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Dog-Eared

Plain-language answers to the questions that come up before, during, and after a grant search. What eligibility really means, how to tell a strong fit from a long shot, and how to plan your funding year instead of chasing deadlines.

Dog-eared: the pages you fold down so you can find them again. That's what we hope these become.

The articles

• Meet Grant Hounds: The Story Behind the Name

  How an adopted hound named Nola gave us our name, who the two brothers behind Grant Hounds are, and why the most valuable grant work happens before anyone writes a word.

  September 23, 2026 · 4-minute read

Who writes these

Each article is written for the people who actually do this work: development directors, grants coordinators, finance officers, fire chiefs, clinic managers, and small business owners who wear every hat at once. No jargon without an explanation and no promises about winning, just the kind of clear thinking that saves you from spending thirty hours on the wrong application.

Dog-Eared comes from the team at Grant Hounds, a done-for-you grant research partner for nonprofits, schools, local governments, tribal nations, colleges, health centers, public safety agencies, and small businesses across the United States. Between us we've spent more than 25 years inside public health agencies, state government, and public school systems, on the side of the table that writes the plans and answers for the budgets.

These articles share how we think about grants. They don't replace the funder's own rules, so always confirm eligibility and deadlines with the funder before you apply.