A practical, proven system for finding, applying for, and winning grants for your small business.
This year alone, there is at least $350 million worth of grant money available for small businesses. But plenty of small businesses will miss out on that money because they either don't know it's there or don't know how to get it. Written by a consultant who helps individuals, local governments, and nonprofits find and receive grant money, Find Grant Funding Now! provides proven, step-by-step guidance on applying for and win the grant money they need to succeed.
Utilizing the simple five-step process that the author successfully uses for her own clients, this is virtually the only book on the market dedicated to helping small businesses get grants. It features a wealth of valuable resources and even a customized Grant Readiness Assessment Tool that helps entrepreneurs and small business owners make sure they're fully prepared before they file the paperwork.
If you need cash to start or expand your small business, Find Grant Funding Now! offers a practical system that gets real results.
Key Features
- Includes a proven and effective Five-Step Prosperity Process for finding and landing grants
- Features sample forms, checklists, budgets, merit reviews, 30- and 60-day grant project management plans, and more
- Written by the founder of a full-service funding firm that helps entrepreneurs, communities, universities, trade associations, and cooperatives obtain grant funds from governments and foundations
Contents
PART 1 Navigating the Grant and Funding Landscape
- Chapter 1 Why Grants Now?
- Chapter 2 The Five Steps to Navigating the Grant Process
- Chapter 3 What Is a Grant?
- Chapter 4 Is There Really Money Out There?
PART 2 Strategies for Grant Success
- Chapter 5 Finding the Money
- Chapter 6 Is There a Grant for That?
- Chapter 7 The High Stakes of Winning or Losing Grants
- Chapter 8 Creating a Project Team
PART 3 Application, Award, Afterward
- Chapter 9 Putting the Package Together
- Chapter 10 Scoring Your Application
- Chapter 11 Surviving the Wait
- Appendix A Project Evaluation Tool 211
- Appendix B Grant Planning Tool 217
- Index
About the Authors
- As a Certified Grant Administrator, SARAH BETH AUBREY has written over 400 successful grants in 38 states, Puerto Rico, and Canada; funding for these awards has yielded nearly $55 million since 2008. Sarah specializes in grant strategy and uses a process-oriented approach to navigating the grant funding process with state, federal, and foundation funding sources. Her expertise lies heavily in the areas of energy, agriculture, sustainability/environment, and food production, yet she sources grants of all kinds specific to the client's needs—working to make the program fit the project. Besides application and loan guarantee assistance, Sarah's firm, Prosperity Consulting, offers services in market research, business planning, feasibility studies, and training. As a member of the National Speakers Association (NSA), Sarah also speaks frequently on the topic of navigating the grant funding process to corporate clients, trade groups, and entrepreneurs. She is also the author of The Profitable Hobby Farm, also from Wiley.
Book Details
- Hardcover: 256 pages
- Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (December 31, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1118710487
- ISBN-13: 978-1118710487
- Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.4 x 0.9 inches
- List Price: $49.95