The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Grant Writing, Third Edition
Organizing Tools (Chapter 12)
- Funding Plan Worksheet (.doc)
- Use this form to organize your funding prospects for a project or program.
- Grant Schedule Worksheet (.xls)
- Create a month-by-month schedule with this Excel Worksheet so that you never miss a deadline and always know what lies ahead.
- Prospect Worksheet (.doc)
- Collect all the information you'll need about each funding prospect using this handy summary form.
For Individual Grant Seekers (Chapter 22)
- Budget for an Individual Artist’s Project (.xls)
- This sample budget for an artist's project shows the different items you'll need to include. It can be adapted for research projects and other purposes.
Grant Budgets (Chapter 15)
- Budget Builder for a Project Grant (.xls)
- Interconnected Excel worksheets guide you through creating a personnel budget and calculating indirect expenses. It then adds the results to a form where you can add the other budget items.
Freelance Grant Writer Fees (Chapter 25)
- Grant WritingFee Calculation (.xlsx)
- Use this easy spreadsheet to calculate your fee.