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| Introduction: Becoming a Successful Grant Writer | |
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| Getting Your Share Means Playing an Aggressive Game | |
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| Where Does the Money Come From? | |
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| Characteristics of Grant Winning Schools | |
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| Lessons Learned | |
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| Action Steps | |
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| Identifying School Projects and Finding Award Money | |
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| Identify Needs | |
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| Search for Compatible Funding Partners | |
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| Identify Corporations That Want to Help | |
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| Seek Out Foundations | |
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| State and Federal Funding Agencies for Schools | |
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| Federal Funding Programs | |
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| Winning Government Grants | |
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| Lessons Learned | |
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| Action Steps | |
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| Learning the Lingo to Trump the Competition | |
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| Basic Grant-Related Terminology | |
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| Guideline and Application Terminology | |
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| Technical Terminology | |
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| Lessons Learned | |
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| Action Steps | |
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| Is the Game Worth Playing? | |
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| Gathering Information | |
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| Winning a Government Agency Award | |
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| Weighing Options | |
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| Lessons Learned | |
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| Action Steps | |
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| Getting Into the Grant Writing Game: Letters to Funders | |
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| Cover Letters | |
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| Letters of Inquiry | |
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| Letter Proposals | |
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| Lessons Learned | |
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| Wait Patiently | |
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| If You Receive Bad News | |
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| If You Receive Good News | |
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| Partnership Etiquette | |
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| Action Steps | |
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| Winning Foundation Grant Proposals | |
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| RAG Application Format | |
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| NNG Common Grant Application | |
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| Common Grant Cover Sheet | |
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| Narrative | |
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| Attachments | |
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| Check the Rules Again | |
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| Good News From the Fairy Godmother | |
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| Chalk It Up to Experience | |
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| Action Steps | |
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| Exploring State Department of Education Grant Applications | |
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| Your First State Department of Education Grant Application | |
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| Elements of the Program Narrative | |
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| Be Attentive to Detail | |
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| Lessons Learned | |
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| The Application Is in the Mail | |
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| Final Discussions Prior to Your Award | |
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| If You Receive a Rejection Letter | |
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| Action Steps | |
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| The Big Kahuna: Federal Department of Education Grant Applications | |
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| Waiting for the E-Mail Alert | |
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| Finding Announcement Details | |
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| Handling Electronic Submissions | |
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| Deciphering the Grant Announcement | |
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| Doing a Quick Scan | |
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| Blitzing the Narrative Section With Key Words | |
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| Attaching the Curriculum Vitae | |
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| Obtaining Congressional Support | |
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| Receiving an Answer | |
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| Starting the Project | |
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| Handling Rejection | |
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| Getting Things Done With Insider Knowledge | |
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| Action Steps | |
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| Grant Writing Tips A to Z | |
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| References and Additional Resources | |
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| Electronic Resources | |
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| Print Resources | |
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| About the Author | |