Grant Assistance Program
Welcome to Spillman's Grant Assistance Program, designed specifically to provide your agency with the resources and expertise to identify, prepare, and submit successful grant applications.
This resource enables you to access general grant information by downloading Spillman's Introduction to Grant Funding, identify current funding opportunities by accessing our Grant Opportunities list, and stay up to date with public safety technology funding through periodic e-mail updates.
In addition to helpful success stories, news, and tips, you can also access a variety of sample text that you can adapt for use in your own grant applications.
We recommend that you bookmark this page and check back often as new samples and tips are regularly added.
Grant Opportunities
Click here for a current list of federal public safety funding opportunities.
Sample Grant Text
- Using Special Fees to receive Grant Funding, with Sample Interlocal Agreement
- Edward Byrne Memorial Program Abstract
- Letter of Intent
- Organizational Information
- Methods
- Evaluation Plan
- Sample Introductory Statement
- Executive Summary
- Narrative or Project Justification
- Grant Checklist
- The Inverted Pyramid Style of Grant Writing
- Sample Budget
News & Success Stories
Tips
- Resources for Writing Homeland Security Grants
- Tracking Your Grant Application
- Reviewing Your Grant Application
- Delegating Grant Writing Responsibility
- Five Questions to Ask Your Agency
- Grammar Tips for Grant Writers
- Evaluating Your Project
- Preparing a Project Budget
- Developing Your Project Methods
- Building a Credibility File
- Registering with Grants.gov
- Finding Private Grants
- Preparing to Submit Your Grant
- Strengthening your Problem Statement
- Using a Planning Timetable
- Writing Goals and Objectives
- Outline for a Successful Grant
- Grant Terminology
- 6 Questions to Ask your State Administering Agency
- Bureau of Justice Assistance Grant Resources
- Creating a Grant Checklist
- Finding Statistical Information
- Using Detail in your Grant Application
- Using the CFDA
- Writing a Letter of Intent
- Writing Organizational Information
- Using the BJA Grant Writing Manual
- The 2010 OJP Program Plan
Grant Resource Links
- Grants.gov
- Department of Homeland Security
- FEMA Grants and Assistance Programs
- State Contacts and Award Information
- SAFECOM Grant Guidance
- Assistance to Firefighters Grant Program - Department of Justice
- Office of Justice Programs
- Funding Opportunities
- State Administering Agencies (SAA)
- National Institute of Justice Programs
