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Record Nr.

UNINA9910954549303321

Titolo

A government guide to grants / / Nathan E. Legaspi, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2010

ISBN

1-61209-805-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (116 p.)

Collana

Grants and funding

Altri autori (Persone)

LegaspiNathan E

Disciplina

338.973/02

Soggetti

Grants-in-aid - United States

Research grants - United States

Proposal writing for grants - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- A GOVERNMENT GUIDE TO GRANTS -- A GOVERNMENT GUIDE TO GRANTS -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1  BLOCK GRANTS: PERSPECTIVES AND CONTROVERSIES -- SUMMARY -- GRANT DEFINITIONS -- THE NUMBER OF BLOCK GRANTS -- BLOCK GRANTS: COMPETING PERSPECTIVES -- WHEN SHOULD BLOCK GRANTS BE CONSIDERED? -- CONTEMPORARY CONTROVERSIES: PART SCORES -- CONTEMPORARY CONTROVERSIES: FUNDING -- APPENDIX. BRIEF HISTORY OF BLOCK GRANTS -- End Notes -- Chapter 2  GRANTS WORK IN A CONGRESSIONAL OFFICE -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- ORGANIZING OFFICE GRANTS OPERATIONS -- Managing Grants Requests -- Office Grants Manual -- File Systems and Logs -- Agency Files -- Constituent Files by County -- Tracking Requests -- Communicating with Staff -- ASSESSING CONSTITUENT REQUESTS -- PROVIDING INFORMATION TO CONSTITUENTS -- PROPOSAL WRITING ASSISTANCE AND SOURCES -- WRITING LETTERS FOR GRANT SEEKERS -- ANNOUNCING GRANTS AWARDS -- FEDERAL ASSISTANCE AND SOURCES -- Federal Grants and the Appropriations Process -- Types of Federal Assistance -- Grants -- Loans -- Insurance -- Goods and Properties -- Services, Information, Training, and Employment -- CATALOG OF FEDERAL DOMESTIC ASSISTANCE -- GRANTS.GOV -- AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT (ARRA) -- DEVELOPING FEDERAL AND STATE GRANTS CONTACTS -- ROLE OF STATE



ADMINISTERING AGENCIES (SAAS) AND CONTACTS -- FOUNDATIONS AND CORPORATE GRANTS -- USEFUL SOURCES OF GRANTS INFORMATION -- CRS Grants Web Pages -- Additional Federal Sources -- Other Resources -- End Notes -- Chapter 3  HOW TO DEVELOP AND WRITE A GRANT -- SUMMARY -- DEVELOPING A GRANT PROPOSAL -- Preparation -- Developing Ideas for the Proposal -- Community Support -- Identifying Funding Resources -- Getting Organized to Write the Proposal -- WRITING AN EFFECTIVE GRANT PROPOSAL -- Overall Considerations -- Basic Components of a Proposal -- Cover Letter.

Proposal Summary: Outline of Project Goals -- Introduction: Presenting a Credible Applicant -- Problem Statement or Needs Assessment -- Project Objectives: Goals and Desired Outcome -- Program Methods and Program Design: A Plan of Action -- Evaluation: Product and Process Analysis -- Future Funding -- Budget Development and Requirements -- Proposal Appendix -- ADDITIONAL PROPOSAL WRITING WEBSITES -- Chapter 4  RESOURCES FOR GRANT SEEKERS -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR A GOVERNMENT GRANT? -- KEY FEDERAL SOURCES -- FEDERAL CONTACTS IN STATES AND STATE ADMINISTERING AGENCIES (SAAS) -- State Administering Agencies -- RELATED FEDERAL SOURCES -- PRIVATE, CORPORATE, AND ADDITIONAL FUNDING SOURCES -- GRANT PROPOSAL WRITING WEBSITES -- End Notes -- CHAPTER SOURCES -- INDEX.

Sommario/riassunto

This work provides an overview of the six grant types, provides criteria for defining a block grant and uses that criteria to provide a list of current block grants, examines competing perspectives concerning the use of block grants versus other grant mechanisms to achieve national goals, and much more.