While we can go through every planning process imaginable, most of the goals we set can't be achieved until we can find the funding necessary to make them a reality. This becomes more difficult knowing the constraints being placed on local governments to tighten budgets while continuing to expand and improve services, both of these aspects make it more difficult to find funding to accomplish the long-term goals needed to allow a community to keep improving.

This is where grant funding comes into play. Whether it may be state, federal, or private grant funding, these sources of income can truly transform a community's hopes and dreams into reality.