Application Budget Narrative Training 
Grant Professionals Association
JANUARY 8, 2025
Before taking GPAs Next Level Federal Grants Training (NLFGT) course, my approach to federal grants could best be described as the sink or swim method. Even locating the expectations for the proposal narrative within the sea of eligibility criteria and requirements felt overwhelming.
Grant Writing Made Easy
JUNE 25, 2025
Funders review hundreds of applications, and issues such as unclear objectives, vague budgets, or an ineffective statement of need can easily push your proposal to the bottom of the pile. That’s often enough to knock your application off the shortlist in a competitive field. The good news?
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Grant Writing Made Easy
JULY 2, 2025
If you have a dedicated finance staff member or team, start the application process by talking to them! When the budget and narrative are developed in parallel, they reinforce one another, creating a visionary proposal that is grounded in reality. Who will implement the work? What resources are required?
Allied Grant Writers
JUNE 8, 2025
Expert writers with over ten years of experience and many successful applications might charge up to $200 per hour. Smaller projects or specific parts of grant applications work well with hourly rates. Grant writers can’t control whether an application succeeds. This prohibition exists for several key reasons.
Candid
JUNE 5, 2025
The good news is that budgets arent as complicated as most people fear, she writes. The article also points you to additional Candid resources on developing a nonprofit budget, including our free trainings: What do funders look for in grant proposal budgets? Building a nonprofit budget: 4 steps to get started.
Grant Writing Made Easy
JULY 23, 2025
However, if your organizational data, program descriptions, community quotes, and past applications are stored in a connected system, something powerful happens. Tools like the Standard Grant Narrative and Research Library within the Hub provide AI with the necessary context. No tech background required.
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)?
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