Performance measurement improves project management and effectiveness. By focusing on project outcomes, it can define success early, execute projects more likely to generate a significant impact to your ministry, and more easily measure and demonstrate results.

When funders ask for a letter of inquiry (LOI), they want a few pages that will make them excited about giving you a grant. Some foundations will then invite you to send a full proposal. But for many foundations, an LOI is enough to make a decision. That means a great LOI might win you funding for your project.

Census Data helps back up information when writing your grant.

Obtaining a grant for a project you are passionate about can be very rewarding, but grant writing can be a difficult, complex, and long process.

The most universal advice on writing a successful grant proposal is to present a well written, focused solution to a problem in a logical progression.

Section by Section guide to creating your grant proposal.

Most grant proposals can be broken down into the following sections:

Websites to search for available grants.