Since you've said this, and it does make sense, I googled it and quickly found school grants . org, which tries to sell you a grant writing course on cd. I don't mind buying it, but since you're already involved I thought I'd ask if you could recommend a good resource for me to educate myself about the process. I would love to help my town and the kids.
I've been on both sides of the grant process, first in my early teens writing them and then in my 30s sitting on eval committees.
Its not that hard to write a winning grant request. It just takes time and commitment. The quality of requests is hit and miss. A well written request by an "amatuer" with lots of facts and cites is going to blow the barn doors off.
Texas has a TON of foundations, too.
I'd start by getting copies of winning requests and by researching what grants are available locally and in the state. Once you become a rainmaker, people will come out of the woodwork, so watch out for that, too.
I'd think you'd probably be good at it!
