Refer to Getting Started. Be sure that you have management's support for the project and that they will support the grant application process and obligations of the grant requirements.
If there are no suitable grants for the project(s) you want to do, you can be creative, particularly at the local government level, by cooperating between agencies to achieve multiple goals through leveraging resources. Consider implementing a different type of project or collaborate with another agency on a project that would put a foundational system in place that could later be leveraged to accomplish your original goals.
You can also search Funding Resources to find more information on federally funded programs and grant resources. We particularly recommend using www.grants.gov to expand your search.
If you request a customized grant search from ESRI and there are no grants for which you are eligible, you will be provided a list of other funding resources.
You may want to investigate Funding Resources to get you started. The most comprehensive search engine for all federally funded grants is www.grants.gov.
Before reading a grant in detail, answer the following:
Is my organization eligible?
Are matching funds required? Can we meet those requirements?
If you establish that the first two requirements are met, you should read the entire federal agency's Application Instructions document. You should ask yourself:
Does my project fit with the grant's purpose, goals, and directives?
Can my organization reasonably complete the grant proposal by the deadline?
Can my organization fulfill the reporting requirements?
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