Grant Writing Made Easy

MAY 20, 2025

When youre the only one writing grants, you dont have time to start from scratch every time a new application comes up. Financial Information: Latest budgets, audited financial statements, and cost breakdowns. Common Application Questions Responses to questions funders frequently ask (e.g., “How will you measure success?”).

Grant Writing

Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

JULY 7, 2025

The funder is one of 50 largest foundations in the world, so this was supposedly a state-of-the art application process. This time there were seven narrative sections with maximums ranging from 1,500 – 5,000 characters, which was about five single-spaced pages in total. Another fun factoid. bold, italics, bullets, etc.),

Proposal

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 4, 2025

Nonprofits often operate under the mindset that more applications = more chances of funding. Spending 15–20 hours on a complex application for a small grant can quickly become a losing proposition, especially when larger opportunities might require similar effort. 10% of applicants funded)?

Grants

GrantNews

JANUARY 28, 2025

Videos Grant Writing Basic s – “Tips for Proofreading Your Next Grant Application” and “Grant Writing: How to Build Credibility with Your Budget Narrative” are just two of the many topics that are covered. For more information, you can also visit the Gr a ntWatch FAQ page.

Government

Grants.gov

JULY 9, 2019

Need statements , program narratives, and discussions of impact aren’t the only parts of a federal grant application that require the touch of a good writer. The budget narrative – sometimes called the budget justification or budget detail – can also benefit from a skilled wordsmith.

Budget Narrative

Candid

JANUARY 25, 2024

Last year, we shared our crowdsourced list of red flags that funders look for in grant proposals—the things that immediately reveal the weak points in an application and raise questions about the organization’s credibility. Not surprisingly, the question we got most in response to that article was: What are green flags for funders?

Proposal

Grant Professionals Association

AUGUST 27, 2024

QA/QI is also a criterion funders often use in reviewing and selecting grant application requests to fund. Repository/library of supportive resources and tools — include standardized narratives (e.g., project narrative format/content/organization, budget and budget narrative and required attachments).

Grant Management

GrantNews

JANUARY 4, 2024

Requests for Applications (RFAs) and Program Announcements (PAs) are the two types of funding announcements that nonprofits keep returning to again and again. RFAs (Requests for Applications): If your nonprofit needs funds for investigator-initiated research, an RFA is ideal. Which FOA Is Right for Your Nonprofit?

Federal Grants

Grant Professionals Association

JULY 25, 2023

When I’m trying to balance a Logic Model, Work Plan, twelve attachments, budget narrative, project abstract, and a thirty-page narrative, the last thing I need are twenty-minute debates about “how come they are getting more than we are?”

Indirect Cost

Grant Consulting Services

JULY 31, 2023

Anybody who has written grants can confirm that the grant application can take anywhere from a few hours to 50-60 hours, depending on the funder, type of grant, and requirements. In my most recent Grantegy class, I purposely tested the viability of ChatGPT to help create a sample budget and corresponding budget narrative.

AI

Grant Professionals Association

MAY 21, 2025

In these uncertain times marked by increased competition for funding, it is critical to strengthen every part of your application. A well-prepared budget will instill confidence in your project and boost your chances of being funded. The grant budget and budget narrative can be real assets for your applications if done properly.

Budget