Budget Narrative Funding Logic Model 
Seliger + Associates Grant Writing
JULY 7, 2025
.** As tech tools emerged in the mid-80s to ‘90s, the NOFOs slowly changed, allowing and sometimes requiring longer narrative sections, as well as attachments like organization charts, maps, logic models, flow diagrams, etc. The final proposal, including the budget narrative, was about 10 single-spaced pages!
Grant Writing Made Easy
JUNE 25, 2025
Even seasoned grant writers make grant proposal errors, but small changes can be the difference between a funded project and a missed opportunity. 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.
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Grant Writing Made Easy
JUNE 23, 2025
But applying for every opportunity is a fast track to burnout, not funding. With the difficulties of the current funding landscape , it’s more important than ever to be super strategic about who you approach for funding. This might include partnerships, additional funding streams, or community support. Start local.
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!
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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