Grant Writing For Dummies, 5th Edition

Chapter 13

Documenting Your Organization’s History and Capabilities

In This Chapter

Adhering to the funder’s instructions and sharing the right background details

Describing the programs your organization provides

Targeting the right facts about your target population

Verifying that you have the right collaborative partnerships in place

Whether your organization is a first-time grant applicant or a veteran, you must write current and relevant boilerplate information about the organization in the organization background/history section of the narrative. (A boilerplate is information that has few changes from year to year.) The section of the grant application narrative that houses this information, whether upfront, in the middle, or at the end, communicates who the grant applicant organization is, where it’s located, and what services and programs it provides. This section also includes information on your organization’s primary community partners — agencies that support your mission, programs, and services by collaborating with you to strengthen your financial, physical, and program-related ...