361 - Creating a Partner Agreement

The bigger the grant opportunity, the more likely funding agencies will evaluate applicants on their ability to form collaborative relationships with partners. Partners can include other organizations, agencies, institutions of higher education, units of local government, professional associations, and even individual consultants in some cases. Partners can provide resources and services that the lead applicant alone would not be able to perform, and therefore, expand the potential benefits of the project. While partners can be assets to a proposal effort, they can also increase the complexity of project implementation by impacting funding distribution, timeline, delivery of… Read More