Chapter 9 – Finalizing Your Grant Proposal

While rushing to the finish line is important in a race, putting the finishing touches on a grant requires time and patience – more than you may expect. This chapter will walk you through the necessary steps to finalize your grant proposal for submission. The last words you write will typically be the first ones a reviewer reads. Your executive summary or abstract normally appears at the beginning of a grant; it may be the only section some reviewers read. Thus, this section is critical and essential to success. This chapter focuses on creating a clear, concise, and effective executive summary or abstract. Please note, that this will be the last piece to write (or rewrite).