Winning Grants: Step by Step, Third Edition

Content of the Sustainability Component

The sustainability component needs to reflect whether the proposal is seeking program, capital or equipment, or capacity-building funding. Then it must address how the program will continue once the grant comes to a close. When a program ends prematurely, it typically leaves “unfinished business.” In other words, it fails to achieve its intended goals and therefore does not successfully address the need outlined at the beginning of the proposal. And let’s not forget the ultimate impact this has on the clients, constituents, and community who are counting on this program. For that reason, funders pay much more attention to this section than most nonprofits would probably suspect because—like you—they ...