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Resources and Tips for Successful Grant Writing


Quick Refreshers

  • Dr. S. Joesph Levine has posted a "Guide for Writing a Funding Proposal." This guide breaks writing a grant proposal into sections, and for each section he provides writing hints and examples that make this an easy quick reference.
  • The Foundation Center Learning Lab provides resources to grant seekers designed to help you be successful in your grant search. The proposal writing short course is a two-part introduction to grant seeking. For additional resources from the Foundation Center, check out the virtual classroom menu.
  • The Paladin Group-Grant Mentors has posted the "Elements of a Grant Proposal." Using bullets, this guide quickly breaks a grant proposal into its component parts, explains what is needed for each part, and provides an average length for each. The guide could easily be used as a checklist.