Coffin Corner

The Grant Advisors are mindful that even as the economy continues on its uneven recovery, competition out there is still extremely tough. There has been an ongoing trend of funders cutting funding or dropping out of the pictures. The best way for a grants seeker to stay in the game is to make sure they burnish that application to make sure it stands out in the crowd.

"The job of the grant writer has become much more challenging," Grant Advisors Ray Sweeney and Frank Klimko say.

Budgets

In order to be as competitive as possible, it is essential for grantseekers to spend the time necessary to create a realistic budget. Funders want to be sure that their program investments make the biggest bang possible, she says. They are savvy about what things cost and if they receive a proposal with wild guesses as to what things cost, they are very likely to just toss that application aside in favor of one where the grant seekers did their homework, she says. In the box at the bottom, we provide a good primer on foundations and grant writing.

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