DOES ANYONE OUT THERE HAVE EXPERIENCE WRITING GRANTS?

Every year, the federal government distributes over $300 billion in grant money. Many Congressional offices can help local individuals and organizations secure some of this funding--what better use for the tax payers' money than Peak Oil activities? Visit your Representative's web site and see what they offer. You can find out who your Representative is and find his/her web site at: http://www.house.gov/

All grant applications must meet certain criteria in order to qualify for consideration by the federal government. The best reference tools for basic grant information the Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA), and www.grants.gov. The CFDA is a guide to all of the grant programs that the federal government offers. Included in the catalogue are eligibility requirements, deadlines for application, and contact information. First-time applicants are strongly encouraged to familiarize themselves with this document in order to maximize your assistance. The CFDA is available in many local libraries and online at http://www.cfda.gov.

If any of you Peakniks (I like it!) have experience and/or are interested in forming an online study group to develop ideas for putting a grant together, RSVP denise4peace@hotmail.com or comment on this blog.

I'm thinking grants must be rather specific. Since gardening is one of my passions, and since food production will be of primary concern in the post-carbon era, my mind naturally gravitates to grants for the creation of permanent community gardens; funding extra "Master Gardener" certification programs at community colleges; funding the planting of fruit trees in public spaces and making them available at low-cost to the public, and organizing/educating neighborhoods about edible landscaping and community sharing of existing or new resources (i.e., fruit trees, gardens).