Publishing and Formatting the Proposal

You found a convoluted sentence when editing your grant. What should you do?

• Nothing. Program officers *love* convoluted sentences.

• Meh. Maybe do something.

• Edit a little bit but don't go crazy.

• Revise the sentence thinking about the subject, verb and object.

Which verb tense should you use in writing grants? Choose one.

• Future tense.

• Use common sense - stuff that happened in the past, use past tense. For future events, use future tense.

• Past tense

• Present tense.

You should *avoid* _________ voice in grant writing.

What voice is better to use in grant writing than passive voice? Choose all that apply.

• First-Person Active Voice

• Third-Person Active Voice

• Shrek's voice is always a good option.

What are some tips on using acronyms in grant proposals? Choose all that apply.

• Use acronyms that will be understandable to reviewers

• Spell out acronyms the first time they are used and feel free to redefine them later as well.

• Consider a short title instead for your project.

• Introduce only a few new acronyms.

• Go crazy with the acronyms. Alphabet soup is a term of endearment.

Clearly marked sections with headings, bulleted lists, images, and tables are all tactics you can use to create _______ space in the grant.

Choose all that apply.

To get the grant proposal to the appropriate length, the author suggests:

• Cut white space.

• Edit out repeated and useless text

• Work with line spacing and margins, but be conservative.

• Alter text spacing, font and headers. Again be conservative.

• Follow directions.

The author lists 7 things that you should check before submission. Which of these is among the 7? Choose all that apply.

• Spelling and Punctuation

• Check that you really really really want to submit this grant.

• Check the master list

• Check citations.