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We provide close readings of application materials for adherence to NOFO instructions and scoring criteria.
Envision the Grant Application Process!
Our detailed proposals:
Identify the funding purpose and priorities
Summarize award information and funding limits
Define the parameters of the project narrative
Enumerate the scoring criteria by narrative section
State clearly the grant writing scope and timeline
Itemize project tasks, estimated hours, and costs
Provide a project timeline with start and end dates
Identify the Steps to Application Success!
Application checklists collect the explicit and implicit requirements for the application materials
Project narrative templates combine the instructions and scoring criteria by section and attachment
Be on Point with Your Evidence and Data!
Deep dives into the references and resources cited in the Notices of Funding Opportunities (NOFOs) to narrate the fit between grantor and grantee
Academic quality literature reviews to demonstrate knowledge of scholarly research and evidence-based practices behind the project design and logic model
Extensive data from local, state, federal, and other reliable sources to document the population of focus and to substantiate the need for grant funding
Expose the Project Need to the Light of Day!
Enlighten grantors of the unique issues and needs of your constituents with powerful evidence and data
Demonstrate the consequences of disinvestment and systemic inequities on the population of focus
Tell your organization’s story of commitment and success working with under-resourced communities
Build a testimonial for the capacity of your organization to transform individuals’ resilience, outcomes and lives with grant funding
Lay Out Your Plan to Change the Landscape!
Set concise goals that address outcomes, expected change, population benefited, and measurable results.
Write actionable objectives that are specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and time-bound
Describe in detail who, what, when, and how the grant project will unfold during the period of performance
Illustrate the execution of your plans with easy-to-read, well-formatted timelines in matrices or charts
Rise above Doubts to Your Approach!
Design high-quality graphic illustrations of the connections between your program’s inputs, activities, outputs, performance outcomes, and desired impact
Depict the problems and issues, community needs and assets, desired results, influential factors, strategies and assumptions in your program’s theory of change
Delineate how the methods of the performance evaluation will be thorough, feasible, and appropriate to the goals, objectives and outcomes of the project
Release the Flow of Funding to Your Cause!
Build budgets to maximize the impact of grant funding that adheres to the rules on allowable activities and limits to direct and indirect costs
Craft budget narratives that detail the transactions underlying budget line items
Verify that budget numbers align with goals and design plans outlined in the project narrative to secure eligibility and maximum budget scores
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