Note from bmpconsulting: This post was originally published on DH Leonard Consulting on July 14, 2017. Reposted with permission.
Grant writing is not a creative writing exercise. Writing grant applications is like writing research papers for a college class. Each professor has their own set of instructions and requirements. If the student does not follow those instructions and requirements, the paper is marked down. Same is true for grantmakers. They each have their own set of instructions and requirements for their grant application. Some have many requirements. Others have few. And if you do not follow their instructions and requirements, your grant application might get thrown out.
To avoid this, you need to plan ahead and conduct thorough research before even starting to write a grant application.
