Grant Awards

Responsible for grant awards totaling over $600,000,000. Each award made a difference to the recipients – and to the people they serve.

Federal Agencies

    1. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF the Treasury
      • Coronavirus Relief Fund
      • Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds
    United States Department of Justice
  • Grants to Encourage Arrest Policies
  • Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program
  • COPS Technology Grant
  1. Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response
    • Emergency Care Partnership Grant
    United States Department of Homeland Security/Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
    • Urban Areas Security Initiative
    • Metropolitan Medical Response System
    • Indiana Department of Homeland Security State Homeland Security Grant Program
    Indiana Criminal Justice Institute
    • Victims of Crime Act (VOCA)
    • Services, Training, Officers, and Prosecutors (STOP)
    • Justice Assistance Grant (JAG)
    • Driving Under the Influence (DUI)

QUICK FACTS

  • Waiting until the last minute to write your application can result in an unsuccessful application.
  • Most grant applications require letters of support, job descriptions, resumes, a detailed budget, and a grant narrative.
  • Although federal funding has decreased over the past few years, there is still ample funding available for hiring law enforcement officers, domestic violence prevention, and crime prevention programs.
  • Understand the competition. If a national funder only intends to make 4 awards, consider whether it makes sense to apply.

Private Foundations

  • Nina Mason Pulliam Charitable Trust
  • Central Indiana Community Foundation
  • Home Instead Senior Care Foundation
  • Community Foundation of Bloomington and Monroe County
  • Lilly Endowment, Inc.
  • Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation
  • USA Funds
  • Petsmart Charities
  • Tony Stewart Foundation

QUICK FACTS

  • Most private foundations and federal agencies want to fund programs that are innovative. Compelling applications will stand out from the rest.
  • Research is important. Grant applications require an assessment of a community’s need, and a persuasive need statement can win the award for you.

Other Awards and Compliance Activities

  • Well-versed in compliance and audit regulations governing federal COVID-19 programs.
  • Taught grant writing class to university faculty wanting detailed instruction on grant writing basics.
  • Authored “Best Practices for Grants Management” for a large urban municipality wishing to consolidate grant management services.
  • Resolved several aged single audit findings for municipalities and implemented a corrective action plan for better compliance.

QUICK FACTS

  • Be prepared to open your books. Agencies that spend more than $750,000 in federal funds must have an annual audit.
  • What you don’t know can hurt you. Inexperience is not an excuse for a poorly managed grant program and could result in repayment of funds.