Grant and Contract Opportunity Monitoring
The grantmaking world has been changing rapidly, requiring great agility from government and nonprofit organizations. With fewer resources available and competition increasing, organizations that seek grant and contract revenues to further their strategic goals must rigorously track funding opportunities. Where once federal agencies, for example, routinely provided 120 days notice of funding availability, the window of response, the time for submitting a proposal in reply to an oftentimes complex and rigorous Notice of Funding Availability, has almost universally shortened to 60 days or less. That is not a lot of time to write a persuasive proposal, develop partner roles and responsibilities, and complete all of the documentation necessary!
A key to success is well-targeted research and ongoing communication with current and potential funders that enables grant and contract seeking organizations to forecast and plan for major proposal opportunities. This type of research and planning helps link grant and contract seeking work to an organization’s mission and strategic goals. It also enables organizations to be as competitive as possible with major funding opportunities by engaging in as much advance work as possible to create a relevant and winning proposal!
Development of comprehensive proposal plans and calendars
The Glen Price Group (GPG) works with its clients to identify critical funding opportunities by matching an organization’s critical goals and objectives with potential funders through analysis of past funding opportunities, current trends, and future funder activities. Annual grantseeking calendars are created detailing the full sequence of opportunity analysis, proposal development, and submission.
GPG utilizes state-of-the-art research tools to assist in this process. For federal and state grant and contract opportunities, GPG has assisted several clients to integrate eCivis’ “Grants Network: Research” into their grantseeking programs. As a comprehensive web-based, database of federal and state grant information, Grants Network enables grantseeking teams to ensure that they are leaving no stone unturned in funding searches.
GPG is a member of eCivis’ Client Advisory Board.