1. Grant Writing in 2014 and Beyond
Trends and Best Practices

2. Trends at the Federal level
Complex grant applications
Short fuses, tight deadlines
Stiff competition for declining funds

4. A complex proposal has….
Multiple agencies, projects
Interwoven project narratives
Separate scopes of work and timelines
Multiple reporting formats
Substantial commitment from various institutions
Related, but distinct, components

5. Key Challenges of Complex Proposals
Team engagement
Aligning programs with mission
maintain timelines
obtain data from partners
pushback from other programs
budget creep
personalities and capabilities management

6. Best Practices for Complex RFPs and FFOs
Understand the RFP
Explain RFP in a way that all involved understand the requirements
Use a proposal development timeline
Establish a team

7. Grant Readiness Resumes of personnel Organization descriptions
Organization past performance summaries
Region descriptions
DUNS #s, FEINs, etc.