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Posted December 9, 2020

Client Profile — Niagara County, NY

Our first county client, Niagara County, has been a great opportunity for us to search for and write a wide variety of grants that will assist many different departments within the county. As I have looked around, it appears that [...]

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Posted December 7, 2020

How Do We Find Grants – Grants Gateway

Last time we talked about the federal website for grant funding. Today I want to profile New York State’s interface—Grants Gateway. The concept is the same as Grants.gov—one website where you can search for and learn about funding opportunities offered [...]

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Posted November 30, 2020

Project Funding Success – The Town and Village of Ellicottville Engineering Department

When we started to pursue the NYS Local Government Efficiency Grant for the Town and Village of Ellicottville to set up a new engineering department, I have to admit I knew little about how important that department is for the [...]

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Posted November 30, 2020

How Do We Find Grants – Grants.gov

The federal grant site has evolved greatly since I started using it in 2010. It is a powerful database for all announcements regarding federal funds, an easy-to-use (once you understand it) interface to submit grants, and it is packed with [...]

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Posted November 30, 2020

Client Profile – The Town and Village of Ellicottville

I had only been to Ellicottville a few times when I took them on as a client. But, from my years living in Leelanau County, MI, I was familiar with the nature and needs of a small, rural tourist town [...]

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Posted November 23, 2020

Project Funding Success – Shop with a Cop!

When I spoke with Deputy Sheriff Patrick Weidel about the Shop with a Cop program in Niagara County, I told him I would do whatever it took to make sure we found funding for this program this year. Shop with [...]

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Posted November 23, 2020

Happy Thanksgiving

In this unusual year, we hope that you are able to find a way to safely spend quality time with your friends and family during this season of peace and plenty. We wish you and yours a wonderful Thanksgiving!

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Posted November 23, 2020

How Do We Find Grants – Instrumentl

The name is spelled in a “unique” way, and the database we use for most of our grant searches is unique in helping us find and evaluate funds for all our clients. We began using Instrumentl in 2018. There are [...]

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Posted November 16, 2020

Project Funding Success – MLK Park

Speaking of the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy (BOPC), we want to highlight a project we were instrumental in funding! The very first project we worked on as the grant writing consultants for BOPC in late 2016 was a proposal to [...]

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Posted November 16, 2020

Client Profile – Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy

Let’s talk about our amazing clients! The Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy holds a special place in my heart and on our client list. That starts with the fact that I am in the Parks almost every day. I live just [...]

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