Spiff them up! : Health Grant Proposals

Health is one of the major concerns in almost every country in the world. There are various grants offered by different U.S Government agencies just to make the general population healthier.

If you have written a health grant proposal yourself, then congratulations. You have taken the first step to making the world a better place. However, before you submit that proposal, please consider the following factors:

1. Critique

You wouldn’t want to submit a sloppy, poorly made proposal. Things like typographical errors, grammar inconsistencies and lack of coherence can break your idea.

What you need to do is to get someone to critique it for you. Someone who’s not involved in the project will be ideal since they wouldn’t have any bias about the draft.

What you need to get from the critique is constructive criticism, not praise. It should be appraised for coherence and rationality. The ideas should be presented in a simple, clear cut manner so there wouldn’t be misunderstandings or ambiguity.

2. Signatories

Since your proposal is a collective work, you need to credit the people who have contributed to the idea. Signatures of important people supporting your proposal are essential, for this is the evidence of their support.

Also, if the proposal needs to have passed several Federal agencies before the final submission, you also need to check if the proposal has the required signature and stamps that verify that the proposal have undergone the proper procedures.

3. Presentation

As with anything that needs to be approved, presentation is vital. If you’re presenting something disorganized and inconsistent, how can the grant office expect you to work?

Tidy and orderly is the name of the game. Everything must be clean and pristine. If you started typing using a particular font face, use that font face up to the end.

Make sure that it can be read with ease and legible. Bind it properly, so pages won’t be lost. Remember: presentation will give the reader the idea of how serious you are about your proposal.

4. Submission

When submitting a proposal, always include a cover letter. The cover letter states your intentions and hopes, as well as the contents of the package. This will be the introduction of the reader to your proposal so make sure it covers the most pertinent points.

If you’re sending it through the mail, allot enough time for delivery. If you think it would take a while before it reaches its destination, allow for one or two weeks delivery. Consider special arrangements for faster delivery.