Locating Grants and Funding Sources: Book Resources

Provides detailed instructions on preparing successful grant proposals. The Guide outlines the entire proposal-writing process: Guidance from Grantmakers - Interviews highlight new trends in grantmaking: preferred proposal formats, funder cultivation strategies, tips on re-submitting a rejected request, and on how to capture and sustain a grantmaker's interest. Also includes an updated bibliography featuring selected resources on proposal development, including web and print sources.

This book provides a clear and detailed outline of the grant writing process, and tips for success. Includes information on how to locate different kinds of grant sponsors, and how to write a persuasive proposal. Steps for long-term sustainability of your grant are also outlined, including negotiating the budget and creating an evaluation plan.

A clear, step-by-step course in grant writing.

Covering all aspects of the proposal process, from the most basic questions about form and style to the task of seeking funding, the Fifth Edition of Proposals That Work has been completely updated and revised to offer clear advice backed up with excellent examples.

This book is a guide to writing scientific research proposals for submission to funding agencies. It approaches the topic by placing it in the larger context of planning and carrying out a research project, offering guidance on selecting a suitable research topic, organizing and planning the project, identifying a funding agency, writing the proposal, and managing the funded project. The book also discusses the ethical responsibilities of the researcher, the proposal review process, and how to deal with declination of a proposal.