Grants are a great way of funding your business, personal, or organizational passions. Check out this guide for information on how to effectively write a grant proposal.

1. The Bark Back Breakdown of Grants
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2. You don’t need to be a
millionaire to change
the world or launch
your vision. You just
need a great idea and
the passion to make it
happen. This grant
guide will assist you in
funding your passion.
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3. Why Grants?
> Networking
> Improve Facilities
> Educational Opportunities
> Emergency Preparedness
> Social Programs
> Research
> Art Endeavours
> Entrepreneurship
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4. Overview
> Before You Begin
> Preliminary Proposal
> Full Proposal
> Other Important Tips
> Helpful Links
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5. Before you Begin:
> Give yourself lots of time- it
will be easy to notice a rushed
proposal.
> You wouldn’t try to sell your
home with a messy surface
would you? Same goes for
grants. Make sure your websites
and online social media sites are
neat and clean because there is a
good chance that the grant
provider is going to refer to these
for more information.
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6. > Get a couple editors in line
that are willing to look over the
final proposal for you.These
could be professional grant
writers, co-workers, family, etc.
> Take breaks- it can be easy to
make mistakes when you are
engulfed in this work.
> Fully read over the grant
guidelines and requests. It is also
a good idea to call the grant
provider to ensure that you
clearly understand what is
required.
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7. Overview Proposal
> Some grants require you to
fill out an overview proposal
in order to be given
permission to access the
official proposal.This is
usually done in a letter
format no more than 3 pages.
> Consider this the tryout
before you make the team.
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8. Think about the 5 W’s
> Who are you addressing
the proposal to?
> What are you seeking from
this grant?
>When will this project take
place?
> Where will the funds be
allocated?
>Why are you trying to get
help for this problem?
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9. What are the Goals of this
Overview Proposal?
> Overview of your
organization and your
purpose.
> Reason behind the amount
of money/service requested.
> What problem does this
address?
Note: In this section it is good to
provide statistics, market,
examples, target, etc. Refer to a
future presentation on how to go
about collecting this research.
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10. > Clear outline of the
project/program.
> List other funders (both
committed and prospective).
> Request to access the
official grant proposal.
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11. Breakdown of Overview
Proposal Sections
1) Coversheet
- Organization name
- Address
- City
- Province/State
- Postal code
- Country
- Phone Number
- Email
- Website URL
- Grant Proposal Contact Name
- Title of Contact Name
- Their Address and Contact
Information
Tip:You Might Want to Consider
Including your Social Media
Information as well!
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12. 2. Introduction
> Mission (about 1 paragraph)
> How your project fits with the
grant requirements (about one
sentence)
3. Financial Information
> Total annual operating budget.
Note: you may have to provide
information for both your
organizational budget as well as
the proposed project budget.
> Fiscal Year Review
> Total proposed project budget
> Tax Exempt Information
> Time Frame of Project
> Funds provided from other
sources
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13. 4. Narrative (1/2 Page)
> Reason why you are
requesting the grant money.
> How does this address the
need/problem that needs to
be met?
> Who will benefit and how
this will promote long term
goals.
*Make Sure it is Clear and
Concise!
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14. Congratulations! You can
now begin to Write your
Final Proposal.
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15. Breakdown of Final
Proposal Sections
1. Coversheet
- Include case summary and
overall statement
2. Needs Breakdown
- Detailed information on the
situation, the opportunity it
presents, and who it is in
benefit of.
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16. 3. Goals and Objectives
- What are your goals and
objectives?
- How do you plan to reach these
goals and objectives?
- What you envision the outcome
to be? Think about how the grant
money will help you create your
desired outcome.
- What you have accomplished to
date?
4. Evaluation
- What are the steps that you are
going to take to reach your desired
outcome?
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17. 5. Budget/Expenses
- What is the current budget you
have in place? This should be a
breakdown.
- Have you received any other
sources of additional income or
grants?
- Long term funding plan
Note: It is extremely important to
keep your finances in order. You
should be able to access the
records quickly and accurately.
6. Qualifications
- What experience do you or your
team have to make this program
successful?
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18. 7. Conclusion
- a short wrap up of your proposal
8. Appendices
- attachments required by funder
for example staff list, support
letters, financial documents, etc.
Note: Do not include anything
that the funder has not
requested!
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19. Other Important Tips
> You know how they say the best
things come in small packages?
The same is true with your grant.
It is the quality of the content and
not how many documents you
included that is going to make
your proposal standout.
> Edit, Edit, Edit!
> Once you have submitted the
proposal consider a follow up call
with the funder to ensure that
they have received your
information.
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20. Helpful Links
> Non-Profit Guide Online-
Provides Written Examples of
each Section http://
www.npguides.org/
> Canada Business Network
> Canadian Council for the Arts
> Heritage Canada Foundation
>Charity Village
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For More Information on Bark Back Communications and its
Goals Please Email Devon MacPherson at
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