Technology Grant Writing – Planning Before Writing

Hype and dollar signs can get in the way of effective grant writing. People signup for grant workshops and training with big ideas attached to big price tags.

But many grant seekers fail to plan before they start writing. The key to competitive grant writing is to plan first. Planning can help you reach your long term objectives by breaking down your program into discreet, achievable goals.

But, planning is more that just reading the grant application directions. But, how is it different and how can it help you reach your goals?

Strategic Planning

Creating a strategic plan requires thinking through every possible detail — not just a single year. Most projects will take longer than a year to finish. In fact, most programs will require yearly financial support.

So, it's critical that a) you recognize this and b) that you're able to plan for it. A strategic plan has many factors but, specifically, will include:

Once you've answered these questions, you can start planning the activities needed to accomplish your goals. This process takes time to research and review. Which is why you need to start early. By the time you determine a grant might be for you, it's probably too late.

Once you have the required information, you'll be able to plug the data into specific grant applications. Not having this information will result in frustration and poor results.

Funding sources have specific goals in mind when they're ready to distribute grant money. By having the right strategic plan in place, you'll be able to determine if the grant is right for you and, if so, write a great application based on your research.

Strategic planning takes plenty of time and in-depth analysis. But, we live in an age when we want the money…yesterday.

However, writing an effective grant proposal that will make an impact is dependent on your pre-planning.

 

Written by: Frank J Klein - CIO

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