How I Started Consistently Applying For Grants Again (After a Year of Sitting On the Sidelines)
FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) has no place here.
Hey creators, how is it May already?
Does anyone else feel their seasonal depression slowly melting away? 👀
Back to the topic at hand — did you get to apply to any funding opportunities in April?
🤛🏾 Reply to this email or drop a fist pump emoji in the comments below so we can celebrate alongside you!
Surprisingly, I applied for (4) grants and (3) speaking opportunities last month, all thanks to the resources shared in our newsletter — browse through our May 2025 Grants List.
Let me tell you, that’s really surprising because I’ve been feeling unmotivated lately.
In this gloomy economic climate, grants have been a bright shining light.
As many of my income streams have dried up, grants symbolize possibility, so I’ve been intentionally carving out more time to work on grant submissions.
Here’s the deal: applying for grants is 60% mindset and 40% doing the actual work.
Last year, I let a series of roadblocks prevent me from securing funding to bring my ideas to life. As a refresher, read this post about how I’m now making time to apply for grants despite a hectic schedule.
Once I figured out what was stopping me and crafted a game plan to overcome it, I felt a wave of confidence wash over me.
It’s taken a while, but I finally feel I’ve built enough momentum to pursue funding opportunities consistently. I feel more energized, and applying is coming more easily.
If you haven’t applied to funding opportunities in a while and know you are struggling with:
imposter syndrome
self-doubt
fear of rejection
perfectionist tendencies
➡️ This is your reminder to read 9 Stumbling Blocks Preventing Creators from Tapping Into Grant Funds.
, , and I understand how it feels to be stuck, so we wrote this eBook to help you shake off those worries and start applying for grants, even if you have no prior experience.
It’s a quick, fun read to help you get on track and tackle those funding opportunities head-on.
Looking back on the four grants I’ve won throughout my creator career, they all came from regularly putting in applications.
Speaking of deadlines, I’m working on an application due tomorrow (yikes!!!), so I’ve got to run.
P.S. I just opened my calendar for 30-minute 1:1 grant strategy sessions for those who need help finding the right grants to support their work or who need a mindset reset to submit their first or next grant.
Spots are limited, and my calendar books up fast.
Danielle Corbett | Founder of Grants For Creators, connecting 10,000+ U.S. creators to funding opportunities every week.
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