- December 28, 2016In addition to the ever-present requirement for a project narrative, some RFPs require a "work plan." For many novice grant…
- December 5, 2016Grant Writing Derangement Syndrome (GWDS) occurs when the grant writer works on too many nonsensical, poorly organized, or simply maddening…
- August 20, 2016This may seem obvious, but bear with me: Funders only see the final proposal you submit. They don't see how…
- July 31, 2016I'm writing a Department of Labor (DOL) America’s Promise Job Driven Grant Program proposal this weekend. There's nothing remarkable about…
- July 6, 2016In 2010 Isaac wrote "Be Nice to Your Program Officer: Reprogrammed / Unobligated Federal Funds Mean Christmas May Come Early…
- May 8, 2016Many of you are working on HRSA New Access Points (NAP) applications, and this year HRSA made a revealing change…
- April 24, 2016Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) know that the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), like some other federal agencies, uses…
- March 13, 2016In response to Sam Altman's great post "Hard tech is back," someone on Hacker News pointed out that hard tech…
- February 21, 2016Most grant proposals involve describing the way in which clients from the target population/target area will be made aware of…
- February 8, 2016A new grant wave is forming. An unexpected and shocking epidemic of heroin and prescription opioid addiction has erupted across…
