ABSTRACT
Identify places to secure funding for recovery projects, including fed-• eral, state, local, foundational, corporate, and other private sources Explain how to contact prospective funders • Describe how grant proposals are put together • Portray the skills, abilities, and characteristics of an effective • grant writer Understand the reasons for grant management and accountability • Identify commonly available federal grant opportunities after disaster • Search for nongovernmental sources to fund disaster projects •
Introduction The purpose of this chapter is multifold . First, recovery projects can take extensive amounts of time, energy, and particularly funding . Postdisaster recovery funding is available, but it may take considerable effort to identify the proper sources, design projects, develop proposals to secure the funding, task staff with project management, and implement the funded project . Funding could come from federal, state, or local programs, as well as
from private sources, including corporations, foundations, organizations, and individuals . It is likely that an extensive effort will have to be made to identify and develop funding, particularly for creative, forward-thinking projects not covered by existing programs .
