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Most Common Grant Proposal Errors (and How to Fix Them)

Grant Writing Made Easy

Example: “Last year, Maria, a single mother working two jobs, dropped out of our after-school program due to inability to pay. Show alignment with funder goals, presenting a tailored proposal. Define SMART outcomes: Swap broad objectives for measurable goals like, “Train 25 youth by Q4, with 80% finding employment within six months.”

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Questions to Ask Before Responding to a Funding Opportunity

Peak Proposals

Although scope questions can come up with any funding opportunities of any size or complexity, they most frequently occur with solicitations for ambitious projects that will take place over several years (e.g., If you read a solicitation and you’re thinking, “Do we need to work in all these places and meet all these goals?”

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Finding Funding for Research

Peak Proposals

Features of Project Proposal vs. a Research Proposal Project Proposal A project proposal is usually structured around a single goal (often named by the funder) and objectives (also often named by the funder), with specific activities listed under each objective. does X cause Y? is Y related to X?)