1997 for the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Educational Technology, the information it contains is still relevant and invaluable. The purpose of the paper is to provide state and local policymakers, state legislatures, state superintendents and departments of education, local school boards, school district superintendents, and teachers some tools and pointers for thinking about their educational technology plans and for developing comprehensive strategies for funding those plans. It is also available as a downloadable PDF file.