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Grant Writing: How to Build Credibility with Your Budget Narrative

Grants.gov

Need statements , program narratives, and discussions of impact aren’t the only parts of a federal grant application that require the touch of a good writer. The budget narrative – sometimes called the budget justification or budget detail – can also benefit from a skilled wordsmith. What Is a Budget Narrative?

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Why the Budget Matters

Grant Consulting Services

One word: budget. In the land of grantmaking, it’s essential to have a budget in place because grantmakers want to know that your financial situation is reasonable and how you plan on spending the money if awarded. The budget should show potential funders EXACTLY where their funds will be directed. Don’t make stuff up.

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Collaboration—Love it or Hate it?

Grant Professionals Association

When I’m trying to balance a Logic Model, Work Plan, twelve attachments, budget narrative, project abstract, and a thirty-page narrative, the last thing I need are twenty-minute debates about “how come they are getting more than we are?” I hate collaboration. There, I said it. You better believe it!

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FOA: What Is It and How Can It Help You Get a Grant?

GrantNews

Tufts, Office of the Vice Provost of Research, Understanding a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA ) Other questions deal with the document specifications, budget, narrative structure and review criteria. Let’s go over each type of announcement and what they mean in more detail. Which FOA Is Right for Your Nonprofit?

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Advocating for Real Costs and Organizational Expenses by Megan Campbell, MPA, GPC

Assel Grant Services

It’s alarming how much we lie on our org budgets and shortchange ourselves…. Stop thinking a shoe-string budget is some mark of resourcefulness and efficiency. Don’t set a budgeting precedent that leaves your staff overworked and underpaid. Identify factors that limit how budgets are written (e.g., to function.

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Applying Quality Assurance and Quality Improvement (QA/QI) in Grant Management Strategies

Grant Professionals Association

Proposal team development process — identifying and pulling together a team that includes appropriate skills, experience, and expertise: Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) for content, writing and proofreading/editing, budget development, and graphics. Repository/library of supportive resources and tools — include standardized narratives (e.g.,

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Five green flags for funders in your grant proposal

Candid

And they frequently study your project budget and look back at the narrative (the main written part of the grant proposal) and the executive summary (the short summary of the proposal and budget that comes first) to see that they are all aligned. Also, use budget narrative—brief explanations—to explain confusing items.