Actually, we've done grants for fire and rescue agencies as well out of the house, along with schools and libraries.

I was in error. It isn't a book, it just sounds like it. The Federal Grant Registry is a website. It's basically a summery of who gives how much for what, and where to get ahold of them. Try USDA and the Dept of the Interior along with your similiar state agencies. That's the word from a former grant writer.

A couple of years ago, I was in a restaurant seated in the next booth to a loud business-type woman with a cell phone who never shut up the whole time we were there. But...

She was telling someone (who apparently disagreed) that he/she would have to learn to write grants because professional grant writers take about 50% of the grant money as their fee. I don't understand this, as I understand that you usually have to account for all the money on your project.

Just overheard it, never verified it.

p.s. Check http://www.federalgrantswire.com

Sue

Not true. They work by hourly rate. Which usually starts in the same price bracket as a good attorney.