Free grant templates

Every template

• Grant proposal template

  A free grant proposal template with fill-in text for every standard section, from the summary and statement of need to the budget and evaluation.

• Grant budget template

  A free grant budget template with the standard cost categories, the arithmetic each line needs, and room for match and in-kind support.

• Budget justification template

  A free budget justification template: fill-in wording for each cost category that shows the arithmetic and explains why the project needs it.

• Letter of inquiry template

  A free letter of inquiry template for foundation grants, with fill-in text for the opening, the need, the project, the ask, and the close.

• Grant cover letter template

  A free grant cover letter template: a one-page letter that introduces your proposal, states the request, and is signed by your organization’s leader.

• Logic model template

  A free logic model template with fill-in rows for inputs, activities, outputs, outcomes, and impact, plus the assumptions behind them.

• Case for support template

  A free case for support template: the core document that explains why your organization deserves funding, reusable across grants and donors.

• Grant report template

  A free grant report template for progress and final reports: results against objectives, spending against budget, challenges, and next steps.

• Grant writer job description template

  A free grant writer job description template with duties, qualifications, pay, and interview questions you can post today.

• Capability statement template

  A free one-page capability statement template for government contractors: core competencies, past performance, differentiators, and company data.

• NIH Specific Aims page template

  A free NIH Specific Aims page template: the opening gap, your hypothesis, two or three aims, and the payoff, all on one page.

• NSF Project Summary template

  A free NSF Project Summary template with the three required parts: Overview, Intellectual Merit, and Broader Impacts.

• SBIR Phase I proposal template

  A free SBIR Phase I technical proposal template: the problem, technical objectives, work plan, team, and commercial potential.

• Grant writing contract template

  A free grant writing contract template for consultants and clients: scope, deliverables, fees, responsibilities, ownership, and termination.

• Grant writing client intake form

  A free client intake questionnaire for grant writers: organization details, the project, budget, outcomes, and the documents to request.

• Council grant briefing memo

  A free briefing memo template for city and county staff: the grant pipeline, what each application needs from council, and the decisions due.

• AI-use policy template for grant proposals

  A free AI-use policy template for grant work: approved tools, what never goes in, human review, funder rules, and disclosure. For universities and nonprofits.

More on the writing itself in the grant guides.