- A grant is a sum of money one entity provides to another entity, usually to help fund important research or achieve some socially relevant or charitable purpose. Many grants come from the federal government, but state governments and private companies also provide grants. To obtain a grant, you must write a grant proposal, which involves both research and persuasive writing. Grant writers perform this function on behalf of the person or entity seeking the grant.
- When a grant writer works for an entity as an employee and not as a contractor, the average salary is $37,000 to $46,000 per year. Grant writers with only one to three years of experience averaged $25,000 to $35,000 annually, while grant writers with more than 20 years of experience earned a higher average salary range of $45,000 to $59,999.
- Contract grant writers who are not regular employees average $60 to $100 per hour. The number of hours a contract grant writer works will depend upon the complexity of the grant proposal and the amount of research required.
- Some companies pay grant writers by the project. Per-project pay ranges from $2,000 to over $14,000. Other companies may pay a percentage of the grant funds received as a commission. Nonprofit companies generally prefer not to use the commission-based pay scale, and the entity providing the grant money must approve the commission.
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