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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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​Choosing the right certification: a guide to grant writing credentials for professionals

Grant Professionals Association

There is no degree in grant writing. Typically, grant professionals learn on the job through trial and error, plus there are vast numbers of classes, webinars, and articles to read on writing grants. I'm Allison Jones, the CEO and Founder of Spark the Fire Grant Writing Classes. in Adult Education. but do not.

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Grant Decision Making. How do you choose which grants to chase?

DH Leonard Consulting & Grant Writing Services

Guest post by: Jeff Bauknecht | Grants Manager | The Museum of Flight Who decides which grants to pursue or to let pass by? Who determines which projects will receive grant-funded support? For the last 15 years, I have held the role of grant writer/manager/follower-upper and sometimes magician at my current organization.

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Foundation Site Visits to Impress

Grant Professionals Association

You’ve navigated the process and submitted a foundation grant application. Make sure everyone has a copy of the proposal or at least a summary. Take advantage of the visit to showcase your programs and bring your proposals to life! Weeks or months later, you receive notification that the funder wants to meet with you.

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Corporate and Foundation Grantseeking: Free Webinar July 12

Tech Soup

After foundation endowments and many corporations were battered by the 2008 recession, the buzz moved away from grantseeking as a viable long-term income source. Eastern time for a webinar in which we’ll touch on how best to make your case, cultivate funders, and craft proposals. Register today for this free grantseeking webinar.

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Sabotage: Obstruction or Treason

Grant Professionals Association

After more than quarter of a century in the grants field, significant issues that require learning new problem-solving skills can still arise. Despite our best efforts and knowledge, sometimes sabotage can sneak in to derail progress on a project or proposal. At about week three, I had had enough.

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Weekly update from PND

Candid

September 23, 2021 The Howard Hughes Medical Institute in Chevy Chase, Maryland, has announced grants totaling at least $300 million in support of thirty-three investigators who are tackling some of the most challenging problems in biomedical research. Hewlett awards $17 million in 'adaptation grants' to arts groups. Read more. .

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