In The Queen of Grants: From Teacher to Grant Writer to CEO, Libby Hikind details her journey from a teacher to a grant writer to the CEO of GrantWatch. As you trace her journey to becoming both CEO and a media personality, you'll observe her courage and the unforeseen twists and turns that led her to the present day. This narrative will inspire confidence in your own ability to navigate the grant-seeking and grant-writing process.
This book is structured into five sections and goes beyond mere theory by providing practical insights into crafting each part of a grant application. Each segment is enriched with anecdotes, lessons learned, and practical advice. Furthermore, there is a dedicated section featuring model responses for various components commonly found in grant applications
Grants of up to $30,000 to Massachusetts towns and cities for technical assistance related to downtown revitalization projects. Funding is intended for services to support the community and economic development needs of downtown areas across the commonwealth. Requests m
Grants to Massachusetts municipalities and public entities in rural communities for community and economic development projects. Funding is intended for construction, redevelopment activities, planning activities, and more. Eligible applicant entities must meet the defi
Grants of up to $50,000 to Massachusetts municipalities to offer tax credit incentives to businesses that will open in vacant storefronts. Funding is intended to encourage new occupancy in storefronts that have been vacant for over six months, thereby strengthening comm
Grants to Massachusetts municipal entities serving eligible communities for projects to plan and build diverse and sustainable housing. Funding is intended to help address local housing needs by making available a variety of housing choices in eligible areas. Applicants
Grants to Massachusetts municipal entities for community planning activities. Funding is intended for zoning revisions, planning activities, housing, and community plans. The grants may be used for professional services necessary to complete the planning activities. Fun
Grants to Massachusetts municipalities and municipal entities for infrastructure projects related to housing. Funding is intended for projects for new, affordable housing units; utility infrastructure improvements to increase capacity for new housing; transportation inf
Grants to Massachusetts municipalities in eligible regions to support housing production. Funding is intended for infrastructure projects related to housing. Grant funds may be used for physical improvement or for engineering designs for said improvements to support mul
Grants to Massachusetts nonprofit and for-profit organizations, municipalities, and economic development authorities for capital projects targeting vacant or abandoned properties. Funding is intended for building improvements to bring vacant properties up to code so the
Grants to Massachusetts municipalities and economic development authorities for the development of brownfield sites. Funding is intended for development activities focused on sites that are or may be environmentally contaminated. Sites must be used for commercial, indus
Technical assistance to Massachusetts municipalities to develop properties, address infrastructure needs, and plan for growth. This program is intended to advance economic development goals through creating comprehensive plans to develop and redevelop areas that will in