Candid

JUNE 5, 2025

Among the free samples featured in this article are those for grant proposal budgets , which should include sources of income (e.g., Some budgets include a budget narrative explaining why each budget item is needed and how it will be used. What do funders look for in grant proposal budgets?

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Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 23, 2025

You’ll get a fully customized grants system, tailored to your programs, funding strategy, and team needs. It’s coming for the late nights spent searching your inbox for last year’s budget narrative. And if you don’t have time to build that system from scratch, our Grant Launch service sets it up for you.

Grant Writing

Grant Writing Made Easy

MAY 20, 2025

Budget Narrative A standard explanation of costs that can be tweaked for different applications. Save Successful Proposals: Keep copies of funded proposals to reference for future applications. Save Time, Write Faster, Get Funded A strong Grant Writing Toolkit helps you work smarter, not harder.

Grant Writing

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 4, 2025

The pressure to pursue every funding opportunity can feel overwhelming, especially in today’s environment of shrinking public resources and steep competition for private grants. Nonprofits often operate under the mindset that more applications = more chances of funding. But here’s the truth: not all grants are worth your time.

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GrantNews

JANUARY 28, 2025

How to Apply for a Federal Funding Opportunity -Their Community Blog covers a wide range of topics. 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.

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Candid

JANUARY 25, 2024

A green flag is anything that would immediately signal to a funder that the nonprofit is a strong candidate for funding. Funders are looking for credibility—in brief, reasons to trust that a nonprofit will do what they say in the way that they say in a grant proposal.

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Grant Consulting Services

JUNE 29, 2023

A well-thought-out budget will set you up to launch your project with an anchoring financial plan, making project management so much easier. And, when it comes time to report on your grant activities, you will have already established funding categories and expenses (Instrumentl, 2023). There are several types of budgets.

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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

FOA stands for Funding Opportunity Announcement. This is something you will need to know if you’re interested in securing federal funding for a project or program. Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) Defined To define: FOAs are official notices used by federal agencies to publicly advertise available federal grant funds.

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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?” Has this worked all the time? Absolutely not. You better believe it!

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Grant Consulting Services

JULY 31, 2023

In the world of grantmaking, changes are inevitable as the funding landscape continues to shift. In my most recent Grantegy class, I purposely tested the viability of ChatGPT to help create a sample budget and corresponding budget narrative. AI Technology for Grant Writing: Proposed rules for academic funding.

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Assel Grant Services

MARCH 24, 2024

AGS grant professionals have seen many local and national funding institutions examine their collective impact and shift to increasing operational and unrestricted grant practices. You may not get funding for all you ask for or need, but at least you’ve built a realistic financial picture of what it takes to achieve your mission.

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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. Be sure to note these limits and factor them into your proposed budget.

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