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Glossary of Commonly Used Grant Terms

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There are currently 11 Terms in this directory beginning with the letter D.
Deadline
Date after which a proposal will not be accepted for review; often stated as a receipt date or a post mark date.

Declining grant
A multi-year grant that becomes smaller each year, in the expectation that the recipient organization will increase its fundraising from other sources.

Demonstration grant
A grant made to establish an innovative project or program that, if successful, will serve as a model and may be duplicated by others.

Direct costs
The total dollar amount necessary to fund your project. Includes cash money only, not indirect costs.

Disallowed costs
Any charges to the approved grant that the sponsor or grantmaker has determined to be beyond the scope of the purpose of a grant, excessive or otherwise unallowable.

Discretionary grant
An award made in accordance with legislation allowing the funding source to exercise reasonable freedom in selection the project and the grantee and determining the amount of the reward. Applicants usually compete for these funds.

Dissemination
How you will communicate information on your project to those who can use the information.

Distribution committee
The committee responsible for making grant decisions. For community foundations, the distribution committee is intended to be broadly representative of the community served by the foundation.

Donee
The recipient of a grant. (Also known as the grantee or the beneficiary.)

Donor
An individual or organization that makes a grant or contribution to a donee. (Also known as the grantor.)

DUNS Number
The Dun and Bradstreet Data Universal Numbering System number, or "DUNS," is a nine-digit figure given by Dun and Bradstreet to applicant organizations and serves as a means of identifying those organizations and businesses. DUN's numbers are frequently required on federal grant forms.

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