What You Should Ask for Funding

If you are applying for funding for the first time, you may be wondering what is the first project or service you should ask funding for first.  A good place to start is asking for funding for existing services.

With existing services, you have experience, a track record, data, outcomes and can talk confidently about those services when the funder talks with you about it.  The requested funding can be used to cover existing expenses or expansion of existing services.

Once you’ve established a relationship with the funder, and the relationship is going well and trust has been established, you can then request either an increase in funding or request funding for a new project.

Often, funders will award first time recipients a lower amount, and then increase funding the following year once the awardee has shown he/she can be trusted with awarded funds.