How to Get Grant Funding for Individual Use

You do not have to be a non profit organization to get a grant, individual or personal grants can be found through government and private organizations. Examples of grants given to individuals include: art grant, film grant, land grant, wild life/animal grant, education grant, and research grant. While it does help if your affiliated with a non profit organization, learn below how to win a grant without having such connections.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

1. Write a professional resume to serve as a biography of your professional life. This will show grant funders your qualifications for operating the grant project and overseeing the grant money budget.

2. 
   Write A Resume Before Applying For A Grant For Individual Use.

   Construct a portfolio of your work if applicable. If your a writer give clipping of your work. If your a artists include pictures of your work. If have gardener include pictures of your garden.

3. Use press to your advantage. If you have received positive reviews from the press use the clipping in your portfolio.

4. Build a list of solid references that will support your individual grant project. Non profit administration, other well know professionals in your profession, and local political figures are the best forms of references to have.

5. Create a short grant proposal to describe why you are seeking grant funding. Do not worry about writing a drawn out proposal right now, just give a outline of what your project is and what you need to carry out the project. You will not want to take out the time to write a detailed version until you know what grant you are applying for.

6. 
   Do Your Own Investigation To Seek Out Grant Funding.

   Seek out foundations that fund projects similar to yours. If you are having trouble finding foundations start your search out at grants.com. Reading niche bases journals and newsletter can also be profitable in finding available grants for personal use.

7. If seeking funding for your project is coming to a halt due to lack of grant funding, consider finding 501c(3) program that will

Tips & Warnings

• Individual grant seekers may find grant funding easier to obtain if they become members of associations that support like causes or join causes with 501c(3) programs.

Resources

• How To Find Free Small Business Grants
• How To Get A Free List Of Government Grants.
• How To Find Instant Grants
• How to Apply For Government Grants The Easy Way

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on 10/28/2009 Great article... How do I search for a individual grant?

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on 9/5/2009 Thanks for the information on grants resources.

[feliciakamriani]

on 7/31/2009 Interesting info. Thanks.