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The "How To" Grants Manual: Successful Grantseeking Techniques for Obtaining Public and Private Grants
"The How To Grants Manual," 6th edition is an essential guide for grant seekers who are new to the process, as well as seasoned grant seekers who want to maintain a competitive edge in the grants marketplace. The book and its accompanying CD-ROM contain the latest grants information, updates on 43 worksheets and exhibits found in the 5th edition, and ten new exhibits designed to streamline the grants process.
If you are seeking a grant for your university, college, school, or nonprofit organization for research, a model project, a demonstration project, equipment, or a building, this book will provide the help you need. "The How To Grants Manual" is intended to assist you in understanding the grants marketplace and grantors, to provide you with the newest databases avilable to pinpoint the right grantors, and to give you the ability to calculate your chances of success before you invest the time to develop a full proposal.
If you are seeking a grant for your university, college, school, or nonprofit organization for research, a model project, a demonstration project, equipment, or a building, this book will provide the help you need. "The How To Grants Manual" is intended to assist you in understanding the grants marketplace and grantors, to provide you with the newest databases avilable to pinpoint the right grantors, and to give you the ability to calculate your chances of success before you invest the time to develop a full proposal.
320 pages, Hardcover
First published October 1, 1984
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A lot of information, with an extensive list of resources, will be able to use to complete project in short time, thank you
A lot of information, with an extensive list of resources, will be able to use to complete project in short time, thank you
August 3, 2015
I read the 7th edition, in hardback.
While this book is geared towards academic scientists, the "How to" Grants Manual provides invaluable information about the field of grants in the U.S. Bauer's book spans pre-award management, writing the proposal, and general post award information. As there are sections on Government, Foundation, and Corporate grants, no stone is left unturned.
Bauer also provides a number of supporting documents so that you don't have to do the work. (Note that for the 7th edition, these are no longer available for free online). He provides templates for letters requesting information, research profiles of organizations, and more. These documents are in the text of the book, however.
If you have excellent English skills, this book would also be great for those foreign academics who have decided to make their careers in the United States. Expectations for behavior, appearance, dress, and etiquette are also handled. Want to know if you should contact the point person post-submission? (nope)--just check the book.
As a former university professor, the book is geared towards a PhD-holding audience. It is dense and specific. You won't be able to skim through this text like you would a "Grants for Dummies" trade book. However, the time spent on such a book, when considering the financial implications, is invaluable. Overall: Highly recommended.
A few drawbacks:
1. While there's only 1 newer edition, one cannot access the "Exhibits" and forms online as promised. With the book being 1 edition behind (and checked out form a government library), the library certainly isn't going to purchase another edition of the text.
2. While this book is from 2011, the web sites are all mostly out of date. This cannot be avoided, but do note this if you're trying to decide between this edition and a later one.
3. The book is repetitive. so, there are things that are the same for government, foundation, and corporate grants, and they are written out in three places in the book. This is annoying if you're reading the whole book, but probably useful if you're going to focus on one type of grant.
While this book is geared towards academic scientists, the "How to" Grants Manual provides invaluable information about the field of grants in the U.S. Bauer's book spans pre-award management, writing the proposal, and general post award information. As there are sections on Government, Foundation, and Corporate grants, no stone is left unturned.
Bauer also provides a number of supporting documents so that you don't have to do the work. (Note that for the 7th edition, these are no longer available for free online). He provides templates for letters requesting information, research profiles of organizations, and more. These documents are in the text of the book, however.
If you have excellent English skills, this book would also be great for those foreign academics who have decided to make their careers in the United States. Expectations for behavior, appearance, dress, and etiquette are also handled. Want to know if you should contact the point person post-submission? (nope)--just check the book.
As a former university professor, the book is geared towards a PhD-holding audience. It is dense and specific. You won't be able to skim through this text like you would a "Grants for Dummies" trade book. However, the time spent on such a book, when considering the financial implications, is invaluable. Overall: Highly recommended.
A few drawbacks:
1. While there's only 1 newer edition, one cannot access the "Exhibits" and forms online as promised. With the book being 1 edition behind (and checked out form a government library), the library certainly isn't going to purchase another edition of the text.
2. While this book is from 2011, the web sites are all mostly out of date. This cannot be avoided, but do note this if you're trying to decide between this edition and a later one.
3. The book is repetitive. so, there are things that are the same for government, foundation, and corporate grants, and they are written out in three places in the book. This is annoying if you're reading the whole book, but probably useful if you're going to focus on one type of grant.
November 5, 2013
This book was actually better than Grant Writing For Dummies (For Dummies, because it included some really concrete tools for narrative that made up for the wall of text reading style.
September 27, 2008
Good "List of Resources" for contacts, websites, associations and govt agencies with addresses and phone numbers of agencies compiling and managing grant info and awarding grants.
Also forms and planner pages to order in the appendix "David G. Bauer Associates, Inc, Ordering Info"
Also forms and planner pages to order in the appendix "David G. Bauer Associates, Inc, Ordering Info"
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