Belinda's guidelines are excellent. I'd also like to add the following:
1. No matter what you're applying for/to do, be sure that your product
benefits the community, however you define community. But be honest--don't
claim to change the lives of 2 million people if only sixty people will be
touched.
2. Have a long-range plan. Nothing is more convincing than a project that
fits within a 1, 2, 5, and ten year plan.
3. Know what has been done in the past and refer to those
standards--improve upon them if possible. For instance, if you need to work
on a ship, see what the standards are for ship repair and MENTION THEM. If
you want to promote a particular community project, research how other
communities have succeeded in this area. Use them as a prototype, and
explain how your plan better fits your needs.
4. Partner with any other group that makes sense. Partnership is a real
buzz word. In its defense, I will say that the more partners involved with
a project, the greater chance that the project will endure.
I'm sure that others have far more helpful ideas!
Cynthia D. Nieb
Director, SHSI Grant Programs & Community Development
600 East Locust Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50319
Telephone: 515-281-8754
Fax: 515-242-6498
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From: Belinda Nickles [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2002 9:01 AM
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Subject: Re: Grant writing assistance needed
Deb:
I'm probably telling you something that you already know, but
make sure any grant you apply for fits your needs. Take time
to learn about the grant source and what kind of projects
they have awarded money for in the past. For example, if
a grant source has conservation as its primary goal, don't
apply for it if you need money for education programs
(OK, that's an obvious one). Almost any proposal can be
worded to fit almost any grant, but the selection committee
will see right through the wording and reject your
proposal. You can also request and often receive a copy
of a successful proposal that was submitted to the grant
source. I'm deal mostly with foundation grants so I'm
sure others on the list will have ideas on getting
federal and state grants.
Belinda Nickles
Museum Consultant
an obvious one
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