Grant Writing

Securing funding and grants are an integral part of research success, but writing a persuasive grant application can be tricky.

Our talented grant writers have decades of federal grant writing experience and distill each RFP into easy-to-understand components.

• We work closely with you and your staff during the application development and submission process, from start to finish.

• Our team can also identify open grant opportunities that align with your organizational goals, help you obtain a federally approved indirect cost rate, or provide guidance on how to manage your federal grant, once awarded.

Key point for consideration:  - US FED Grants

• ​How should you go about writing your grant proposal?

• What should you do before you begin writing?

• Which aspects of your innovative research project should you mention in your grant proposal?

• Federal grants are not free, easy money

• Federal grants are tough to write and to manage

• They require much more effort and oversight than grants from private foundations or corporations

• Federal grants also tend to award more money than other grants, so they can certainly be worth the hours you put in

• You have to detail oriented with respect to time

  Basics for writing Grants

• Read the guidelines thoroughly

• Seek assistance from Consultant

• They’re usually many, many pages long, so it’s important to read them through several times to digest the details

• Make notes and underline key phrases

• Make a schedule to stay organized

• Break the application down by section and organize mini-deadlines for each part

• This way, the submission deadline won’t sneak up on you

• Read the submission instructions carefully

• Make sure your online account is ready to go, and that you understand the submission process

• Plan to submit well before the deadline

• Plan to have a third party review your grant halfway through and again before you submit. A fresh set of eyes will help make sure you’ve written a thorough, competitive grant

 Grant Management

If you are one of the lucky few who are awarded a federal grant

• be prepared for a lot of paperwork and strict oversight

• Organize receipts, invoices, and any other payment information in one binder or folder, because you’ll need to prove you spent the award money just as your budget outlined

• The same goes with program outcomes

• Stick to the plan in your grant

• Track progress towards goals carefully and thoroughly, so you can report back with ease

• Stay Organized