The Cass County, Michigan, 43rd Circuit Court recently posted a press release regarding a federal grant award that can serve as a template for a similar press release you could use to announce your award.
It is so disappointing to find out you didn’t win a grant award, especially if you worked really hard on your application. Below are a few tips for next steps. Go back and review how many awards were anticipated. If the answer is fewer than 10 awards were anticipated, you were applying for a very …
The degree of detail needed will vary depending on the nature of the project. However, it is essential that every expenditure be explained thoroughly. A sample budget narrative can be found at the following link: https://www.ojp.gov/funding/grants101/sample-materials.
Most federal agencies post the grant awards that are made on their website. The following links can be used to track the FY 2020 awards: SAMHSA awards: https://www.samhsa.gov/grants/grant-announcements-2020 BJA/OJP/OVC/OJJDP: https://external.ojp.usdoj.gov/selector/solicitations Most, if not all, awards will be posted by September 30, 2020 for FY 2020.
Federal grant writing becomes easier over time as you have more material and examples to borrow from to pull together your proposal. A reasonable schedule for a first-time grantee might look something like this: Completing the required registrations – 1 day (spread out over multiple weeks) Reaching out to partners and coordinating the proposal (if …
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One of the most common problems grantees have related to their match is failure to document or account for the match, whether it is a cash or in-kind contribution. You will need to maintain appropriate records related to your match which may include receipts, timecards, invoices, etc. as documentation. Common problems related to matching to avoid …
Federal funders are typically completing their review of applications between April and August. As part of the review process, a Federal agency may identify an error in your budget or something about your budget that needs to be modified. Funders do not have the resources to request adjustments to applications that are not under strong …
Unless otherwise specified in the solicitation, grant awards are announced before the end of the federal fiscal year which concludes September 30th. The majority of federal grant awards are announced in September.
Often, federal solicitations do not provide much information about the requirements related to letters of support. Below are some tips that may be applied when there are no specific directions. Letters should be addressed to the current Director of the applicable Federal agency. The signed letters should be included as a single electronic attachment – …
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Unless the solicitation specifically requires a match or indicates providing a match will be considered as part of the application review process, there is no advantage to voluntarily offering a match. Furthermore, if your budget indicates you will be providing a match, you will typically be required to document the match in your financial reporting. …
