• 7 Steps to "Get Started" - Applying for Federal Grants

• Essential Documents

• The Importance of Developing Essential File Documents

• Different Types of Funders Chart

• Grant Research Summary Sheet
  (A form that can be used for focusing the intent of grant requests.)

• How to Research a Grant

• Conducting a Community Needs Assessment

• The Components of a Grant

• Appealing and Appalling Proposals

• eGrants

• Funding Options for Municipalities
  (Part One)

• Funding Options for Municipalities (Part Two)

• Grants Management

• Who is on Your Grant Writing Team?

• Introducing SAGE

• Tips for Grant Writing

• Federal Earmarks: How do you get from here to there?

• Grant Readiness: Ready, Set, Go for Grants!

• Grant Readiness Evaluation Form

• Cultivating Relationships with Grant Makers

• Advanced Grant Research: How to Use Highly Targeted Research to Reach the Most Suitable Funders

• Hidden Resources for Your Municipality

• Words Have Power

• How to Write Winning Budget Proposals for Grants

• Grant Packaging: How to Assemble a Winning Grant Package

• Grant Compliance: How to Keep Your Grants and Win Successive Awards

• Creating a Grant Seeking Calendar

• Introduction to the American Association of Grant Professionals (AAGP)

• The Times They are a Changin'

• Completing applications that get funded: Tips from a fellow grant writer

• Dedication by Rider

• The Experiences of a Public Safety Grant Writer

• Establishing Relationships Between Schools & Municipalities

• Saving Time in the Pursuit of Money

• Volunteers: Who needs them? You need them!

• 10 Tips for Creative Grant Development for Municipalities

• Grant Management at Its Best

• Securing Corporate Funding for Municipal Projects

• Internet Resources for Law Enforcement and Community Collaboration Initiatives

• Strategic Planning Leads to "Future" Implementation: Office of State Planning - Smart Future Planning Grant Program

• Homeland Security

• Getting "In Sync" with the Council on Affordable Housing

• Securing a Good Grants Consultant Can Yield Big Dividends!

• Navigating a Changing Redevelopment Environment

• Stretching Your Municipal Budget Through Shared Services

• The Importance of Being Unique

• Understanding Gangs in New Jersey

• It's Time to Start Planning Your Small Cities Project

• Permit Extension Act: What it May Mean for Your Community

The above articles were previously featured on our main Grant Resource Center page

as part of a monthly informational service in conjunction with our Grants Consultant(s).

• Reaching for the Brass Ring
                                Published in October 2004

• As Budgets Shrink, Municipalities Find Growing Oppurtunities in Alliances
                                                                                         Published in October 2005

• Announcing More Green for Brownfields

 Published in November 2005                                                                                                       

• Brownfield Grant Writing Workshop; A Successful Day of Training and Partnership

    Published in December 2005                               

• On the Road to "Smarter" Transportation
                                Published in February 2006

• Tapping Grants: The Right Strategy Is Everything
                                               Published in February 2007

Other Informational Resources

• Tips for Completing EPA Grant Applications
                                                  courtesy of NJDEP

• 5 Community Foundations in New Jersey

• PowerPoint presentation: "Grant Writing Opportunities"