Part V
Submitting Your Application and Navigating What Comes Next
Illustration by Ryan Sneed
Access a handy list of the critical steps to take after submitting your grant application at www.dummies.com/extras/grantwriting.
In this part. . .
- Wrap up your submission by checking that you’ve met all of the funder’s requirements, proofreading the entire application (or having a second set of eyes proof it for you), compiling necessary attachments in the proper order, and sending off your baby according to the funder’s submission protocol.
- Organize all the records of your grant application with the help of cloud-based file storage services. Figure out how best to follow up on your request based on whether you appealed to a public or private funder.
- Prepare to officially accept a grant award via a resolution signed by the leadership of your organization’s board of directors. Learn from a failed grant application by requesting the peer reviewer’s notes from federal reviewers or by convening a stakeholders’ meeting to brainstorm following a corporation or foundation’s rejection notice.
- Use a corporate request letter to ask Fortune 500 companies and smaller corporations for matching funds or donations of equipment and supplies.
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