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Do Reviewers’ High Scores Predict the Best Grant Projects?

ProposalPRO

If you’re won a federal grant, you know you owe your good fortune to the independent grant reviewers who highly rated your proposal. Studies on the topic indicate that expert peer reviewers can select strongly written grant applications but cannot necessarily predict which projects will successfully achieve stated objectives.

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The Aggravating Sustainability Question

Grant Professionals Association

I am sure many grant writers will agree with me. As I matured in my career as a grant professional, I realized the importance of the sustainability question. Whether the funder is a private foundation or a government agency, their funding is an investment in your organization. You can modify it for any organization or grant.

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Connect2Compete: The Biggest Digital Inclusion Project in the U.S.

Tech Soup

Department of Commerce (NTIA) stimulus grants in 2008 and 2009 and so it has had no government funding and has been struggling to successfully get off the ground. Then there's the major work that nonprofits working with the California Emerging Technology Fund have done across California since 2006. How the Project Got Going.

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Hurricanes Helene and Milton reveal a major issue for nonprofits in disaster areas

Seliger + Associates Grant Writing

This hurricane season, Republicans are leading the criticism, while during Hurricane Katrina in 2006 the Democrats were lobbing accusations. The Brookings Institution reports that the US government spent $29.6 In essence, this is politics as usual, albeit amplified by the heat of this election season.

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Three Options for Managing References in Grant Proposals and Other Documents

Peak Proposals

If you work on certain kinds of grant proposals, particularly proposals for research grants, you must cite sources that support your proposed solution, providing evidence of related work and data. Several options exist for storing and adding references to grant proposals or other documents, such as project reports and research papers.

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How the NetSquared Challenges Have Accelerated Tech for Good

Tech Soup

Between 2006 and 2009, TechSoup hosted open challenges to identify and provide support for innovative projects that harnessed these and other technologies for social good. Finally, three winners were chosen by the community to receive cash grants. Next, 20 or so finalists were chosen via online community voting. spanhidden.

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Nonprofits, Libraries, and the California Teleconnect Fund

Tech Soup

Qualified organizations include California schools, community colleges, libraries, government and district-owned and operated hospitals and health clinics, and community-based organizations. Hospital and Health Clinics: All hospitals and health clinics owned and operated by county, municipal government, or hospital districts.