{"id":15945,"date":"2021-11-29T09:20:47","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T14:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/?p=15945"},"modified":"2022-12-20T05:46:26","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T10:46:26","slug":"are-you-searching-for-grants-the-wrong-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grantwatch.com\/grantnews\/are-you-searching-for-grants-the-wrong-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Are You Searching for Grants the Wrong Way?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Are you having difficulties finding grants? You could be searching for grants the wrong way! When it comes to your grant search, remember: “not what grants you’re eligible for, but what programs of yours are eligible for grants.” A grant search is just that – a search<\/em>. If you go in with the mindset of “I need…,” then you may have difficulties finding potential grant opportunities. Whereas, if you search with the mindset of “does my project meet the needs of this grant,” you will open yourself up to more grant opportunities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do you want to know if you’re searching the wrong way? <\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n

Here’s a little test:<\/strong>
– Jenny is a part of a new nonprofit organization located in Michigan.
– They need funding to purchase more equipment to manage the land for their beehives, which supply honey to the community.
– She looks for grants specific to equipment for beehives but she doesn’t get any results.
What should she do?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before you read the answer below, think about what you would do. <\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n

There are several different methods Jenny could try, and here’s just a few we would recommend she do:<\/p>\n\n\n\n