• Proposal deadline has been checked (mailing date or receipt date)

• Proposal has been reviewed, approved, and signed off by

• Relevant committees

• Required reviewers

• Authorized representatives

• Required agency forms are signed

• Original and required copies are made

• Proposal is packaged and labeled correctly

• Receipt-based mailing service will be used

• Other special requirements checked

Key to a Successful Proposal

Write, Review, Edit!
“The merit (of a proposal) has to be communicated. . .You can’t expect to produce a masterpiece at the first sitting. . . Good writing won’t save a bad idea, but bad writing will kill a good one. . .”
 

Be Concise!
“No program officer has complained of a proposal being too short if work is substantiated.”
 

Be Persistent!
Hope for Good Reviewers and a Little Luck!