CFGS Learning & Resource Center

Tools for the work before the application

Use practical resources to organize governance, test funder fit, build a defensible budget, document match, and turn your project into an accountable workplan.

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Build the file before you chase the deadline

Work through these tools with your board, finance lead, program staff, or project partners. Each one is free and works without an account.

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Grant Readiness Checklist

Review governance, financial, project, and delivery fundamentals.

Open resource Decision tool

Go/No-Go Grant Scorecard

Test funder fit, capacity, timing, match, and reporting risk before committing staff time.

Open resource Governance

Board Document Checklist

Organize the records funders and due-diligence reviewers commonly request.

Open resource Financial readiness

Program Budget Workbook

Build a defensible project budget from personnel, operations, direct costs, and match.

Open resource Calculator

Match Requirement Calculator

Translate a percentage match into the cash and in-kind contribution your project must document.

Open resource Project clarity

Grant Workplan Template

Connect activities, owners, dates, outputs, and evidence in one implementation plan.

Open resource Partnership evidence

Letters of Support Toolkit

Give partners a clear brief and collect letters that confirm specific roles, resources, and commitments.

Open resource Federal readiness

SAM.gov Readiness Guide

Prepare the organization, account, and validation information needed before federal registration.

Open resource Award management

Post-Award Compliance Calendar

Translate award terms into owners, reporting dates, evidence checkpoints, and closeout tasks.

Open resource Package control

Application Document Checklist

Build a controlled application file with required forms, narratives, budgets, approvals, and proof of submission.

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Community housing pathway

Homes for Honor resources for military-connected households and new homeowners

Review the Memphis four-tier housing framework, explore the developing construction apprenticeship pathway for reentry participants, and connect to official resources. Homes for Honor remains in planning; these links do not promise eligibility, financing, employment, training, assistance, or a home.

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Funding intelligence

Open Grant Watch

Search currently posted federal opportunities in a live, open-only workspace, then use the curated Homes for Honor desk for verified local, private, and corporate leads.

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Focused pathways

Resources shaped around the work

Different missions face different evidence, partnership, and implementation requirements. Start with the pathway closest to your program.

Veteran programsService coordination, eligibility, outcomes, and continuity of care. Rural communitiesRegional partnerships, access barriers, match, and implementation capacity. Housing & homelessnessUnits, services, coordinated entry, compliance, and housing stability. Workforce & reentryHomes for Honor construction apprenticeships, fair-chance builders, training, placement, retention, and participant supports. Public agenciesAuthority, procurement, match, reporting, and public accountability. Grassroots organizationsGovernance, fiscal controls, local trust, and delivery capacity. Faith-based organizationsProgram separation, access, stewardship, and measurable service. Community & capital projectsSite control, scope, cost, approvals, partners, and operations.
Need a guided version?

Bring the tools into a workshop or sponsored cohort.

CFGS can help a group of organizations turn the worksheets into complete readiness plans.

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