Understanding the Grant Life Cycle

Grants don’t write themselves, so naturally there is a process. The life cycle of a grant helps you understand the policies and procedures of writing a grant, along with guiding you through the challenges of finding funding and applying for and managing your grants.
- Generate your idea
- Find your funding
- Develop your proposal
- Submit your proposal
- Manage your award
Over the next 5 weeks we will walk through this process.
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