Introducing Grants For Creators: How To Find Grants and Fund Your Business – Episode 107

Have you ever considered grants to support your dreams and ideas? Think grants are only for researchers and nonprofits? Think again, my friends. In early 2022, I launched a newsletter curating grants and other hard-to-find funding opportunities for U.S. creatives like writers, authors, journalists, podcasters, photographers, filmmakers, and artists. What happened next was shocking. Grants For Creators was an instant hit, gaining hundreds of subscribers. Grants For Creators encourages creatives to see themselves as worthy of funding through grants and other funding mechanisms. In this episode, I share why grants are worth applying to as a creative and small business owner, how to find grants, and how to get funding for a project.

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I hope this episode inspires you to apply for grants and other funding opportunities like creator funds, fellowships, and more. Join over 9,500 creators who have joined the Grants For Creators newsletter and access the latest funding opportunities sent straight to your inbox every other week.   

How To Find Grants and Get Funding For a Project

In this episode, we discuss:

• [2:24] Why apply for grants?
• [3:44] Is a grant free money? 
• [4:54] How I started winning grants as a podcaster 
• [7:25] The inspiration for creating Grants For Creators
• [8:04] My background as a Grants Administrator and how it helped me launch this project
• [13:28] How to search for grants to support your business

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What are grants?

Grants are funds that can support the launch or growth of a project or idea. This award does not have to be paid back, so it is not a loan. Grants also do not require equity or an ownership stake.

Grants typically have strings attached.

With a grant, there are eligibility requirements, and there may be some post-award reporting requirements.

Resources

Grants For Podcasters and Audio Creators – Grants For Creators

Grants For Women Business Owners – Grants For Creators

Listen to Grant Funding a Podcast, where I share how I won several grants as a podcaster. You can also watch it on YouTube below.

If you want to learn more about Grants for Creators as a business, or how I’ve grown the newsletter, check out my recent interview on The Side Hustle Show. We cover:

• How I came up with the idea, and how you might generate your own newsletter ideas
• The intentional things I did to grow the subscriber base
• How I convert free subscribers to paying members

Here are the links to check it out: 

Growing a Paid Newsletter: From Zero to $1,300 a Month | Spotify | Apple Podcasts

Other Episodes To Listen To

Creating Lucrative Side Hustles With Danielle Flores – Episode 73

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Danielle Desir Corbett

Danielle Desir Corbett is an award-winning and 6x grant-funded travel writer and podcast host who went from financial struggle to visiting 27+ countries all without waiting until retirement. Her story is proof that budget doesn’t limit adventure. Tune into The Thought Card Podcast for practical strategies to travel smarter and live on your terms. Say hello: thethoughtcard (at) gmail (dot) com.

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