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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.

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MLV Grant Proposal. UTEP’s Tech Tigers discuss their grant proposal packet. The funder of the grant is the MLV Trust Fund, under the direction of Dr. Martha Veale. Budget and objectives are discussed in this podcast.

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MLV Grant Proposal. UTEP’s Tech Tigers discuss their grant proposal packet. The funder of the grant is the MLV Trust Fund, under the direction of Dr. Martha Veale. Budget and objectives are discussed in this podcast.

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In the first part of this article, I explained how to write the opening sections of your grant application. In part two of the article, I explain how to complete the process.

Now that you have identified the goals of your project, it is time to give details about how you are going to achieve these goals. Basically, you need to answer any questions a funder might have about the project so think about all the basic questions – Who, Where, When, What and Why.

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