OGF has revised the Ohio Common Grant Forms to make them easier to use by funders and grantees alike.  The improved forms have clearer instructions, changes to the required financial statements section, and new technology to make them more user-friendly.

OGF provides the forms as “unlocked” Microsoft Word documents that can reflect any branding by individual funders.  In addition, grantseekers can download them to a computer and then type and format responses directly into the form.

Benefits of using the Ohio Common Grant Forms haven’t changed:  They continue to:

• enable you to get complete, consistent information from grantseekers,
• allow “apples to apples” comparison of proposals,
• result in better proposals that are easier to read and evaluate, and
• meet application and reporting requirements in multi-funder collaborative initiatives.

These Common Grant Forms are the result of a collaborative effort between funder and nonprofit organizations working to streamline the grantseeking process. Currently, more than 30 funders across the state accept one or more of the forms.