Budget Narrative Goals Grant Readiness 
Grant Writing Made Easy
JULY 2, 2025
When your budget and narrative reinforce each other, you present a cohesive, trustworthy plan funders can confidently invest in. Mistake: Skipping the Budget Narrative or Justification Even if a grant application doesn’t require a budget narrative , skipping it can be a missed opportunity.
Grant Writing Made Easy
JUNE 23, 2025
Include goals, activities, target populations, and intended outcomes. Not everyone has time to read a full grant proposal. Still, they can often take on a specific piece, like reviewing a logic model, writing a program summary, or proofreading a budget narrative. Pro Tip: Maintain a “living” list of “grant helpers”.
Grant Writing Made Easy
JULY 4, 2025
Is the grant renewable or one-time only? Example: If a $5,000 grant requires a full proposal, logic model, budget narrative, letters of support, and quarterly reports, but you could apply for a $50,000 grant with a similar application structure, the higher-value grant is a much better investment of your time.
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