Stop Copying and Pasting Grant Applications
Every funder is different. Your approach should be too.
You found a grant you’re excited about.
After skimming the questions, you realize you already have solid responses from previous applications. So you copy, paste, and hit send.
It feels efficient. But it might be quietly costing you.
Hey there, I’m Danielle Desir Corbett, a 6x grant-funded creator and the founder of Grants For Creators. Since 2022, I have helped over 22,000 U.S. creators tap into the world of grant funding to support their creative work. Our small but mighty team (shout out to Cielo Diaz, our Grant Manager extraordinaire) spends 20+ hours every week compiling this grant-discovery resource, and the work we do would not be possible without subscriber support.
Grant funders aren’t interchangeable.
Each organization has a specific mission, defined priorities, and a particular kind of creator they’re hoping to champion. Sometimes that’s obvious from their website.
Often, you have to read between the lines.
Sending the exact same application to every opportunity signals one thing: you haven’t done the work of understanding who they are. And funders notice.