Ward, a grant writer for education and nonprofit clients who provides workshops and grant development services through her company, supplies students and professionals in all fields with a guide to grant writing. She outlines each step of the process, from writing an executive summary, needs statement, goals, and objectives, to explaining the activities, personnel, and budget, and other features like the dissemination plan. She then details federal requests for proposal, the review process, private-sector funding, and how to deal with politics. More than half the text is devoted to sample proposals. This edition has a new chapter on technology and the online submission process, discusses effects of the 2008 recession, and has an updated appendix of websites, an updated list of points of contact and current federal forms, and new figures. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)