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Researching Grant Opportunities

Research is essential to successful grantsmanship. Development professionals must be familiar with organizations that provide funding to health care organizations and understand the types of grants they make. They must know how to plan and execute a search for grant funding and should be able to evaluate the likelihood of receiving support from a prospective foundation or government source. That is why this topic is one of the fundamental educational programs offered by the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy Foundation and the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy (AHP).

This study guide discusses the importance of research in the grant-seeking process. It presents an overview of the types of grant-making organizations and the grants that may be awarded, and provides a variety of information sources on grantmakers.

The guide recapitulates material covered in the AHP course "Researching Grant Opportunities" and points you to additional resources to help you gain yet more detailed knowledge of this subject.

Learning objectives

When you have finished studying this guide, you should be better prepared to:

• understand why research is an essential part of the grant-seeking process;
• identify various types of funding sources;
• recognize the types of grants that may be awarded; and
• locate and use a variety of resources to gather information about prospective grantmakers

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