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Proposal Development

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Writing a grant proposal can take weeks.

The process encompasses a lot of steps that are often completed by different people. Getting organized, creating a plan and drafting a realistic timeline are essential to developing a competitive grant proposal.

Let’s explore the proposal development process in four crucial steps:

  1. Planning
  2. Writing a competitive proposal
  3. Defining goals and objectives
  4. Defining activities


We will explore each of these steps in the coming sections.

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Planning