Startup Funding Espresso – How To Prepare a Grant Application

How To Prepare a Grant Application

Hello, this is Hall T. Martin with the Startup Funding Espresso -- your daily shot of startup funding and investing.

The grant application process can take over three hundred hours to complete.

Take these steps to prepare to complete a grant application:

Review the eligibility criteria to ensure you qualify for the grant.

Setup an account on grants.gov

Download the application and other relevant documents and read through them.

Review the instructions on completing the application.

Write in a concise and cogent manner using plain English.

Avoid jargon and spell out acronyms.

Provide a logical ordering to the description so the grant reader can follow it.

Connect charts and graphs to the body of the report with a clearly defined reference.

Review the deadlines for grant submissions.

Set a target date for completing the application and plan out the work.

Line up additional support to review your grant application before submitting it. 

Submit the grant registration on grants.gov which can take up to two weeks to complete.

Capture the unique identifier for your application for future reference.

Consider these steps for preparing your application.

 

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