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Types of Grants There are a multude of grants out there that many officeholders simply don’t know about. There are historical preservaon grants, disaster recovery grants, archival grants, improvement funds...the list literally goes on and on. Regarding the source of these grants, there are federally funded grants, state funded grants, locally funded grants, and even privately funded grants. All of which could be available for your historical preservaon purposes. Don’t forget, if you live in an area or state that has experienced a recent natural disaster, your records may be the perfect candidate for grant moneys. Availability Simply because a grant has been around for a while doesn’t necessarily mean that there isn’t any money leſt. Many mes, grant funds are sll available. It just takes a lile sleuthing to find out how much is available. Grant Best Pracces 1. Make a clear and compelling reason for the grant. Concisely explain your need and purpose. 2. Offer useful background informaon whenever possible. 3. Quanfy whenever possible. For example, “preservaon of 50,000 land instruments.” 4. Double check for spelling and grammacal errors. 5. Clearly define goals, scope, results and financial need. PRESERVATION GRANTS DISASTER RECOVERY GRANTS FEDERALLY FUNDED STATE FUNDED LOCALLY FUNDED PRIVATELY FUNDED ARCHIVAL GRANTS IMPROVEMENT FUNDS 1 COMPELLING REASON 2 USEFUL INFORMATION 3 QUANTIFY 4 DOUBLE CHECK 5 DEFINE GOALS If the idea of applying for a grant is terrifying to you, fear not, because the process doesn’t have to be as painful or complex as you think. may not be as difficult to acquire as you think Grants cosystems.com
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Types of GrantsThere are a multitude of grants out there that many officeholders simply don’t know about. There are historical preservation grants, disaster recovery grants, archival grants, improvement funds...the list literally goes on and on. Regarding the source of these grants, there are federally funded grants, state funded grants, locally funded grants, and even privately funded grants. All of which could be available for your historical preservation purposes. Don’t forget, if you live in an area or state that has experienced a recent natural disaster, your records may be the perfect candidate for grant moneys.
AvailabilitySimply because a grant has been around for a while doesn’t necessarilymean that there isn’t any money left. Many times, grant funds are still available. It just takes a little sleuthing to find out how much is available.
Grant Best Practices1. Make a clear and compelling reason for the grant. Concisely explain your need and purpose.
2. Offer useful background information whenever possible.
3. Quantify whenever possible. For example, “preservation of 50,000 land instruments.”
4. Double check for spelling and grammatical errors.
5. Clearly define goals, scope, results and financial need.
PRESERVATION GRANTS
DISASTER RECOVERY
GRANTS
FEDERALLY FUNDED
STATE FUNDED
LOCALLYFUNDED
PRIVATELYFUNDED
ARCHIVAL GRANTS
IMPROVEMENT FUNDS
1COMPELLING REASON
2USEFUL INFORMATION
3QUANTIFY 4DOUBLE CHECK
5DEFINE GOALS
If the idea of applying for a grant is terrifying to you, fear not, because the process doesn’t have to be as painful or complex as you think.
may not be as difficult to acquire as you think
Grants
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