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Studying Programs is Hard to Do: Why It’s Difficult to Write a Compelling Evaluation
Evaluation sections in proposals are both easy and hard to write, depending on your perspective, because of their estranged relationship…Stuck on Stupid: Hiring Lobbyists to Chase Earmarks
A faithful Grant Writing Confidential reader and fellow grant writer, Katherine, sent an email wanting my take on a public…FEMA Tardiness, Grants.gov, and Dealing with Recalcitrant Bureaucrats
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)—the same guys who brought us the stellar job after Hurricane Katrina—issued the Assistance to…Rock Chalk, Jayhawk, KU! — Lessons from Basketball for Grant Writers
My daughter will graduate from the William Allen White School of Journalism & Mass Communications at the University of Kansas…Finding and Using Phantom Data in the Service Expansion in Mental Health/Substance Services, Oral Health and Comprehensive Pharmacy Services Under the Health Center Program
RFP needs assessments will sometimes request data that aren't readily available or just don't exist. The question then becomes for…Grants.gov Lurches Into the 21st Century
Change is coming, albeit slowly, to Grants.gov, the the online system for Federal submissions. But, as with all things grants,…Reading Difficult RFPs and Links for 3-23-08
* We've talked before about how difficult reading RFPs can be. The Section 514, 515, and 516 Multi-Family Housing Revitalization…The Last Word on Grant Writing Credentials: Awards Are Only as Good as the Organization Giving Them
On a software blog, I found this post concerning an author who'd given himself an award: ‘You know, there were…The Danger Zone: Common RFP Traps
When first looking at a RFP, it is a good idea to remember Robbie the Robot from Lost in Space…Perfectionism Revisited
Earlier I wrote about The Perils of Perfectionism, in which I made the case for just getting it done with…