How to get a Grant

A guide to assist California After School programs in meeting the ASES program match requirement. The guide helps ASES grantee and program leaders fill gaps in funding by presenting four strategies for generating matching funds. Potential partners, the types of support they provide and tips for accessing these resources are presented for each strategy,
with examples from programs throughout California illustrating how these strategies
are being implemented.

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http://www.financeproject.org/Publications/MakingTheMatch.pdf

The Finance Project guide, which provides guidance on how to develop effective grant proposals to garner program support. The guide outlines considerations for identifying and pursuing grant funding opportunities, reviews the key components of a grant proposal and offers concrete suggestions for making each section succinct and compelling. The guide also includes
resources that provide examples of quality grant requests and additional information
on funding sources and grant writing. To Download this guide, click here:

The Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) guide is designed to acquaint California leaders with different strategies to obtain the maximum federal nutrition funds. The guide explains the basics of the child nutrition programs, offers suggestions on which nutrition programs make the most sense in which circumstances, and provides tips on how to operate successful nutrition programs. To view this guide, click on the link provided
http://www.frac.org/CA_Guide/index.html

The Finance Project, January 2007
Defines public-private partnerships, outlines the reasons they are created, the benefits they produce, the challenges and successes of, and effective strategies for creating and sustaining public-private partnerships.

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The Finance Project, January 2007
Highlights six strategies to create dedicated revenue sources for youth programs and services that policymakers, intermediary organizations, and youth advocates can work together to implement.
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The Finance Project, January 2007
Presents different approaches to financing youth programs. Suggests general principles to guide the selection of financing strategies, and provides considerations for financing plans that closely align with program goals, available resources, and the political and economic environment in which they work.

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The Finance Project, January 2007
Outlines Strategies for gaining access to and using federal funds and provides information on 103 funding sources offering supports for youth programs.

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The National Center for Community education in collaboration with the Afterschool Alliance with support from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
A group of funding fact sheets describing a range of federal funding sources that can support after-school programs.

The Finance Project, April 2006
Outlines resource challenges for youth program providers and highlights strategies and considerations to find resources to support workforce development services for youth

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Afterschool Alliance (brief), January 2006
www.afterschoolalliance.org/21stcclc.pdf

Click on the link below to view the fact sheet about afterschool funding.