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Obamacare: Billions in Competitive Grants under the Affordable Care Act Contributed by:
Stacie Harting MarshWednesday, April 10, 2013 (33 days ago)
You’ve seen the number: The Affordable Care Act (aptly coined, “Obamacare”) will enable thirty million more Americans to gain health insurance. Despite the political rancor, few can argue that this isn’t an impressive (albeit ambitious) goal.
But how will this goal be achieved? And perhaps of most interest to GFR readers, how will Obamacare affect your place of business and grant opportunities you may be eligible to apply for?
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What Does “Maintenance of Effort” Really Mean? Contributed by:
Stacie Harting MarshThursday, October 18, 2012 (207 days ago)
Have you ever wondered about that little requirement in federal grant solicitations regarding “Maintenance of Effort”? Should you take it more seriously?
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Demonstrating Success as an Independent Grant Writer Contributed by:
Stacie Harting MarshThursday, October 04, 2012 (221 days ago)
Given the myriad factors outside a grant writer’s control and the extenuating circumstances of a struggling economy, we should be prepared to demonstrate the full scope of our achievements and their contributions to the organizations with which we work. For example, in addition to serving as writers and fundraisers, we are program planners, relationship builders, capacity developers, researchers, and content experts. We must be visionaries with an eye for detail–for both words
and numbers.
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Pursuing NIH Grants: Are you Qualified and Is it Worth the Investment? Contributed by:
Stacie Harting MarshWednesday, September 28, 2011 (1 years 228 days ago)
The National Institutes of Health provides grants, cooperative agreements and contracts to advance its mission to enhance health, extend healthy life, and reduce the burdens of illness and disability.
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Grant Management Tasks You Don’t Want to Overlook Contributed by:
Stacie Harting MarshWednesday, August 25, 2010 (2 years 262 days ago)
So your grant application was funded. Congratulations! While celebration is in order, don’t loosen your boot straps just yet. No matter the size of the grant award or sophistication of the funder, there is a universal list of tasks to be followed to effectively manage grant awards from private and corporate foundations, starting from the moment you open the award letter. (This article is less applicable to federal, state and local government grant awards.)
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Health Care Reform Legislation and Its Impact on Federal Grant Programs Contributed by:
Stacie Harting MarshWednesday, May 19, 2010 (2 years 360 days ago)
In the past sixteen months, two major legislative changes have grant seekers and writers closely monitoring Grants.gov (the federal government’s web portal for identifying and applying for grants) for changes and additions to the federal grant application calendar.
The first significant legislative change was....
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Assessing Organizational Readiness Among Stymied Grantseekers Contributed by:
Stacie Harting MarshWednesday, March 10, 2010 (3 years 65 days ago)
“Hi…I heard you write grants, and I need the grant.”
Well, yes, I do write, but I write proposals (or applications) to apply for grants. I don’t actually write the grants themselves. And no, I probably won’t write for “the grant” since there are numerous grant opportunities you should consider.
I don’t mean to sound pompous. As a new consultant, I used to welcome these eager grant seekers with open arms, offering to shepherd them into a wealth of grant-funded bliss. Inevitably, we were less than successful. Over the years, I have developed a list of screening criteria to quickly assess the organizational readiness of new grant seekers before I spend my limited work hours (and their limited resources) pursuing something they are not ready for....
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Securing Federal Grants: Best Practices from Proposal Planning through Award Notification Contributed by:
Stacie Harting MarshWednesday, December 09, 2009 (3 years 156 days ago)
Is your job performance or consultancy tied to your success in securing major grants? Have you been successful in achieving grant funds from local, state, and even national foundations, but always dreamed of securing a multi-million dollar federal award for your organization or your clients? Are you frustrated by the disappointment of spending countless hours planning, writing, and packaging a federal application, to no avail? Even the most seasoned grant writer can be stumped by what it takes to score the elusive federal grant....
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