Part 4
Following the Funder’s Guidelines
IN THIS PART …
Pull together all the critical preliminary support documents — cover letters, abstracts, tables of contents, forms, and more — to ensure you don’t forget any of the smaller yet still relevant pieces of your grant application.
Write about your organization’s background and capabilities in a way that presents your target population and programs or services offered in a clear, straightforward, and statistically framed manner.
Make grant reviewers grasp the dire need of your organization by using statistics, case studies, and visuals to craft a compelling statement of need.
Build a solid program design with goals and objectives that meet (and exceed!) the peer reviewer’s and program officer’s expectations. This section is the heart and soul of your grant application, so make it sing!
Clarify who’s going to implement the project if it receives funding and how your organization plans to demonstrate accountability.
Calculate the budget, making sure it matches the monies requested, dollar for dollar. Remember that every action requires an expenditure.
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