Applying for any type of grant can be tricky business. The application process is exhausting and needs to be done just right. Unfortunately, even if you do everything right there is no guarantee that you’ll get the grant. There are some things you could avoid doing to save yourself time and possible rejection.

THE MOST COMMON MISTAKE ON APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS

10.  Using poor grammar, spelling errors and incorrect information.

A grant officer goes through thousands of grants a day. Reading one that is poorly written and badly expressed is sure to make you look like you’re not serious about your application.

9 COMMON GRANT APPLICATION AND GRANT PROPOSAL MISTAKES

9. Do your money research correctly.
Grant officers are intelligent and will catch inflated pricing in your grant and then you don’t come out looking very good.

8.  Read the instructions properly!
If you rush through the instructions you could easily fill out the application incorrectly.

7.  State clear, concise and precise objectives.

6.  Submit the application within the specified time frame. Late submissions are trash.

5.  Include a business plan.
A business plan shows your interest and motivation and states how the money will be used productively.

4.  Don’t rely just on the grant money for your entire project.  Have other sources of income to sustain your plan long term.

3.  Don’t write a proposal and send it to all the agencies you know. Grant officers can recognize generic, bulk proposals.

2.  Your proposal must look professional.  Shoddy proposals are easy to spot and not taken seriously.

1.  Don’t ask for more money than you can ever get. Thus it is better to ask for $1,000 and get it, instead of $1,000,000 and being rejected.

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