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A disturbing trend in Notices of Funding Availability (NOFOs): the incredible shrinking grant proposal

Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

Attachments like job descriptions and org charts disappeared from NOFOs and the maximum lengths of narrative sections and the overall proposals once again began to shrink. Case in point: when S + A started in 1993 and began writing SAMHSA proposals, the narrative max was usually 25 single-spaced pages.

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Grant Writing: How to Build Credibility with Your Budget Narrative

Grants.gov

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. What Is a Budget Narrative?