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Grant Readiness Assessment

The decision it helps you make: Can the organization manage a public grant before it applies for one?

Who it is for
Nonprofits planning to apply for federal, state or county grants.
Time
About 10 minutes. Runs in your browser.
What you get
A readiness score and the gaps to close before you apply, matched to the work that closes them. Printable report.

The full tool is in the subscriber library. Sign up for Out the Box, ToyBox's monthly newsletter, and the welcome email links to it.

Preview

Sample checks from the tool.

20 points across registration, financial capacity, compliance, reporting and organizational basics.

  • Active SAM.gov registration with a current UEI (Unique Entity ID, the federal ID number for grantees).
  • Accrual-basis accounting with tracking by grant.
  • Enough cash to run the program while you wait for the funder to pay you back.
How to get it

Three steps to the full tool.

  1. 1. Sign upAdd your name and email on the Out the Box form.
  2. 2. ConfirmClick the link in the confirmation email.
  3. 3. Open the libraryThe welcome email links to all eight tools.

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