GRANT Prospecting
We Can Help You Find Grant Opportunities!
The Jelly team can conduct grant prospecting to find grant makers and opportunities best suited to meet your organization’s needs.
We have access comprehensive grants databases to find the best matches for you organization based on your goals and needs.
If you've already identified opportunities you're interested in, we can help you determine your organization’s eligibility and competitiveness.
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ABOUT OUR PROCESS
Phase 1. Assess Organizational Readiness:
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Verify 501(c)(3) tax-exempt charitable organization status.
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Confirm governance, fiscal management, and standardized operational processes are in place.
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Verify that programs/service are structured, evidence-based, and measurable,
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Ensure that geographic region and target population are clearly defined.
Phase 2. Prepare for Grant Prospecting:
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Identify organizational and program gaps and needs​.
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Clarify the proposed plans and projects to address the gaps and needs.
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Verify the geographic catchment and target populations to be served.
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Discuss the costs to implement the proposed plans and projects.​
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Review implementation timeline for the proposed plans and projects.
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Develop keywords and criteria based on the outcomes of the proceeding steps to guide prospecting.
Phase 3. Research Grant Prospects:
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Use the keywords and criteria to search for funding opportunities and develop initial list of prospects.
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Review prospects and weed out those that are not strong matches for the organization.
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Finalize prospect list with best matches for the organization.
Phase 4. Report Grant Prospects:
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Develop comprehensive overview for each grant prospect.
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List them chronologically by key deadlines in the report.
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Review the report with the client.
Phase 5. Create Action Plan:
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Discuss prospects with client and verify which to pursue.
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Create an action plan to proceed.