Funding Booster Program Survey - Grantwriting and Grant Challenges

As part of a collaborative effort spearheaded by the Southeastern CT Cultural Coalition to support arts and cultural nonprofits in southeastern Ct, please complete this brief survey to help us better understand the specific needs and challenges surrounding grants and grant writing. The results of this survey will be used to help design and coordinate a 2019 schedule of activities (from technical support to online resources and workshops) that will address barriers, help to boost grants awards to our region, and benefit organizations like yours. Stay tuned for more information soon!

Our Partners:
Community Foundation of Eastern CT
CT Humanities
CT Office of the Arts
New England Foundation for the Arts
Office of U.S. Rep Joe Courtney, CT 2nd District.

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* 1. Has your organization applied for:

Local Grants (foundations, banks, rotary clubs, etc.)

State of CT Grants (CT Office of the Arts, State Historic Preservation Office, DECD)

State Organization Grants (CT Humanities, New England Foundation for the Art)

Federal Grants (National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for theHumanities, USDA, Institute of Museum & Library Services, etc.)

National Organization Grants (Kresge, Bloomberg Philanthropy, etc)

Other Grants (please specify)

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* 2. Has your organization been AWARDED:

Local Grants (foundations, banks, rotary clubs, etc.)

State of CT Grants (CT Office of the Arts, State Historic Preservation Office, DECD)

State Organization Grants (CT Humanities, New England Foundation for the Art)

Federal Grants (National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for theHumanities, USDA, Institute of Museum & Library Services, etc.)

National Organization Grants (Kresge, Bloomberg Philanthropy, etc.)

Other Grants (please specify)

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* 3. Please RANK the grants your organization is MOST INTERESTED in applying for in the next 1 to 3 years (most interested = 1 and least interested in = 6)

Local Grants

State of CT Grants

State Organization Grants

Federal Grants

National Organization Grants

Other Grants

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* 4. What are the reasons your organization has NOT applied to some grants (check all that apply):

Lack of awareness of opportunity, availability, eligibility

Lack of confidence and/or belief in ability to win award

Grant writer availability

Not enough time

Lack of technical skills/support (narrative, budget, etc.)

Complexity of application

Grant management concerns

Grant reporting concerns

Matching funds or cash on hand requirement

Other (please specify)

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* 5. What are the areas that your organization would most benefit from help with:

	Would definitely benefit from	Would likely benefit from	Unsure if there would be benefit	Would likely not benefit from	Would not benefit from
Tools to learn about grant opportunities, availability and eligibility	Tools to learn about grant opportunities, availability and eligibility Would definitely benefit from	Tools to learn about grant opportunities, availability and eligibility Would likely benefit from	Tools to learn about grant opportunities, availability and eligibility Unsure if there would be benefit	Tools to learn about grant opportunities, availability and eligibility Would likely not benefit from	Tools to learn about grant opportunities, availability and eligibility Would not benefit from
Confidence building tools	Confidence building tools Would definitely benefit from	Confidence building tools Would likely benefit from	Confidence building tools Unsure if there would be benefit	Confidence building tools Would likely not benefit from	Confidence building tools Would not benefit from
Access to professional grant writer	Access to professional grant writer Would definitely benefit from	Access to professional grant writer Would likely benefit from	Access to professional grant writer Unsure if there would be benefit	Access to professional grant writer Would likely not benefit from	Access to professional grant writer Would not benefit from
Best practices for efficient use of time for grant writing	Best practices for efficient use of time for grant writing Would definitely benefit from	Best practices for efficient use of time for grant writing Would likely benefit from	Best practices for efficient use of time for grant writing Unsure if there would be benefit	Best practices for efficient use of time for grant writing Would likely not benefit from	Best practices for efficient use of time for grant writing Would not benefit from
Technical support (narrative, budget, etc.)	Technical support (narrative, budget, etc.) Would definitely benefit from	Technical support (narrative, budget, etc.) Would likely benefit from	Technical support (narrative, budget, etc.) Unsure if there would be benefit	Technical support (narrative, budget, etc.) Would likely not benefit from	Technical support (narrative, budget, etc.) Would not benefit from
Tools to walk through complex applications before applying	Tools to walk through complex applications before applying Would definitely benefit from	Tools to walk through complex applications before applying Would likely benefit from	Tools to walk through complex applications before applying Unsure if there would be benefit	Tools to walk through complex applications before applying Would likely not benefit from	Tools to walk through complex applications before applying Would not benefit from
Grant management concerns	Grant management concerns Would definitely benefit from	Grant management concerns Would likely benefit from	Grant management concerns Unsure if there would be benefit	Grant management concerns Would likely not benefit from	Grant management concerns Would not benefit from
Grant reporting concerns	Grant reporting concerns Would definitely benefit from	Grant reporting concerns Would likely benefit from	Grant reporting concerns Unsure if there would be benefit	Grant reporting concerns Would likely not benefit from	Grant reporting concerns Would not benefit from
Help with matching funds or cash on hand requirements	Help with matching funds or cash on hand requirements Would definitely benefit from	Help with matching funds or cash on hand requirements Would likely benefit from	Help with matching funds or cash on hand requirements Unsure if there would be benefit	Help with matching funds or cash on hand requirements Would likely not benefit from	Help with matching funds or cash on hand requirements Would not benefit from

Other (please specify)

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* 6. OPTIONAL - What ONE GRANT would your organization most like to apply for and win?

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* 7. Please provide the below information to receive updates and news about 2019 funding booster program news and activities.

Your Name

Organization

City/Town

Email Address