Remember that time that you told your best friend, “If someone invented xxxxxx  they would become a millionaire!”  Well, why shouldn’t that person be you?  Moms are always solving problems and coming up with MacGyver-like ways of making a quick fix with little more than duct tape and some spit.   Huggies Mominspired recognizes the resourcefulness of moms and is providing an amazing opportunity for creative moms to make their inventing dreams a reality!

The details:

• Grant recipients will receive $15,000 in seed capital as well as business resources to help turn innovative ideas into real-life inventions.
• Applications for the 2012 Huggies MomInspired grant program are currently being accepted through July 31, 2012.
• Moms can learn more and submit original, innovative and viable new business and product ideas now at HuggiesMomInspired.com.
• Grants will be announced and awarded in fall 2012.

You can read about previous grant winners on the Huggies MomInspired site.  You only have until July 31, 2012 to apply so get busy!!

I’ve written many a grant in my career and have received thousands of dollars in funding for classroom projects I’ve envisioned.  Here are some grant-writing tips that work for me:

• Know the criteria for judging.  How long should your proposal be?  How many pages can you submit?  What will the judges be looking for?  Read the rules for the Huggies Grant on this page.  I can’t stress this enough!!
• Have a very clear idea of what you want to accomplish.  It doesn’t have to be rocket science, but you do need to be specific and brief.
• Come up with a catchy title.  I am convinced that this idea alone is important, because it shows your creativity right off the bat.
• Know how you will spend the money.  Do your research and come up with an itemized list of needs.  Even if you’re not asked for it in the grant application, it is helpful to know if your project can be completed with the funding.
• Give yourself plenty of time to complete the application.  Don’t wait until the last minute.  A computer glitch or a medical emergency could take you out of the running.
• PROOFREAD.  It’s a no-brainer, but check and double-check spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and your math.  Ask a friend to look it over before you submit.
• Don’t get discouraged.  If you don’t get the funding through one place, try another. And another.  Eventually someone might really like your idea and be willing to support it.  After all, you’ve done the work—-now it’s time to show it off!

GOOD LUCK!!   I hope one of our creative readers wins this grant money!

I received the Huggies MomInspired information from MomSelect.  By posting this information I will earn a chance to win a gift card.  The grant tips are 100% mine.