| window.page8_callback(["<div class=\"newpage\" id=\"page8\" style=\"width: 902px; height:1167px\">\n<div class=text_layer style=\"z-index:2\"><div class=ie_fix>\n \n<div class=\"ff2\" style=\"font-size:67px\">\n<span class=a style=\"left:2499px;top:287px\"> How to Develop and Write a Grant Proposal </span><span class=a style=\"left:663px;top:5413px;word-spacing:735px\">Congressional <span class=l style=\"margin-left:-734px\">Research <span class=l style=\"margin-left:-734px\">Service <span class=w style=\"width:1469px\"></span>5 </span></span></span></div>\n<div class=\"ff4\" style=\"font-size:75px\">\n<span class=a style=\"left:663px;top:613px;word-spacing:2px;letter-spacing:-1px\">If the funding source expresses interest in the concept paper, the grant seeker can ask for </span><span class=a style=\"left:663px;top:706px;word-spacing:-5px\">suggestions, critic<span class=l6>ism, and guidance, before writing <span class=w6></span>the final proposal. </span></span><span class=a style=\"left:663px;top:888px;word-spacing:2px;letter-spacing:-1px\">Feedback and dialog are essential elements to a successful funding proposal. </span><span class=a style=\"left:663px;top:1070px;word-spacing:2px;letter-spacing:-1px\">Throughout the proposal writing stage, an applicant may want to keep notes on ideas and related </span><span class=a style=\"left:663px;top:1163px;word-spacing:2px;letter-spacing:-1px\">materials for review. The gathering of documents such as articles of incorporation, tax exemption </span><span class=a style=\"left:663px;top:1256px;word-spacing:3px;letter-spacing:-1px\">certificates, and bylaws should be completed, if possible, before the writing begins. </span><span class=a style=\"left:663px;top:1437px;word-spacing:3px;letter-spacing:-1px\">At the end of this report, useful websites cover proposal writing, give sample grant proposals </span><span class=a style=\"left:663px;top:1531px;word-spacing:3px;letter-spacing:-1px\">(including a template for writing a proposal), and link to federal program information and grants </span><span class=a style=\"left:663px;top:1624px;word-spacing:8px;letter-spacing:-1px\">management circulars. </span></div>\n<div class=\"ff6\" style=\"font-size:133px\">\n<span class=a style=\"left:663px;top:1876px;word-spacing:4px;letter-spacing:-1px\">Writing an Effective Grant Proposal </span></div>\n<div class=\"ff6\" style=\"font-size:104px\">\n<span class=a style=\"left:663px;top:2177px;word-spacing:9px;letter-spacing:-1px\">Overall Considerations </span></div>\n<div class=\"ff4\" style=\"font-size:75px\">\n<span class=a style=\"left:663px;top:2367px;word-spacing:1px;letter-spacing:-1px\">An effective grant proposal has to make a compelling case. Not only must the idea be a good one, </span><span class=a style=\"left:642px;top:2461px\"> but so m<span class=l6>ust the prese<span class=l6>ntation. <span class=l8>Things to be <span class=l6>considere<span class=l6>d include <span class=l6>the followin<span class=l6>g: </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></div>\n<div class=\"ff5\" style=\"font-size:30px\">\n<span class=a style=\"left:795px;top:2644px\">•</span></div>\n<div class=\"ff8\" style=\"font-size:82px\">\n<span class=a style=\"left:833px;top:2600px\"> </span></div>\n<div class=\"ff4\" style=\"font-size:75px\">\n<span class=a style=\"left:928px;top:2625px;word-spacing:2px;letter-spacing:-1px\">All of the requirements of the funding source must be met: prescribed format, </span><span class=a style=\"left:928px;top:2719px;word-spacing:5px;letter-spacing:-1px\">necessary inclusions, deadlines, etc. </span></div>\n<div class=\"ff5\" style=\"font-size:30px\">\n<span class=a style=\"left:795px;top:2881px\">•</span></div>\n<div class=\"ff8\" style=\"font-size:82px\">\n<span class=a style=\"left:833px;top:2837px\"> </span></div>\n<div class=\"ff4\" style=\"font-size:75px\">\n<span class=a style=\"left:928px;top:2862px;word-spacing:2px;letter-spacing:-1px\">The proposal should have a clear, descriptive title. </span></div>\n<div class=\"ff5\" style=\"font-size:30px\">\n<span class=a style=\"left:795px;top:3024px\">•</span></div>\n<div class=\"ff8\" style=\"font-size:82px\">\n<span class=a style=\"left:833px;top:2981px\"> </span></div>\n<div class=\"ff4\" style=\"font-size:75px\">\n<span class=a style=\"left:928px;top:3005px;word-spacing:2px;letter-spacing:-1px\">The proposal should be a cohesive whole, building logically, with one section </span><span class=a style=\"left:928px;top:3099px;word-spacing:3px;letter-spacing:-1px\">leading to another; this is an especially important consideration when several </span><span class=a style=\"left:907px;top:3192px\"> people hav<span class=l6>e been inv<span class=l6>olved in <span class=l6>its prepara<span class=l6>tion. </span></span></span></span></span></div>\n<div class=\"ff5\" style=\"font-size:30px\">\n<span class=a style=\"left:795px;top:3353px\">•</span></div>\n<div class=\"ff8\" style=\"font-size:82px\">\n<span class=a style=\"left:833px;top:3309px\"> </span></div>\n<div class=\"ff4\" style=\"font-size:75px\">\n<span class=a style=\"left:928px;top:3334px;word-spacing:2px;letter-spacing:-1px\">Language should be clear and concise, devoid of jargon; explanations should be </span><span class=a style=\"left:928px;top:3428px;word-spacing:2px;letter-spacing:-1px\">offered for acronyms and terms which may be unfamiliar to someone outside the </span><span class=a style=\"left:928px;top:3522px\">field. </span></div>\n<div class=\"ff5\" style=\"font-size:30px\">\n<span class=a style=\"left:795px;top:3683px\">•</span></div>\n<div class=\"ff8\" style=\"font-size:82px\">\n<span class=a style=\"left:833px;top:3639px\"> </span></div>\n<div class=\"ff4\" style=\"font-size:75px\">\n<span class=a style=\"left:928px;top:3664px;word-spacing:-4px\">Each of the parts <span class=w6></span>of the proposal should provide as <span class=w7></span>brief but informative a </span><span class=a style=\"left:928px;top:3758px;word-spacing:3px;letter-spacing:-1px\">narrative as possible, with supporting data relegated to an appendix. </span><span class=a style=\"left:663px;top:3918px;word-spacing:2px;letter-spacing:-1px\">At various stages in the proposal writing process, the proposal should be reviewed by a number of </span><span class=a style=\"left:663px;top:4011px;word-spacing:2px;letter-spacing:-1px\">interested and disinterested parties. Each time it has been critiqued, it may be necessary to rethink </span><span class=a style=\"left:663px;top:4104px;word-spacing:2px;letter-spacing:-1px\">the project and its presentation. While such revision is necessary to clarify the proposal, one of </span><span class=a style=\"left:663px;top:4197px;word-spacing:2px;letter-spacing:-1px\">the dangers is that the original excitement of those making the proposal sometimes gets written </span><span class=a style=\"left:663px;top:4290px;word-spacing:1px;letter-spacing:-1px\">out. Somehow, this must be conveyed in the final proposal. Applicants are advised: make it </span><span class=a style=\"left:663px;top:4384px\">interesting! </span></div>\n<div class=\"ff6\" style=\"font-size:104px\">\n<span class=a style=\"left:663px;top:4625px;word-spacing:3px;letter-spacing:-1px\">Basic Components of a Proposal </span></div>\n<div class=\"ff4\" style=\"font-size:75px\">\n<span class=a style=\"left:663px;top:4815px;word-spacing:-4px\">The basic sections of a standard grant proposal include the following: </span><span class=a style=\"left:663px;top:4997px;word-spacing:3px;letter-spacing:-1px\">1. Cover letter </span><span class=a style=\"left:663px;top:5178px;word-spacing:3px;letter-spacing:-1px\">2. 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