*blah* Am writing my first grant request ever. Someone please hold my hand?

[GreenPartyVoter]

[NightWatcher]

1. a grant or a grant proposal?

ooo and what for? anything good?

[GreenPartyVoter]

3. *smacks forehead* Proposal. See?! I can't even complain clearly any more.

[NightWatcher]

5. I've found that you dont have to make sense, just make it confusing

and let the other guy think that you know what you are asking for.

The funny thing is no one understands the damn things.

Good Luck, Godspeed

[trof]

9. Nope, you're right. It's called 'grant writing'.

[trof]

6. Yeah, that's weird. They call it "grant writing".

But YOU'RE not writing the grant.
You're writing why you should GET the grant.
But people who do that for a living (and it IS a profession) are called "grant writers".
Go figure.

[GreenPartyVoter]

8. I don't think I care for either end of this business. The whole "measurable success" bit makes me

nervous as well.

[trof]

10. The worst they can do is say "No."

They can't arrest you.
Keep that thought.

[GreenPartyVoter]

12. LOL true. But I really want this equipment. so I will be quite sad if we do not get it.

[trof]

2. Hoo Boy. Rotsaruck.

I did ONE.
THE most convoluted, complicated job I've ever tackled.

[GreenPartyVoter]

4. Thx. Not much for confidence bolstering but the sympathy is appreciated. lol

[trof]

7. It put some knots in my brain.

Trying to figure out what they really meant and wanted with all the bureaucratese.

[GreenPartyVoter]

11. I can believe it. Thing is, there is no form or anything here. The principal of

my school is on the board for this. Actually, it's all local folks, many whom I know at least in passing. He told me, just write it and make yourself sound realllyyyy needy.

So, I am trying to do just that.

I did find this nice little site, though: http://www.workplacelearning.org/granttext.htm

It is helping somewhat.

[trof]

13. Mine was for federal money for our watershed watch.

You would not believe the size of the package of forms, instructions and documents they sent.

[GreenPartyVoter]

14. Well, there you go. The higher up the chain it is the more red tape

you have to wade through, eh?