Get the Most Out of Your GrantWatch Subscription

GrantWatch is a database of currently available grants. Their team of grant researchers work tirelessly to locate new grants for nonprofits, businesses and individuals. If there is a grant available, their researchers will find it and list it. Additionally, the grant goes through a verification process to ensure that they are legitimate before they add it to their website. Their goal is to list all available grants in one comprehensive index, making GrantWatch the No. 1 search engine for grant funding!

Over 50 different grant categories exist on GrantWatch. Furthermore, GrantWatch has subsides for each location; USA states, Canadian provinces, and International. The grant details are in simple language, making it easy to understand. GrantWatch charges a nominal subscription fee for the use of their service. The fee depends on how long you would like to use the database. You can choose unlimited access for a week, a month, three months, or one year.

Why Subscribe to GrantWatch?

Each day, millions of dollars in grant funding are awarded daily to grant seekers. Their database has over 20,000 archived grants. For as little as $18 per week, you get unlimited, 24/7 access to information about free funding opportunities.

Grants are available to individuals such as: researchers, scientists, post-graduate students, IHE staff, teachers, educators, writers, filmmakers, artists, healthcare professionals, and veterans. Grants are rarely available for general financial assistance. Instead, opt to look for financial aid opportunities.

Grants are mainly for programs, projects, services and activities that benefit the community, and are rarely available for general operating expenses or staff wages. If your business has been in operation for less than two years, locating grants you qualify for may be difficult.

Tips:

• GrantWatch offers the archives of expired grants as a free trial. Become familiar with the RFPs (grant application). It’s a lot more involved than filling out a simple questionnaire or a job application.
• Before subscribing, watch the tutorial video to find the current grant opportunities available. You can filter grants according to your recipient type, location and grant interests.
• There is no guarantee that you will win a grant. On average, 1 in 7 applications are approved for funding.
• If you’re not prepared to do the application yourself, consider hiring a grant writer.

Your chance of winning a grant increases if you are meticulous about following the funders’ instructions. This is true for first-time applicants or a previous awardee.

Conclusion

Be passionate when applying for a grant. The level of passion and heart that you bring can improve your chances. You need to do more than say what you do. You need to say why you matter now and why you will matter down the road. Companies who fund grants want to experience your commitment and devotion to the mission as well as the business sense in the application.