Attention Phase I USDA SBIR winners – deadlines for the 2023 FY Phase II FOA will be announced by January 2023 🌽 💦 🐄
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Funding
Budgets: From the bottom up, not the top down
Best practice for budget building – always start at $0 and add the most crucial costs first. This methodology insures your grant budget will be reasonable and accurate .📊
Words to avoid when drafting a grant proposal
Certain words or phrases can be a red flag to reviewers and undermine the credibility of your overall proposal. 📝🚩 Here is what not to say when addressing reviewers, regardless of what type of grant you are applying for
Red flag/Green flag
What does your potential team say about your readiness to apply for large scale non-dilutive funding? Possibly more than you think. If you see any of these red flags in your project team think twice before applying 🛑 ✋ 🚩
Acronyms
While they can be a helpful space saver, please be sure to spell out all acronyms during their first use in your proposal. 🤔❓❔ 🤷♀️
5 Things Funders Want to Know
When it comes to non-dilutive funding like grants, what the funder is looking for is no mystery.📚
30 Days Away from Deadline?
Our proven process for success requires an iterative, collaborative process with our clients that takes ~30 days on average. ⏰
Congratulations to Enygma Ventures!
We have some exciting news regarding the outcome of the 2021 USAID CATALYZE 2021 USAID CATALYZE Innovative Blended Finance Challenge. Congratulations to our client, Enygma Ventures! 🏆
Do your 1099 contractors have their &#%!@? together?
If you are applying for any type of funding you better make sure your ENTIRE team (W2 and 1099) has its act together. ✓ ✓ ✓
NSF Regional Innovation Engines – Type 2
There are two distinct proposal types within the NSF’s Regional Innovation Engines Program offer. Here is what you need to know about Type 2 proposals. 🎯