Grant writing consultancy

Tidewell Junction Grant Services · Grant writing consultancy · Duluth, MN

Zelda Novotny, principal of Tidewell Junction Grant Services in Duluth, schedules the firm's blog posts, LinkedIn updates and funder emails against the days each funding round opens and closes.

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Posts and newsletters
October 2026
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1Environmental education grants: a first-time applicant checklist
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3Why we say no to some proposals
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5Notes from the Tidewell Junction desk
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9Last call: utility community grants close Friday
10A month of open deadlines
11State arts council fall round: three weeks left
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13Northshore Watershed Alliance wins stream classroom funding
14Community foundation education grants: who should apply
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16Writing a needs statement without jargon
17Family foundation youth literacy cycle is about to open
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20Reading a funder's 990 in twenty minutes
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22State arts council: the final week
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24November funder email: deadlines and new openings
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26Environmental education grants: budget lines to avoid
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28Winter community giving round preview
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Posts and newsletters

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Every post, newsletter and funder email, from the first idea to the day it goes out.

PostChannelStatusGoes outFunding windowClient win featuredWriter
Four questions to ask before you apply for a rural health grantBlogPublishedAug 6, 3:00 PMFederal rural health outreach program—Zelda Novotny
Lakeshore Youth Orchestra wins state arts fundingLinkedInPublishedAug 12, 4:00 PM—Lakeshore Youth Orchestra, state arts project grantCalista Brennagh-Ouellette
Pinecrest Rural Clinic brings a health van to eleven townshipsWebsite newsPublishedAug 27, 1:30 PMFederal rural health outreach programPinecrest Rural Clinic, outreach vanCalista Brennagh-Ouellette
What a program officer reads first in your abstractLinkedInPublishedAug 30, 2:00 PMState humanities council public programs—Tobias Hartnoll-Ibarra
October funder email: every round now openFunder emailPublishedSep 4, 12:30 PM——Zelda Novotny
Letters of support that actually helpNewsletterPublishedSep 10, 1:00 PMState arts council project grants, fall round—Tobias Hartnoll-Ibarra
Harbor Reading Room secures literacy tutor fundingLinkedInPublishedSep 15, 2:30 PM—Harbor Reading Room, literacy tutorsCalista Brennagh-Ouellette
How we build a budget narrative a reviewer can followBlogPublishedSep 18, 3:00 PMUtility company community grants—Zelda Novotny
Utility community grants: what changed this cycleLinkedInPublishedSep 22, 2:00 PMUtility company community grants—Tobias Hartnoll-Ibarra
Kettle Falls Food Shelf cold storage storyWebsite newsPublishedSep 23, 6:00 PM—Kettle Falls Food Shelf, cold storageCalista Brennagh-Ouellette
Education grants open at the regional community foundationNewsletterPublishedSep 26, 1:00 PMRegional community foundation education grants—Zelda Novotny
Environmental education grants: a first-time applicant checklistBlogPublishedOct 1, 3:00 PMFederal environmental education grants—Pavel Okonkwo-Lund

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Funding windows

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The grant rounds the posts and emails explain, with the days each one opens and closes.

Funding windowFunder typeOpensClosesPosts
State humanities council public programsStateJul 9, 2026Sep 2, 2026What a program officer reads first in your abstract
Federal rural health outreach programFederalJul 24, 2026Sep 17, 2026Four questions to ask before you apply for a rural health grant, Pinecrest Rural Clinic brings a health van to eleven townships
Utility company community grantsCorporateSep 7, 2026Oct 12, 2026How we build a budget narrative a reviewer can follow, Utility community grants: what changed this cycle, Last call: utility community grants close Friday
State arts council project grants, fall roundStateAug 28, 2026Oct 25, 2026Letters of support that actually help, State arts council fall round: three weeks left, State arts council: the final week
Regional community foundation education grantsCommunity foundationSep 25, 2026Nov 10, 2026Education grants open at the regional community foundation, Community foundation education grants: who should apply, Cost-share and match, in plain words
Federal environmental education grantsFederalSep 29, 2026Nov 22, 2026Environmental education grants: a first-time applicant checklist, Writing a needs statement without jargon, Environmental education grants: budget lines to avoid
Family foundation youth literacy cycleFamily foundationOct 16, 2026Dec 9, 2026Family foundation youth literacy cycle is about to open, Reading a funder's 990 in twenty minutes
Winter community giving roundCommunity foundationOct 27, 2026Dec 21, 2026Winter community giving round preview, Winter giving round: the letter of inquiry

Client wins

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Grants the consultancy won for clients, and whether each client has agreed to a public write-up.

WinClientFunderAmount awardedAwardedSharingClient contact
Birchbark Community Theater, accessibility upgradeBirchbark Community TheaterUtility company community grants$27,500Oct 4, 2026Waiting on clientThaddeus Vollmer
Northshore Watershed Alliance, stream classroomNorthshore Watershed AllianceFederal environmental education grants$58,000Sep 28, 2026Cleared to shareLucian Aberdeen
Harbor Reading Room, literacy tutorsHarbor Reading RoomFamily foundation youth literacy cycle$32,000Sep 12, 2026Cleared to shareOdalys Merrimack
Pinecrest Rural Clinic, outreach vanPinecrest Rural ClinicFederal rural health outreach program$240,000Aug 23, 2026Cleared to shareEphraim Thistlewood-Nakamura
Lakeshore Youth Orchestra, state arts project grantLakeshore Youth OrchestraArrowhead State Arts Board$85,000Aug 8, 2026Cleared to shareGwendolyn Faraday
Kettle Falls Food Shelf, cold storageKettle Falls Food ShelfRegional community foundation$41,000Jun 19, 2026Cleared to shareMarisol Ekstrom
Ridgeline Senior Center, ride programRidgeline Senior CenterState humanities council$19,500Mar 21, 2026Not shareablePhilippa Okoye

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