Getting Your First Freelance Grant Writing Assignment
No one will want to pay you (at least, not much) to write your first grant. So how do you get started earning money from grant writing? You will need samples of your grant writing to show potential clients and references from satisfied clients. Volunteering to help a small community group raise money with a couple of grants is a great way to get samples and references.
Then you have to determine how much to charge. Professional grant writers do not work on commission but for a fixed fee or for an hourly rate. A very simple grant prepared by a new grant writer might cost $250, but a complicated government application prepared by an experienced grant writer could earn several thousand dollars. There are a lot of factors that determine price. You can read more about pricing and building a resume and portfolio on my web site, grantadviser.com/freelance.html.
