Webinars

Exploring Federal Grant Opportunities: What to Know Before You Dive In.

Presenter:  Teresa Raetz, Founder of Transcend Advisory Group

Topics discussed:

• Key considerations for organizations interested in pursuing federal funding
• From readiness and strategy to common pitfalls and best practices

Below is the recording and slides from the meeting, as well as a few other resources shared during the presentation:

• RG Peer to Peer Meeting Recording
• Exploring Federal Grant Opportunities Slides
• Exploring Federal Grant Opportunities: What to Know Follow-Up Document
• Fall Federal Grant Decision Matrix
• National Council of Nonprofits

Teresa also shared briefly about other things that will affect nonprofits, including the September 25, 2025 White House memo called “Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence.”  There is a letter that thousands of nonprofits and funders have signed. NCN’s update on the memo is here and the national solidarity letter is linked in the piece at the bottom.

• Grant Writing Under Trump 2.0 Document a grant writing guide created by the Thorn Run Partners in response to NSF’s approach to complying with the Administrations guidelines.

Please feel free to reach out to Teresa at [email protected] if you would like to connect to learn more about federal grants and her grant writing and consultation services!