Free Grant Writing Templates
Seven blank, fillable templates covering the documents a freelance grant writer produces most often — no signup, no account. Copy each one into your own document and fill in the bracketed instructions with your organization's actual content.
These are blank outlines, not filled-in examples or legal documents. If a funder provides its own required format or online portal fields, follow those instead — each template here is a starting shape.
Grant Proposal Template
A blank, 12-section outline covering the full shape of a grant proposal — cover sheet, executive summary, statement of need, goals and objectives, methods, evaluation, budget summary, sustainability, and conclusion.
Letter of Inquiry / Letter of Intent Template
A blank outline for the foundation Letter of Inquiry — the short, competitive letter many private and family foundations require before they'll accept a full proposal. Opening paragraph, organizational background, problem and project, funding request, and closing.
Budget Narrative Template
A blank, 11-section outline for the written explanation that goes with your line-item budget — introduction, personnel, fringe, travel, equipment, supplies, contractual, other, indirect costs, in-kind, and budget summary.
Grant Budget Template
A blank, fillable table with the 8 standard cost categories funders expect — personnel, fringe, travel, equipment, supplies, contractual, other, and indirect costs — plus a total row.
Grant Application Template
A blank grant application face sheet for funders without their own online portal — organization info, EIN, contact person, project title, amount requested, project summary, and funder priority alignment.
Cover Letter for Grant Proposal Template
A blank, short cover letter to send with a completed grant proposal package — what's enclosed, amount requested, and a closing thank-you.
AI Use Disclosure Statement Template
A blank statement for telling a funder how you used AI on an application — tools, tasks, human review — plus a simple log and links to six funders' official AI policies.