How to Respond To A Rejected Grant Proposal

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By Amy Laine
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Respond To A Rejected Grant Proposal

If you apply for enough government and private grants you are bound to get a rejected grant proposal at one time another. It can happen to the best grant writers and if done in the right manner it can help improve your chances of getting grants accepted.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Step 1

Do not take the rejected grant proposal to heart. Do not get offensive. Your goal is to find out what you can improve to get grant approval at the next go around.
Step 2

If possible ask the contact person for specific reasons why your grant proposal was rejected. This can be hard to hear after you put your heart and soul into writing the grant proposal, but you must do it with a open mind. Find out the strengths and weakness of your proposal.
Step 3

Find out about resubmitting. If the foundation funds the great on a regular basis find out when the next go around is and if your eligible to resubmit a proposal.
Step 4

Be persistent. After finding out what can make your grant proposal work better, keep working out the quirks until the resubmit date.

Tips & Warnings

Request that you are put on a mailing list for prospective grant applicants so your group will be one of the first to know about new grant opportunities.

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