Winning library grants: a game plan

You too can be a successful grant winner

Grantsmanship fundamentals, definitions, and rules

Pre-proposal market analysis and planning

Finding grants and granting organizations relevant to libraries

Initiating contact with grantors

Obtaining solicited competitive grant application packages

Pre-proposal research and fact-finding

Proposal management and project planning

Proposal writing style

Proposal writing section by section

Proposal assembly, editing, review, and submission

Post-proposal, pre-award marketing

Contract award and project management

Writing a request for proposal

Conclusion : why become a grantsman (or grantswoman)?