Grant Budget & Justification Kit
An Excel grant budget with formulas that writes a draft justification for every line, checks your totals and tracks budget vs actual.
Twenty kits for the funders small nonprofits apply to most. Filter by funder type, or use the kit selector if you are not sure.
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An Excel grant budget with formulas that writes a draft justification for every line, checks your totals and tracks budget vs actual.
Three editable letters of inquiry (private foundation, community foundation, corporate funder) and a prospect tracker with deadline alerts.
Progress and final report templates, a budget vs actual workbook with variance flags and an outcomes tracker with report reminders.
A one-page Word logic model, a workbook for indicators, evaluation plan and reporting log, and example indicators with their sources.
An Excel funder calendar with research, pipeline, deadline alerts, reports due and a dashboard, plus letters for every stage.
A structured boilerplate library for your organization, a content inventory with review dates and AI prompts that draft from your own facts.
Letter of inquiry, cover letter and full proposal, with an Excel budget with formulas, a logic model, funder calendar, final report and AI prompts.
A preparation workbook for National Lottery Community Fund applications, with a UK budget, logic model, calendar and report templates.
A two-page trust application letter and proposal, a full cost recovery budget in pounds, a logic model, trust calendar and report templates.
A letter of inquiry and proposal for Canadian foundations, a budget in CAD with net HST, a logic model, funder calendar and report templates.
A preparation workbook for Ontario Trillium Foundation applications, with a CAD budget, logic model, calendar and report templates.
Pre-application and full application templates built around common community foundation questions, with an Excel budget with formulas, a logic model, calendar and report.
Corporate grant request and sponsorship proposal templates with recognition wording shaped by IRS sponsorship rules, plus budget, calendar and report.
Project narrative and budget justification templates for federal and state grants, an SF-424A style budget, a NOFO crosswalk and pre-submission checklists.
Letter of inquiry and proposal templates for youth, education and after-school programs, with example indicators from recognized frameworks, public data sources and an Excel budget with formulas.
Letter of inquiry and proposal templates for arts and culture organizations, with example indicators from recognized frameworks, public data sources and an Excel budget with formulas.
Letter of inquiry and proposal templates for food pantries and food security programs, with example indicators from recognized frameworks, public data sources and an Excel budget with formulas.
Letter of inquiry and proposal templates for community health programs, with example indicators from recognized frameworks, public data sources and an Excel budget with formulas.
Letter of inquiry and proposal templates for environmental, conservation and environmental education projects, with example indicators from recognized frameworks, public data sources and an Excel budget with formulas.
Letter of inquiry and proposal templates for housing and homelessness programs, with example indicators from recognized frameworks, public data sources and an Excel budget with formulas.
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