Grant Guidelines

All abstracts and applications should include how much if any, public funds flowed to the agency as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the impact the pandemic had on agency services and finances and your plans for moving forward once public funding is no longer available. Capital facility requests must reflect what the applicant learned while its usual working conditions were interrupted by the pandemic and how a new facility incorporates the lessons learned during the lockdown. Capital requests for equipment that enhance the applicant's ability to improve service delivery effectiveness and efficiency continue to be considered.

The Grace and Franklin Bernsen Foundation
November 2020

Please click here to download the guidelines as a pdf. [Revised November 2020]

Resources

The Grantsmanship Center News, included a proposal checklist (1979) as part of a much longer piece entitled “Planning Programs and Proposal Writing.” We use this checklist today to evaluate applications. You would be well served to use the following outline and suggestions while constructing your request—whether you’re writing one sentence to address each issue or much longer descriptions. For applications that require a specific structure, a good proposal still finds a way to address each of these issues.

Proposal Checklist
Sample Budget