Can someone help me write a grant proposal ?

Question

I AM TRYING TO GET A PERSONAL GRANT AND I AM TRYING TO FIND SOMEONE WHO CAN HELP ME ACHIEVE THAT IF ANYONE CAN HELP ME PLEASE LET ME KNOW. I AM WILLING TO TRY ANYTHING TO GET A GOOD AND RIGHT PROPOSAL TO GET THIS GRANT. PLEASE HELP

Answer 1

The government is NOT in the business of giving away free money for the sake of giving away money. The Government does not give out personal grants for paying debts, fixing the leak on your roof (unless your house is listed as historical), or start a business (unless you are an American Indian living in the reserve for example).

Grants are free, but it means OBLIGATION. You will be obligated to do as the grant sets out to do. Grants have objectives, and your purpose must fit the objective of the grant.

For one, you have to write the grant application and the grant application is not a simple document - you have to explain how your purpose for applying for the grant fits well with the objectives set out by the grant. Here are some sites where you may be able to find experts to help you write your grant:

American Association of Grant Professionals http://www.grantprofessionals.org
Non profit Guides http://www.npguides.org/
GrantExperts.com http://www.grantexperts.com
Association of Fund Raising Professionals http://www.afpnet.org/

Once you finish writing your grant and submit your grant application, there is a stringent review process through a committee. You will compete with other applicants for the grant money, and this grant review committee will evaluate the merits of each proposal. Only those that they feel exemplifies the objective of the grant will be approved.

You can go to the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) http://www.cfda.gov and Grants.gov http://www.grants.gov - these are two sites created by the federal government to provide transparency and information on grants. Browse through the listings and see if you can find any grant that would support your purposes.

Even if you buy books on "how to get grants" or list that supposedly has information on grants -- all of them are mere rehash of what CFDA has, albeit packaged differently.

Note though that these grants generally support non-profit organizations, intermediary lending institutions, and state and local governments. Most of the federal grants are given to specific target groups with specific requirements (e.g. minority business owners involved in transportation related contracts emanating from DOT - Grant#20.905 Disadvantaged Business Enterprises Short Term Lending Program. Individuals especially for personal purposes are not eligible for federal grants.

Grants are also often given to non profit groups or organizations involved in training or other similar activities (grant 59.043 Women's Business Ownership Assistance that are given to those who will create women's business center that will train women entrepreneurs

Answer 2

There are grant-writing specialists who do this for a living. You can also talk to people who write grants at your local schools and public agencies. it is far, far too difficult to do that here.