NLADA offers periodic training sessions in effective grant-writing, specifically tailored to defender issues and funding sources, at events such as management training and the NLADA Annual Conference. Other organizations provide more frequent, generic grantsmanship training for at multiple locations around the country, such as The Granstmanship Center and the Foundation Center, including courses in Grantseeking on the Web.

BIGONLINE is a comprehensive source of fundraising information, opportunities, and resources for charities and non-profit organizations.

Read successful grant applications by state and local defenders for federal formula grants.

Read Common (Dollars and) Sense: Seventeen Strategies for Good Relations with Indigent Defense Funders (msword, 31 Kb) , by Minnesota State Public Defender John Stuart, published in NLADA's Indigent Defense (link to the left).