University of Texas-Pan AmericanSouthwest Border Nonprofit Resource

Center

You love writing. You love math. You plan every detail of your day, week or

month. You love surprises, whatever happens,

happens. You love to-do list and deadlines. Your closet is organized by color, seasons,

etc. You love meeting new people. You love being out of your office and in the

field.

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Letter of Inquiry (LOI) Letter or Notice of Intent Request for Proposal (RFP) Request for Applications (RFA) Notice of Fund Availability (NOFA) Notice of Grant Award (NOGA)

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Grant - Each year, the U.S. government along with private foundations and public corporations offer billions of dollars in funding to individuals and organizations to be used for specific projects. This funding, which is called a grant, requires no repayment as long as it is used to fund the project for which it was allocated.

Grants can be given to individuals, non-profit organizations, government entities, or educational institutions.

In order to receive a grant, the prospective recipient must submit a formal request to the organization. This request is called a grant proposal or grant application.

Two kinds: Formula and Competitive

RFP – Request for Proposals or

RFA – Request for Applications or

NOFA- Notice of Funding Availability

OnlineOnline portal and email

Hardcopy (using a word processing and spreadsheet software)

Letter of Intent to Apply Executive Summary Organizational History/Accomplishments Program Narrative Program Budget Program Evaluation Attachments

• www.grantprofessionals.org American Association of Grant Professionals

• www.afpnet.org Association of Fundraising Professionals - AFP

• Call local AAGP Chapter and AFP contact• Official group is the Valley Grants &

Fundraising Network (Hidalgo and Starr Counties) or Grants Consortium (Cameron County)

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Ethics and Accountability

Knows the rules, regulations, ethics and laws to stay on course and out of trouble.

Knows content and has subject expertise.

Organized, concise and analytical writer.

understands the grant application process

superior writing and grammar skills

work independentlymeet deadlinesattention to detailability to understand financial and budget matters

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Train someone on staffContract with an independent writer

Create a new position

Members shall work for a salary or fee.

Members shall not accept or pay a finder’s fee, commission, or percentage compensation based on grants and shall take care to discourage their organizations from making such payments.

Compensation should not be written into grants unless allowed by the funder.

Finder’s fee - payment made for introducing a nonprofit to a funder and/or contingent upon the nonprofit receiving a grant from that funder.

Brainstorming rules Identifying Needs (what do you need

funding for?) example: staff, program implementation, etc.

Identifying Sources (what types of funding do you receive historically? And which do you need to ramp up? Example: donations, private foundation grants, government grants, etc.

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Identifying Partners & Creating Coalitions Brainstorming potential partners

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Problems, Solutions, Goals & Objectives

Write Winning Case Statement

Market your Case Statement

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Corporations Local Government (local tax funds)

State and Federal Government (federal tax funds)

Federated Funds Private Foundations

www.Grants.gov www.Foundationcenter.org www.gpoaccess.gov www.governor.state.tx.us/divisions/stategrants/resourcebyarea

www.dshs.state.tx.us/fic www.fundsnetservices.com www.grantstation.com

A good fundraising plan will include a balance of all techniques and sources. Establishing unrestricted, ongoing funding is the most important, followed by other funding that will grow the organization and sustain its future.

www.mangementhelp.org◦Getting ready for fundraising and grants

◦Board’s role◦Should you and how do you hire a fundraiser or grant writer?

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University of Texas-Pan American Southwest Border Nonprofit Resource

Center 1201 W. University Drive, 1.404R Edinburg, Texas 956-665-7566 sbnrc@utpa.edu www.utpa.edu/sbnrc