[waialua359]

My biggest suggestion is that you have someone on a team dedicated on funding.
I've spent the better half of the last several years more focused on this rather than putting all my efforts on the build team. Still heavily involved but not like I used to be.
What good is a build team if you dont have a long term sustaining effort to make the opportunities happen year in and year out.

We literally plan on "funding for the future" and not the current build season.

Finding grants is not the problem.........its setting up your organization (non-profit, 501c3, school tax-exempt program, club) to be able to apply for grants to begin with. However, lots of tax laws to follow and get a good accountant and a bank you can trust/work with easily.

I always say, if you're not always thinking about how your team is being funded 24/7, you're not spending enough time on it.