Does Sound Grants work for a contingent fee or a percentage of the grant award?
No. The cost of preparing a grant proposal cannot be paid from a grant unless such costs are listed as eligible in the Request for Proposal (RFP). Most foundations, government sources, and other grant making organizations will not permit you to use grant funds to pay a grant writer. The grant writer must be compensated for his or her time no matter if the proposal is funded or not. Many quality proposals do not get funded despite the fund seekers’ seemingly strong efforts and excellent work. Funding decisions depend on many variables, such as the number of applications submitted, the whims of the reviewers, geographic considerations, change in funders’ priorities, and other factors that may never be known. In short, grant preparation costs are usually paid from other agency resources, such as private donations or reserves.
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