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How Grant Writers get paid In the grant writing world there are a few ways grant writers get paid 1. For some organizations (typically non -profits) grant writers volunteer their time. They recover no financial compensation for their work or grant rewards 2. For governments (cities and states) Grant writers are usually a hired entity of the city. Grant writers are paid an up front fee of a negotiated amount between the city and the grant writer. Once a grant is rewarded, the grant writer is paid a percentage of the amount rewarded (an example would be if a $50,000 grant is rewarded, the grant writer is paid 1 % of the grant which is $500) as a separate cost to the grant. The city would pay the grant writer's cost because rarely do. grants cover the cost of a grant writer. 3. Another way that is sometimes negotiated to pay a grant writer is to staff them as an employee of whatever company, government or organization they are grant seeking for. This is typically the way it is done when organizations, governments or companies are looking to constantly have things funded by grants as a part of their operating budget. 4. The last typical way to pay a grant writer is to pay them a negotiated fee up front regardless of the amount of work and regardless if the grant(s) is/are funded. Percentages paid to the grant writer vary based on the amount of money the grant writer is seeking for. If a grant is over $100,000 the grant writer gets paid 2-5% of the rewarded amount. if a grant totals over $1,000,000 the grant writer receives 5-10% of the grant. The reasons for the increase in amount paid to a grant writer are due to the amount of money being asked for. The more money a grant is written for the more work goes into writing the grant. Plus, once a grant of that size is rewarded there is follow up work that must be sent in that a grant writer would be responsible for. Monies under $1.00,000 being looked for cost 1-2% for the grant writer's time and efforts.