Can our organization send grant proposals to more than one funding agency at a time? Should we ask each funder for the entire cost of our project or just part of the project budget?
Most grant-making agencies do not want to be the only source of financial support for your project. Therefore, you should usually apply to more than one funding opportunity at a time, and you should ask each agency for partial support. Ideally, the total of all your grant requests would add up to approximately 200% of the money actually needed for the project. This will allow for the possibility that some grant-makers will not fund your project or they may give less than the full amount requested. A word of caution: grant-making agencies have different missions, goals, and requirements that must be met to receive funding. So, creating one generic proposal and submitting it to a bunch of different funding agencies is usually not an effective tactic. Therefore, always review the eligibility requirements and instructions carefully to develop proposals that respond to the specific requirements and guidelines set forth by each unique funder.
Related Questions
- Can our organization send grant proposals to more than one funding agency at a time? Should we ask each funder for the entire cost of our project or just part of the project budget?
- Can an organization submit multiple proposals under an UNDEF round of funding? If yes, is there any limit to the number of applications that an organization can submit?
- Is the final report the only report an organization needs to send a funder?
