The 'How To' Grants Manual
Successful Grantseeking Techniques for Obtaining Public and Private Grants

This highly acclaimed, best-selling book in the ACE Series has been created for novice grant seekers who need instruction on how to begin the grants process, as well as for seasoned grant seekers who want to learn new techniques to save time and increase their success rate. Now in its seventh edition, this book will help you work smarter, not harder, in the pursuit of grant support. Several colleges that use this system report success rates of 75 percent. This new edition of The "How To" Grants Manual seeks to improve success rates to an even higher percentage. Advances in technology and changes in grants and research programs -- due to changing institutional budget priorities -- have prompted the author's preparation of this seventh edition. Revisions to grant-seeking strategies have caused the author, working with grantors and advisory groups, to retool the manual's worksheets and communications templates. These extremely useful supplementary materials are available by contacting textbooks@rowman.com. Please send an email, and our textbooks coordinator will be able to send you the materials.

List of Exhibits, Figures, and Tables Introduction Part I. Getting Ready to Seek Grant Support for Your Organization Chapter 1: The Keys to Grant Success: Being Proactive and Focusing on the Grantor Chapter 2: Searching the Literature to Document Your Project's Statement of Need: Creating an Urgent and Compelling Case Chapter 3: Using Time Management to Integrate a Proactive Grants System into Your Career Chapter 4: The Grant-Winning Approach: Expanding Your Possible Solutions Chapter 5: Developing Key Search Terms to Identify the Best Grantor(s): Redefining Your Project and Improving Your Research Grants/Profile to Get the Right Hits Chapter 6: Why Grant Funds to You and Your Organization: Capitalizing on Your Capabilities Chapter 7: Creating Grant-Winning Teams and Consortia: Involving Volunteers through Advisory Committees and Advisory Groups Chapter 8: Selecting the Right Marketplace for Your Project Chapter 9: Documenting Organizational Support for Your Proposal: Preproposal Summary and Approval
Part II. Public/Government Funding Opportunities Chapter 10: Understanding the Government Grants Marketplace Chapter 11: Researching the Federal Government Marketplace Chapter 12: Contacting Government Grantors, Past Grantees, and Past Reviewers Chapter 13: Planning the Successful Federal Proposal Chapter 14: Improving Your Federal Proposal: The Grants Quality Circle Chapter 15: Submission: What to Do and What Not to Do Chapter 16: Federal Grant Requirements Chapter 17: Dealing with the Decision of Public Funding Sources Chapter 18: Follow-Up with Government Funding Sources
Part III. Private/Foundation Funding Opportunities Chapter 19: Understanding the Private Foundation Marketplace Chapter 20: Researching Potential Private Foundation Grantors: How to Find the Foundation that is Best Suited to Fund Your Project Chapter 21: Contacting a Private Foundation Before Submission Chapter 22: Applying for Private Foundation Funds: Letter of Inquiry-Letter Proposal Chapter 23: Proposal Submission, the Decision, and Follow-Up: Private Foundation Funding Sources
Part IV. Private/Corporate Funding Opportunities Chapter 24: Understanding the Corporate Marketplace Chapter 25: Researching Potential Corporate Grantors: How to Find the Corporate Funding Source that is Best Suited to Fund Your Project Chapter 26: Contacting a Corporate Grantor Before Submission Chapter 27: Applying for Corporate Funds
Chapter 28: Proposal Submission, the Decision, and Follow-Up: Corporate Grantors Chapter 29: Putting It All Together to Work for You
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