Communities across the region are actively pursuing grants. Limited staff time, technical expertise, and resources can make the process challenging.
NRPC’s Grant Writing Assistance Program helps municipalities identify funding opportunities, strengthen local grant-writing capacity, and submit competitive applications.
Program Goals:
The Grant Assistance Program aims to:
- Increase successful grant applications overall
- Reduce missed funding opportunities
- Support regional collaboration
Grant Application Services
Stay informed about relevant funding opportunities.
- Grant & Funding webpage
- Targeted emails to municipal staff
- Funding updates through NRPC communications
Strengthen applications with reliable data and visuals.
- GIS maps for grant applications
- Community demographic data
- Regional planning and infrastructure data
Improve the quality and competitiveness of applications.
- Application technical review
- Narrative development and editing
- Application packaging and submission guidance
- Grant writing resources
NRPC can help communities:
- Identify regional grant opportunities
- Coordinate collaborative applications
- Develop shared project narratives and supporting data
Topics include:
- Writing strong narratives
- Packaging and submitting applications
- Budget development
- Using data and maps in grant proposals
- Grant writing fundamentals
- Compliance and reporting
Tiered Support Model
Tier 1 – Universal Services (Free)
Grant opportunity alerts, resources, and workshops.
Tier 2 – Enhanced Assistance (Hourly or Task Based Fee)
Application review, technical support, and specialized mapping.
Tier 3 – Full-Service Grant Writing (Hourly or Task Based Fee)
Complete application development for local or regional projects.