Purpose of the Sustainability Component

The purpose of this component is to help you consider how the program will be funded past its immediate future. Potential funders want to know that you are thinking beyond their funding; they want to know your plans for the time when their funding comes to an end—and it will. How will your organization continue the good work upon which the community has come to depend? The old saying “last but not least” applies well here: this might be the last section of narrative in the proposal, but it is by no means the least important.

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