- July 27, 2008Sudhir Venkatesh*, a Columbia University Sociologist, wrote "To Fight Poverty, Tear Down HUD," and in it he suggests imploding HUD…
- July 9, 2008There are numerous good reasons why we often make fun of the Department of Education. One recently appeared in the…
- June 8, 2008The breathless SAMHSA RFP, "Targeted Capacity Expansion Program for Substance Abuse Treatment and HIV/AIDS Services (Short Title: TCE/HIV)" (.pdf link…
- June 1, 2008One of my favorite books is William Least Heat-Moon's Blue Highways, an ode to the spiritual healing powers of exploring…
- May 15, 2008Last week I discussed repetitive RFP questions and where they spring from, and this week, in honor of the RFPs…
- May 7, 2008I've talked before about RFP absurdity, and now I'll talk about lunacy more generally: the HRSA "Service Expansion in Mental…
- April 19, 2008A faithful Grant Writing Confidential reader and fellow grant writer, Katherine, sent an email wanting my take on a public…
- April 10, 2008The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)—the same guys who brought us the stellar job after Hurricane Katrina—issued the Assistance to…
- April 8, 2008My daughter will graduate from the William Allen White School of Journalism & Mass Communications at the University of Kansas…
- April 2, 2008RFP needs assessments will sometimes request data that aren't readily available or just don't exist. The question then becomes for…
