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on the politics of the day. There is true variability in the world of giving. The types of programs funded by Congress are subject to realignment and changes in the focus of politics.

DIFFERENCES BETWEEN GRANTS AND CONTRACTS

To make some initial terms clear, the process of writing a proposal for funding has come to be known as grant writ‐ ing, and the individual responsible for the writing of the proposal is a grant writer. The entity providing the money is called the funder. Although it is commonly said that one writes a proposal to obtain a grant, it may be that the end result is actually a contract. Be that as it may, we will continue to follow the generally accepted convention and continue to use the word grant freely throughout this book.

Contracts for services, or fee-for-service contracts as they are often called, require the agency to provide services on behalf of a funder, and the agency is reimbursed for ser‐ vices delivered. For example, a community dental clinic has successfully won a contract with the county to pro‐ vide dental care to low-income children. The multipage document (the contract) signed by the agency and the county will spell out the details of the services to be de‐ livered. In this example, the contract states that the clinic

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