22 tips to help you find grants in 2022

Many who are looking to find grants aren’t sure where to get started, may feel overwhelmed by grants processes or are simply exhausted from the last two years of fundraising uncertainty. 

The Grants Hub is here to help!

Here are our top tips to help you find grants - and especially, the right grants - in 2022.

1. Join TGH - we'll save you time and help you find grants easily, and in one place

2. Be mindful of your overall strategic objectives and mission

3. Make sure public information (including your website) is up-to-date

4. Look at your annual budget to identify what’s yet to be funded

5. Consult with your team, community and partners to help you turn ideas into ‘projects’

6. Maintain your wish list of projects - get your grant information ready!

7. Consider the ‘why’ behind each project to help inform how you search for grants

8. Decide how, where, and when (how often) you want to find grants

9. Check out tools, resources and services that increase grantseeking efficiency

10. Start (or continue) your grants calendar

11. Keep capacity building grants for operational costs on your radar

12. Add grants you’ve applied to previously to your 2022 grants calendar

13. Take a look at relevant mental health grants for your organisation and community

14. Switch up your search by looking at, e.g., grants for women, or grants for Indigenous communities

15. Search for closed grants that might be recurring in 2022

16. Review grant guidelines to see if your organisation and project meet the eligibility criteria

17. Contact funding providers about grants you’re interested in before you apply

18. Look into auspice arrangements if you’ve found a great grant but DGR status is a requirement

19. Consider using a professional grant writer to assist you with large grant applications

20. Watch out for red flags that a grant may not be right for you

21. Take time to check your application information before you hit submit

22. Be patient and remember why you started - take it one step, one grant, at a time.

The Grants Hub is updated daily giving you access to more than 1500 grants open right now for applications - including community grants, education grants, business grants and more.

We can help you find grants easily with these time-saving features:

• Grants Directory

• Tailored Grant Alerts

• Grants Calendar

• Multiple Account Users

• Member Support

• And more!