Establishing a Grantseeking Calendar

by Cynthia M. Adams, CEO, GrantStation.com

After you have narrowed the field to the best possible set of grantmakers for your projects and collected background information on each grantmaker, your next task is to build a grants strategy around each project.

The idea behind a strategy is to build in enough funding to absorb any denials, so the total amount indicated in your strategy will often add up to more then the amount needed for a specific project. You may find that you don't have to submit the last few requests in your strategy if your initial grant proposals are successful.

Here is a sample strategy:

Grantmaker	Amount to request	Deadline
NPS - Rivers, Trails & Conservation	Tech Assistance	Open
First National Bank of Arkansas	$ 4,500.00	Quarterly
Arkansas Power and Light	$ 4,500.00	Quarterly
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