Writing Goals for Your Grant Proposal - With Holly Rustick

This episode, Holly explains how to write a goal in a grant, what to include in a grant’s objective, and how to put a task in a grant.

The goal of a grant is one of the most important sections of a grant application and is usually where you’ll get the most points.

But what should you include in the goal section of a grant? How should you structure it? And how ambitious should you be?

This episode, Holly explains why this section is so important, how to write a goal in a grant, and everything you need to include in this part of your grants application.

Holly also talks about how to write a grant’s objective, the best way to include a timeline in a grant, and how to put a task in a grant.

What you’ll learn in this episode:

• How to write a goal in a grant.
• What to include in a grant’s goal.
• How to write a grant’s objective.
• What to include in a grant’s objective.
• How to include a timeline in a grant.
• How to put a task in a grant.
• Why you need a work plan for grant funding.
• What to include in a work plan.

Quotables:

• “The goal of a grant needs to include your main outcome while staying grounded on the budget of the grant and the time it will take to deliver. Your budget and time constraints are central to how ambitious your goal can be.” 
• “An objective has to be SMART, specific, measurable, achievable, relevant or realistic, and time-bound. This is important because when you’re writing an objective it has to be clear on each of these points.”
• “Use time-bound terms rather than specific dates. If you use specific dates rather than ‘by the end of year one’ you may have to rework your entire time schedule if your grant is delayed in its approval.”

ABOUT HOLLY RUSTICK

Grant Writing & Funding (GWF) has a Global Movement to Secure $1 Billion in Grant Funding for Good and $30 Million in Grant Writing Businesses by 2030.  Holly Rustick, CEO of GWF, is leading the movement; a world-renowned grant writer with 20+ years of experience, bestselling author, and business coach for new and seasoned grant writers to replace their full-time income writing grants part-time from home through her signature programs: the Freelance Grant Writer Academy and the Grant Professional Mentorship.  

Rustick is the host of the top grant writing podcast “Grant Writing & Funding” and the author of the Bestselling book, The Beginner’s Guide to Grant Writing. With an MA in International Political Economy,  past-president of the Guam Women’s Chamber of Commerce, serving on numerous boards of directors, Holly is also an unapologetic feminist. She lives on the island of Guam with her beautiful daughter, Isabella. 

CONNECT WITH HOLLY RUSTICK 

Website: https://grantwritingandfunding.com/ 

Resources mentioned in this episode:

• FREE Grant Writing Class
• Grant Writing and Funding
• Episode 266: Scoring Points in Your Grant Proposal’s Research Section – With Holly Rustick
• Ep. 6: Write Goals, Objectives, and Outcomes for Your Grant Proposal
• How to Write Grants Using Concise, Clear, and Meaningful Words
• 7 Steps to Write a Grant Proposal
• Grant Easy Management Software

OTHER RESOURCES:

• Weekly Newsletter: “Write Grants. Get Paid” - Get thought leadership on grant and freelance grant writing strategies every week in your inbox.  https://grantwritingandfunding.com/
• Freelance Grant Writer Academy: Replace your Full-Time Income Writing Grants Part-Time from Home. https://grantwritingandfunding.com/freelance-grant-writer-academy/
• Grant Professional Mentorship: Double your Monthly Revenue with an Income Stream Outside of Grant Writing. https://grantwritingandfunding.com/mentorship 

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Thanks for listening!

Warmly,

Holly Rustick

Leading the $1 Billion for Good Movement: By 2030, aspiring and seasoned grant writers inside the Freelance Grant Writer Academy & Grant Professional Mentorship will 1) WIN $1 Billion in Grants, and 2) MAKE $30 Million in their Grant Writing Businesses. We are on our way already.

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