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Grant Writing Tools

Tips for Writing & Submitting Good Grant Proposals
https://www.hrsa.gov/sites/default/files/grants/apply/writestrong/grantwritingtips.pdf
Slides (PDF) presented by the Health Resources and Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Introduction to Grant Writing
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/subject_specific_writing/professional_technical_writing/grant_writing/index.html
A comprehensive guide offered by Purdue’s Online Writing Lab (OWL).

Planning and Writing a Grant Proposal: The Basics
https://writing.wisc.edu/handbook/assignments/grants-2/
Another detailed guide offered by Professor Kate Vieira, a Curriculum and Instruction professor at UW-Madison.

National Center for Charitable Statistics (NCCS)
https://nccs.urban.org/

Grant Proposal Samples

Sample Proposals for Private and Public RFPs
Non-Profit Guides

Sample Projects Proposals from the U.S. Department of Education
Sample Project Proposals (DOCX)

Sample Applications & More (NIH)
Applications by NIAID Investigators

Sample Grant Proposal
Kurzweil Educational Systems

Sample Funded Proposals
Office of Grants & Contracts Administration, University of Alaska, Fairbanks

Nonprofit Organizations

BoardSource
https://boardsource.org/
The premiere voice of nonprofit governance, BoardSource is dedicated to increasing the effectiveness of nonprofit organizations by strengthening their boards of directors. Its highly acclaimed programs and services mobilize boards so that organizations fulfill their missions, achieve their goals, increase their impact, and extend their influence.

Council on Foundations
https://www.cof.org/
This is a membership organization of more than 2,000 grantmaking foundations and giving programs worldwide. They provide leadership expertise, legal services and networking opportunities among other services to members and to the general public.

GuideStar: The National Database of Nonprofit Organizations
https://www.guidestar.org/
Provides details about thousands of non-profits, plus about a half million other groups loosely classified as charities. Here you’ll find plenty of joint venture possibilities, as well as a chance to operate the good-old-blank network for brainstorming and sources.