Tips On Writing a Grant Proposal to a Federal Agency

According to the EPA, Grants are sums of money awarded to finance a particular activity or facility.

Generally, these grant awards do not need to be paid back. Federal agencies and other organizations sponsor grant programs for various reasons. Before developing a grant proposal, it is vitally important to understand the goals of the particular Federal agency or private organization, and of the grant program itself.

This can be accomplished through careful analysis of the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA), Request for Initial Proposals (RFIP) or Request for Applications (RFA) and discussions with the information contact listed in each resource description.

Through these discussions an applicant may find that, in order for a particular project to be eligible for funding, the original concept may need to be modified to meet the criteria of the grant program.

In allocating funds, programs base their decisions on the applicant's ability to fit its proposed activities within the program's interest areas.

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And Good Luck! Wring a good grant proposal is not easy. That much we know.