Glosssary of Grant Terminology

Finding a grant for your business or project is difficult enough but grantors also have their own "language" of grant terms that you may not be familiar with, that can make the whole process even more confusing.

If you don't have a clear understanding of Grant Terminology - it will often be virtually impossible to comeplete the Grant Application Package correctly!

Private Sector Grants and Funding - Non-government, foundation and corporate grants that allocate funds to many different areas - arts, humanity, education, etc. These are usually community-impact based grants and are easier to obtain than federal or state government grants.

Program regulations implement legislation passed by Congress to authorize a specific grant program, and include applicant eligibility criteria, nature of activities funded, selection criteria under which applications will be selected for funding, and other relevant information.

Project period is the total amount of time during which FNS authorizes a grantee to complete the approved work of the project described in the application.

Replicability - Federal and state grantors often want to know if the project can be replicated in other places, as a condition of funding

RFA (Request for Application) - A call for grant applications— simpler format than RFP

RFP (Request for Proposal) - A call for grant proposals – more complex, narrative format than the RFA

SEA (State Educational Agency) - The state education department that applies for and oversees the grant

SSPOC (Single State Point of Contact) - A state contact that district must use when applying for certain federal grants.

Subgrants - formula or competitive grants made from a larger grant
Ex. Technology, Literacy Challenge, and REA