Pulling Together a Successful Application for Promise Neighborhoods

PolicyLink’s Promise Neighborhoods Institute(PNI) recently held a webinar entitled Pulling Together a Successful Application to inform applicants on how to successfully navigate the federal application and determine a realistic application timeline. The webinar was the first in a series of upcoming webinars that will be hosted by the Institute.Jennifer Kennedy, a 20 year veteran in the grant-writing field,  discussed the five sequential steps for applying for the planning grant based on PNI's How to Apply: Promise Neighborhoods Grant-writing Guide.

These five sequential steps in PNI's grant-writing guide include:

BEFORE YOU START
Confirming Eligibility
Application Deadlines and Timeline for Submission
Understanding the Matching Requirement
Assessing Institutional Readiness to Apply

BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND
Understanding the Electronic Application Process

GETTING STARTED
Orientation and Application Materials

MOVING FORWARD
Understanding the Components of the Application Package

Application Checklist
A “Walk-Through” of the Project Narrative

HELP ALONG THE WAY

Resources to Help You Build a Strong Project and Proposal

The full presentation PowerPoint and webinar recording can be found here.