How to Write a Successful Government Grant Proposal
How do you put together a standout application with more public-sector entities vying for competitive funding opportunities? Here’s a starting point.
Posts Tagged: funding
What You Need to Know About Grantees
Navigating funding as a grantee or recipient does not come without its challenges. Learn the proper terminology and primary challenges for grantees in government grants management.
What You Need to Know About Grantors
Learn all the different roles a grantor can assume, common grantor challenges, and methods to overcome those challenges in managing grants.
Innovative Funding Ideas
Lack of funds can materialize as barriers which halt innovation and programs. But what if there were another option?
Cybersecurity, Money, and Success
Both interviewees were featured in our recent guide, Understanding State and Local Government. To read the guide, click here. It’s often true that throwing money at a problem won’t solve it, but sometimes it does help. At least, when you have a multiyear (expensive) strategy that you need to effectively implement. That was the case for theRead… Read more »
Revenues Are Up – Spend Them Wisely
As revenues rise following the Great Recession, spend them in strategically in key areas instead of just restoring all previous cuts.
“Where Does Fed Money Go?” Using a Canonical Model to Find It
For decades, OMB and Departments have been trying to trace federal grants and loans to specific places: cities, neighborhoods, farms, enterprise zones, individual houses or stores. The complexity of community development, economic development, rural development, job creation, or just accounting have plagued how funds can be traced. The purpose of tracing the money is toRead… Read more »
Stop Failing, Start Learning: Try Rapid Prototyping
John Godfrey Saxe, an American poet, introduced the Indian parable “The Blind Men and the Elephant” to a Western audience. In this tale, six blind men touch the same elephant, but each perceives something different about the animal. “And so these men of Indostan disputed loud and long, each in his own opinion exceeding stiffRead… Read more »
Deadline Extended for Innovations in American Government Awards!
Do you have a creative and effective government program or initiative, or know of one that deserves recognition? If so, you now have an extra week to submit an application for the Innovations in American Government Award. Administered by the Ash Center at Harvard Kennedy School, the Award is given to programs that serve asRead… Read more »
Last month to apply for the Innovations in American Government Award!
Do you have a creative and effective government program or initiative, or know of one that deserves recognition? If so, there is still time to submit an application for the Innovations in American Government Award. Administered by the Ash Center at Harvard Kennedy School, the Award is given to programs that serve as examples ofRead… Read more »