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GrantProse, Inc., Newsletter
North Carolina's leading newsletter on grants
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Vol. 4, No. 14
| November 14, 2012 |
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Dear Colleagues,
The election may be over, but debate over the federal budget is not. The coming months will be telling for federal grant programs, and the GrantProse newsletter will offer announcements and forecasts as they become available.
In this issue, we continue with Part 2 of our feature series, Preparing to Write Proposals. We also offer news on serving and engaging youth, and post two new grant alerts, including an RFP from the NC Department of Public Instruction for 21st Century Community Learning Center grants.
Be sure to visit our website for your daily Grant Alert and a complete listing of current funding opportunities, as well as more resources from the world of grants. And please join our discussions on LinkedIn and subscribe to our Twitter feed. |
Preparing to Write Proposals
Part 2: Know Your Needs
By Rita Lewis
You've been shopping grants for months. You finally spot the perfect one for your organization. It fits your mission and would fund an important project in your agency. You leap into action, a spring in your step and dollar signs in your eyes.
Days later, you realize you might not be able to submit this proposal by the deadline; time is too short. You learn the grant writer's lesson: The more legwork you do in advance, the more time you'll have to write the proposal.
In Part 1 of this three-part series, we discussed the first step of preparation: Knowing yourself -- your organization's mission, accomplishments, and fundraising policies -- and getting acquainted with the funding source.
Here, we discuss the concept and the importance of need. Need is at the heart of every grant proposal: You seek funding to fulfill a need, and agencies award funding to address societal needs.
Concerning the latter, what are the needs of your community or your target population? This is what agencies are interested in funding...
[...Read the entire article on our website]
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Announcements
Awards, events, training opportunities
The NC Rural Center will conduct a series of workshops on how to transform communities into places that youth and young adults can thrive. As part of its New Generation Initiative, the first workshop will be held Nov. 27 at the Rural Center and by video conferencing at five additional locations across the state. Visit the Rural Center's website for additional information on the workshop series, which addresses concerns that rural communities face about their younger populations. Participants must register by Nov. 21. Members of youth-serving organizations are invited to register for StepItUp2Thrive, a free half-day workshop focused on research-based strategies to help young people be successful. Sponsored by Youthrive, the Raleigh Promise and Cooperative Extension's 4-H Youth Development Program, the workshop will be held Dec. 11 at the McKimmon Center in Raleigh, 9 am - 1 pm. Space is limited; interested participants must register on Youthrive by Dec. 3. The event includes lunch and a networking opportunity.
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Resources
News you can use
As part of its New Generation Initiative, the NC Rural Center surveyed more than 15,000 rural youth in the state, followed up with focus groups, and examined statistical data on the well-being of children, youth, and young adults in rural North Carolina. Findings are presented in this downloadable PDF of Young and Rural: A Snapshot of Rural North Carolina's New Generation. The report focuses on the aspirations of rural youth, their concerns for a future in rural North Carolina, and demographic and economic trends.
The Rural Center has also published a guide to nonprofit and government resources for engaging youth, including grant, scholarship, volunteer, and networking opportunities. Visit the Rural Center's New Generation Initiative webpage for information on the Youth Engagement Resource Guide, available in print and online.
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Grant Alerts
Now updated on the GrantProse website
The sooner you know about a new grant, the more time you have to craft a winning proposal! Visit our Grant Alerts webpage to view all the latest funding opportunities, including the two below. We post a PDF of current Grant Alerts twice a month, and new Alerts daily on Twitter.
NEW
Deadline: 02/15/13
Program: The Big Read
Agency: National Endowment for the Arts
Description: Support to develop community-wide reading programs that encourage reading and participation among diverse audiences.
Award Amount: $2,500 - $20,000
Website: The Big Read
Eligibility: Nonprofits; state, local, or tribal governments; tax-exempt public libraries
NEW
Deadline: 03/22/13
Program: 21st Century Community Learning Centers
Agency: NC Department of Public Instruction
Description: Funding for out-of-school-time centers that offer students academic enrichment activities, and their families opportunities for educational development.
Award Amount: $100,000 - $400,000 (per year)
Website: 21CCLC
Eligibility: LEAs, nonprofits, government, faith-based organizations, colleges and universities, for-profits
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GrantProse, Inc., assists institutions, agencies and organizations to expand fiscal resources and program operations, helping clients locate and secure grant funds matched to their interests and needs. Please forward this email to colleagues using the link at the top right, and join us in social media to help us spread this valuable information.
We welcome feedback from our readers! Email questions and comments to Rita Lewis, newsletter editor.
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