How Entrepreneurs and Nonprofits Can Add Grants to Their Revenue Mix Without Becoming Grant Writers
A simple, beginner-friendly framework that shows you how to prepare for and pursue grants strategically, even if you're a for-profit company and you've never applied for a grant before.
Overview of the Guide
1
Grants Are Strategic Revenue
This section explains how grants are a strategic funding tool—not something you chase randomly or rely on exclusively.
2
The Master Proposal Framework
This section introduces the Master Proposal—a single, reusable document that forms the foundation for all grant pursuits.
3
Grant Readiness Over Grant Writing
This section explains the difference between writing grants and being grant-ready. Learn how to avaoid wasted effort and focus on positioning.
Most people think grants are complicated, unpredictable, and "not for them." This is especially true for entrepreneurs.
But here's the truth:
Grants aren't reserved for large nonprofits with grant writers on staff. They also aren't reserved just for nonprofits. They are for for-profit businesses too.
The problem isn't that grants are hard. It's that they are awarded to organizations that are clear, prepared, and positioned to apply for them. Most people try to apply before they are ready.
What if grants weren't something you chased...but something you prepared for?
Instead of jumping from application to application, companies that win grants consistently start with a Master Proposal, a single, reusable document that helps them:
Positive Change and Fulfillment
Structured Guidance
Self-Improvement
This guide is for you if:
You've never applied for a grant, but want to understand how they actually work, especially if you are a for-profit company
You've heard grants could help fund your work, but don't know where to start
You don't want to spend time chasing random funding opportunities
You want a repeatable framework, not a one-time application
Inside the Guide, You'll Learn:
How grants fit into a broader revenue mix
The difference between applying for grants and being grant-ready
What a Master Proposal is and why it's the foundation of strategic grant seeking
How this framework works for both nonprofits and for-profit businesses
I've spent years helping organizations strengthen capacity, clarify strategy, and pursue funding in a way that actually makes sense.
The biggest mistake I see?
People trying to apply their way into grant funding without first building the foundation that grant funders expect.
This guide exists to change that.
Regeanie Corona, MBA, BSIS
This guide introduces the framework.
For those who want to see real examples, apply it to their own organization, or get hands-on support, additional resources are available after you download.
DISCLAIMER: Grant funding is competitive and not guaranteed. This guide is designed to support clarity, preparation, and straegic decision-making, NOT to promise funding outcomes.