Grant Writing Resources

Everything you need to find, write, and win grant funding for your organization.

Grant Writing Guides

How to Write a Winning Grant Proposal

Master the fundamentals: needs statements, objectives, methodology, evaluation plans, and budget narratives that score high on every rubric.

Understanding Federal Grant Requirements

Navigate SAM.gov registration, UEI numbers, CFDA codes, and compliance requirements before you start your first federal application.

SBIR/STTR Application Guide

Phase I and Phase II strategies for small business innovation research grants across all 11 participating federal agencies.

Building a Strong Organization Profile

How to present your team, track record, and capabilities to maximize match scores and reviewer confidence.

Grant Budget Preparation Tips

Direct vs. indirect costs, cost sharing, matching funds, and how to build budgets that funders approve without questions.

Common Grant Application Mistakes

The top 10 errors that get applications rejected — and how to avoid every single one of them.

Grant Glossary

NOFO

Notice of Funding Opportunity — the official announcement that a grant is available for applications.

RFP

Request for Proposal — a document from a funder soliciting proposals for a specific project or program.

CFDA

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance — a unique number assigned to each federal assistance program (now called Assistance Listings).

SAM.gov

System for Award Management — the federal portal where organizations must register before receiving federal grants.

UEI

Unique Entity Identifier — a 12-character alphanumeric ID assigned to entities registered in SAM.gov (replaced DUNS).

Cost Sharing

The portion of project costs not covered by the grant — your organization's financial contribution to the project.

Matching Funds

Funds from non-federal sources that a grantee must provide as a condition of the award, often 1:1 or percentage-based.

Indirect Costs

Overhead expenses not directly tied to a project (rent, utilities, admin) — covered by your negotiated indirect cost rate.

F&A Rate

Facilities and Administrative rate — the percentage applied to direct costs to cover indirect costs, negotiated with your cognizant agency.

LOI

Letter of Intent — a brief document expressing your intent to apply, sometimes required before submitting a full proposal.

SBIR

Small Business Innovation Research — a federal program funding R&D at small businesses. Phase I ($50-275K), Phase II ($400K-1.75M).

STTR

Small Business Technology Transfer — similar to SBIR but requires partnership with a research institution.

Useful Links

Grants.gov

Official portal for all federal grant opportunities

SAM.gov

Entity registration and federal contract/grant search

SBIR.gov

Small Business Innovation Research program portal

NSF Award Search

National Science Foundation funded projects

NIH RePORTER

NIH-funded research projects and grants database

Simpler.Grants.gov

Modernized federal grant search with better filtering

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