Good morning,

 

Our institution’s president has been receiving “funding alerts” from xxxxxx@grantwriters.net. I’m not familiar with the vendor, nor with the dozens of other sources already out there competing for scarce resources, am interested in pursuing another. But, what annoys me is: by contacting the leadership of the university (and not the SRO), it places the SRO and VP for Research in a position of having to defend why we’re not on top of this “valuable resource,”  and having to drop whatever we’re doing in order to investigate each one of the solicitations. So far, none have really been a good fit for some of our faculty, and they are the same sorts of information—grants.gov—that we are already receiving from various other sources. I’m curious if anyone else knows anything about them.

 

The blurb on the bottom of the email reads:

ABOUT RESOURCE ASSOCIATES For more than 20 years the grant experts at Resource Associates have helped nonprofits, tribes, schools, businesses, and governmental agencies build their capacity by identifying and winning federal, state, and foundation grants. We offer organizations like yours low rates and, in some cases, even free grant writing services.   Please visit www.grantwriters.net to review additional grant opportunities and learn more about how our grant services can benefit your organization. Or, contact me directly.   Sincerely, Scott Hyland Account Manager, Colorado Office Resource Associates: The Grant Experts 505.326.4245 xxxxxx@grantwriters.net