grant opportunity we know that writing and submitting your proposal may be

overwhelming but here are a few tips to help you on that journey tip one register

early to be eligible to compete for a federal grant opportunity your

organization must be registered in two federal government websites Sam.gov and

grants.gov these procedures may take longer than expected so make sure to

check these off your list early registering with Sam.gov and grants.gov

could take six weeks while the grant competition may only be open for four

weeks do not wait until the competition starts to register start early so that

you don't run into trouble tip two understand the announcement make sure to

read through the grants announcement and understand what type of funding you are

applying for based on the grant type there may be

different requirements for example a federal funding opportunity may ask you

to show how you are qualified to fill a specific established need while a broad

agency announcement may ask you to come up with unique creative and innovative

solutions to a problem do your research tip three know how you will be evaluated

your application will be reviewed by a panel who are looking for specific

requirements make an effort to write clearly and align your proposal with the

specific requirement shown announcement communicate why you are an

organization MBDA wants to partner with and make the business case for your

proposal panelists should not have to dig for facts or connect the dots to

determine why your submission should be selected for an award make sure to check

off all the required administrative documents like a table of contents to

make your proposal easy to read tip four submit early as the same goes

time waits for no one submitting your response at 11:55 p.m.

on the last night the application is due puts your submission at risk don't

jeopardize all your hard work and chances of winning the award submit

early for the best chance at success don't forget these key tips register for

sam.gov and grants.gov immediately understand the announcement know how

you'll be evaluated and leave plenty of time to submit your application we hope

that these tips make the process a little more smooth for more information

about grants opportunities visit our website at MBDA gov