Grant Writing Made Easy
JULY 2, 2025
Use the budget to clarify program structure. Consult with finance staff or partners early. When your budget and narrative reinforce each other, you present a cohesive, trustworthy plan funders can confidently invest in. Without context, line items in your budget may appear vague, inflated, or even irrelevant.
Grant Writing Made Easy
JUNE 25, 2025
Provide clear justifications: Briefly explain each line item (e.g., “$3,000 for evaluation consultant at 30 hours @$100/hr”). Pro Tip: Use a separate budget narrative page to explain your numbers. Ensure accuracy and completeness: Check all math, totals, and formatting. If allowed, include both direct and indirect costs.
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Grant Writing Made Easy
MAY 20, 2025
Budget Narrative A standard explanation of costs that can be tweaked for different applications. Program Descriptions A basic template for each program that you can adjust as needed. Common Application Questions Responses to questions funders frequently ask (e.g., “How will you measure success?”).
Allied Grant Writers
JUNE 8, 2025
Many consultants set minimum retainer amounts between $1,500 and $3,000 per month. Budget creation and narratives Budget development is a vital service from professional grant writers. They create detailed financial plans and write convincing budget narratives to explain each cost.
Grant Consulting Services
JUNE 29, 2023
(The portion being requested from the grantmaker) Some Federal reviewers or foundation board members will look at the budget first and then the narrative. Budget narrative Driving the explanation behind the budget is the budget narrative. They need to be aligned.
Grant Professionals Association
AUGUST 27, 2024
Repository/library of supportive resources and tools — include standardized narratives (e.g., project narrative format/content/organization, budget and budget narrative and required attachments). consistent allocation of program staff time in project narrative, staffing plan, and budget justification narrative).
Grant Consulting Services
JULY 31, 2023
In my most recent Grantegy class, I purposely tested the viability of ChatGPT to help create a sample budget and corresponding budget narrative. Grant Consulting Services, LLC is a proud member of the GPA and abides by its code of ethics. Resources Artificial Intelligence.
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