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Lawyers misread RFPs all the time. They rarely improve the grant writing process
Occasionally clients want their lawyers to read RFPs or our draft proposals or both. This is almost always a waste…Acceptable Grant Proposal Language Evolves: No More Living on the Down Low
In today's world of hyper micro-aggression Thought Police on social media and college campuses,* grant writers must be constantly vigilant…They only see the final proposal: Make sure you submit something to funders
This may seem obvious, but bear with me: Funders only see the final proposal you submit. They don't see how…DOL’s “America’s Promise Job Driven Grant Program” Shows The Transition from Green Jobs to H-1B Jobs
I'm writing a Department of Labor (DOL) America’s Promise Job Driven Grant Program proposal this weekend. There's nothing remarkable about…Links: Urban sustainability, prisoner reentry, the “Big Bootie” problem, teens are becoming more boring, tax-increment financing, and more!
* "My four months as a private prison guard," which should make you even more skeptical of the prison-industrial complex…Grant Proposal Staffing Plans: Payroll Titles vs Proposal Titles vs Real-World Duties
We've written about proposal staffing plans before, but staffing plans seem to confuse many of our clients and, presumably, many…It’s possible to get re-programmed funds, if you’re tight with your federal agency program officer
In 2010 Isaac wrote "Be Nice to Your Program Officer: Reprogrammed / Unobligated Federal Funds Mean Christmas May Come Early…Sometimes a call will get you the data you need
This weekend I was working on a proposal that requires California education data. The California Department of Education has a…Links: Consistently good news on energy, trains, LAUSD, jeans, colleges, “polyvictimization,” employers, and more!
* "Clean-Energy Jobs Surpass Oil Drilling for First Time in U.S;" this is important for anyone running a job training…First HRSA, Now DOL: Simpler Forms and Reasonable Templates in the FY ’16 YouthBuild FOA
A few weeks ago we noticed that "HRSA made it harder for NAP applicants to shoot themselves in the foot;"…