Guide / applications
Write claims your team can stand behind.
A strong application connects what you say to what your organization can show and deliver.
Keep the source close
Separate evidence from aspiration in each draft.
- Use approved program descriptions and current figures.
- Record where a claim came from and when it was checked.
- Flag missing support before a reviewer sees a polished sentence.
Align narrative and budget
Review the same program plan across both documents.
- Check that activities in the narrative appear in the budget.
- Confirm match and restricted-cost rules against current funder guidance.
- Ask program and finance owners to review their own parts.
Approve and retain
Make the final decision traceable.
- Approve a defined revision, not an evolving document.
- Keep the submission receipt with the approved version.
- Reuse evidence carefully; re-check it for the next funder and reporting period.