Introduction 1 Part 1: Getting Started with Grant Writing 5 CHAPTER 1: Grant-Writing Basics 7 CHAPTER 2: Preparing for the World of Grant Seeking 23 CHAPTER 3: Understanding What It Takes to Get Funded 35 Part 2: Digging Up Grant-Funding Opportunities 47 CHAPTER 4: Wading into Public-Sector Grants 49 CHAPTER 5: Navigating the Grants.gov Gateway 63 CHAPTER 6: Researching Potential Private-Sector Funders 75 CHAPTER 7: Finding What's Available for Individuals and Businesses 89 CHAPTER 8: Identifying Funds for Nongovernmental Organizations 97 Part 3: Maximizing Your Chances of Winning a Grant Award 103 CHAPTER 9: Finding Federal Grant Opportunities That Fit Your Needs 105 CHAPTER 10: Winning with Peer Reviews 119 CHAPTER 11: Resuscitating Your Writing 135 Part 4: Following the Funder's Guidelines 145 CHAPTER 12: Preparing Preliminary Documents 147 CHAPTER 13: Developing the Organizational Capability Boilerplate Narrative 161 CHAPTER 14: Validating Your Needs with a Compelling Narrative 173 CHAPTER 15: Using Best Practices to Build the Program Design Narrative 185 CHAPTER 16: Crafting Your Proposed Project Management Team Narrative 209 CHAPTER 17: Creating a Budget That Includes All the Funding You Need 223 Part 5: Triple-Checking Your Application, Submitting, and Following Up 245 CHAPTER 18: Checking Off the Mandatory Requirements 247 CHAPTER 19: Knowing What to Do after Submitting Your Application 261 CHAPTER 20: Winning or Losing: What's Next? 271 CHAPTER 21: Requesting Matching Funds and Other Goodies from Corporate Grant Makers 281 Part 6: The Part of Tens 291 CHAPTER 22: Ten e-Grant Tips 293 CHAPTER 23: Ten Steps to Becoming a Grant-Writing Consultant 299 CHAPTER 24: Ten Ways to Continue Building Your Grant-Writing Skills 305 Index 309.