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Grant Samples
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Foundation Grants
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Sample Letter - Families First - Family Services Center
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Sample Grant - Reach for the Stars
Private Money, Foundations, Corporations, and Individual giving
The Foundation Center estimates that there are around 53,000 foundations that currently provide grants or some type of support. Actually only about 3,000 of these give 80 percent of the grants. The average grant size by a foundation with $20 million to $100 million in assets is $20,000. This is just a small percentage of the foundations that give larger grants. The average grant for the 20,000 smaller foundations is $1800.
Grant seekers must research the purposes and giving history of foundations to determine a likely match for their specific need. Foundations typically will not give grants where government or other funds are available. So public schools or other publicly funded institutions will have to prove that they cannot get support from other means and that their ideas are innovative and worthy of funding.
In many areas Community Foundations are being established that have a local or regional focus. These foundations typically provide grants in the area of health, welfare, education, arts and cultural activities.
Common Grant Application Template
Many of the foundations and community organizations that provide grants use a common application to collect basic information. A sample developed in Wisconsin is provided below:
The Common Application Form was created by members of the Donors Forum of Wisconsin. The Funding Information Center distributes the form. Please direct question on the use of the form to the prospective funders. If you would like more information about the Funding Information Center, please click here.
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Government Grants
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Sample Abstracts - click here
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Sample Letter - Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers
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Sample Grants -
Since the 1960’s there has been a tremendous growth in the number of government grants available. The “New Frontier” and “Great Society” programs were primarily administered on the federal level with some discretionary grants to organizations and some “pass-through” grants that went to states first and then out to grantees. At this point in our history there are literally billions of dollars available through grants for education, social services, and other purposes.
There are several sources of information on Federal grants that are available. The two most complete are Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance and the Federal Register. It is a good idea to make direct contacts with staff of the specific grant office for the program you in which you are interested. Most programs have a website containing actual applications and grant guidelines.
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Business Partnerships
Sample Letter - Vision Middle School
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