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Is There Racial Bias in Awarding Federal Grants?

ProposalPRO

Or, to say that another way, the issues Black scientists most want to address appeared to hold the least value for those awarding NIH grants. NIH also found that scientists who were the most experienced at proposing and implementing grants were also disproportionately more likely to be funded, and to be White.

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Want Changes to Federal Grants? How to Make Your Voice Heard

ProposalPRO

In the grants space, federal law requires that the public be made aware of proposed (i.e., Agencies will publish a notice in the Federal Register and call for public comments within a set period, usually lasting 30-60 days. For example, Costa et al (2019) conducted an in-depth analysis of comments on a major proposed U.S.

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Pre- and Post-Award is like PB&J

RBW Strategy

You are carefully researching different funding sources and feel strongly that federal grant funding will help provide the financial boost that you need to get things moving. For those who have spent countless hours preparing federal grant applications, you know that this isnt easy. Seems like a win, right?

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Foundation Grants vs. Government Grants: What the Millionaire Grant Lady Recommends

Millionaire Grant Lady

There are three main types of grants. Federal grants that come from the federal government. State and local government grants that come from your state and local governments. Private foundation grants that come from private foundations. However, federal grant funding is very hard to get.

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Grant Writing: 3 Tips for Crafting Need Statements in Federal Grant Proposals

Grants.gov

In this space, we have previously shared tips about the pre-writing phase of completing a federal grant application – for example, the importance of reading (and re-reading) the grant announcement, and the importance of understanding the criteria by which your application will be evaluated.

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Tell Us Your Sources - Without Telling Us Your Sources

ProposalPRO

If you’re writing a federal grant, plenty. But your federal grant program officers and reviewers don’t want to see them in your grant proposal. From the agency’s perspective, a link threatens the integrity of the grant reviewing process. What’s a hyperlink? Here are 4 reasons why. #1. Sign up here.

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An Easier Federal Grant?

Sharpshooter Communications

Are Federal Grants About to Get Easier? In recent years, there has been a growing concern about the complexity and inefficiency of US federal grant programs. To address these issues and optimize the distribution of funds to deserving recipients, lawmakers have proposed the Streamlining Federal Grants Act.