301 - Reading the Program Announcement

Applicants that pursue grants will seek out solicitations or program announcements that federal agencies post on Grants.gov and on their own federal agency websites (see ¶220). State agencies and private funders also will post announcements on their websites (see ¶280). There is a two-step process that program announcements can help applicants work through as the information contained in the announcement is read. First, applicants need to review the program announcement to decide whether or not to pursue the grant opportunity. Once a decision to pursue is made, applicants would then use the program announcement to guide them as they prepare the proposal for submission. Each… Read More