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Step 1
Write a short description of the reason you are seeking a mini grant. Always tell the sponsors of the grant the why, when and where of your project. If buying equipment implicate how the equipment will be kept up without any further grant funding.
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Step 2
Determine how much grant money you will need. This is very important when seeking mini grants, because smaller grants are usually granted before larger grants. But if you as for to little of a grant you may not have enough funding to pay for the project.
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Step 3
Know that you know what you need funding for it is time to go searching for mini grants.The easiest way to find grants from various foundations is to use a good search engine search for mini grants. Beside the word mini grant you will need to put what type of grant you are looking for such as education, gardening, community based, or unemployment grant. Gov.org and foundation.org are also great websites to find various forms of mini grants.
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Step 4
Read and follow directions very carefully. Many foundations will immediately throw out applicants for any form of not following directions. Most mini grants will require a short intro to the project you seek funding for, plus a list of supporters for the project.
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Step 5
Be patient. Most foundations are not in the grant funding business and have various other duties beside going through applications, so being patient till they send word of a grant is cruel.
Comments
georgelarson said
on 6/23/2009 Good information on how to get mini grants. Thanks.
betterbody said
on 6/21/2009 Thank you for the 5 * tips I will use to apply for a mini grant.