Things You'll Need:
- A computer
- That's it!
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Step 1
Yes there is free money. Money that you do not have to pay back, ever. But if it is free, why aren’t people rushing to get some of that free money? Detailed below is the process to will demystify the government grants approval process to help you determine if you are willing to undertake what seems so mystical or difficult for others and if you feel the process to be overwhelming what options are available for you to gain access to some of this free money.
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Step 2
The key step in getting approved is researching and planning. You see different agencies and foundations have different qualifications and before applying you need to know what their prerequisites are in order to determine whether you will be able to qualify. It makes no sense to start getting all the documents they ask you and filling out the application and making the proposal if you do not meet the qualifying for funding. Research carefully and plan dilengently, that is half the battle.
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Step 3
Now you have found a couple of government grants you qualify for and can meet the requirements for funding, what do you do, start by preparing the grant proposal. The summary is the key for approval. They look to the summary to determine if you meet their funding guidelines and if they understand your funding need. You must make your summary compelling an convincing. 90% of grants get rejected because they fail in this one area of conveying the need for the funding and how it meet the grantor’s funding requirements. If its unclear, it will not get approved.
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Step 4
Now organize all your paperwork in chronological order. Make sure to make a list of all the items they are requesting and you check off the list as you gather the paperwork and put it in the order they request.
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Step 5
Now write your proposal and be thorough and to the point. You must justify the need for your need or the needs of the community and how you and the grant provider can meet that need together. Justify how you receiving this grant will contribute greatly to the community and how badly the community needs what you are offering. You must find a way to convey that you are trying to meet a need, reach a goal, not just find ways to spend money. How this seed money meets your long term goals and how they will get so much publicity for making this happen for the community.
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Step 6
Then complete the application, make sure not to leave anything out on the application as this will delay the approval process. Once you have completed the above processes, you are ready to submit your application for funding.
