Funding agencies are in the business of solving problems and filling
human needs. They don’t care about you or your interests, they care
about fulfilling their role, whatever that may be. Hence, if you go to
the agency with your hands out asking for money, they want to know that
you’re going to be able to further their mission.
So the basic question you must be able to address in any grant proposal is “who are you to be trusted with the money? Will you really further the mission of the agency?” If there is no trust that you can do what you say you will do, then there is no reason for the agency to give you the money.
It boils down to two important factors: trust and credibility. Trust is the idea that you will use the money wisely and not misuse it. Credibility is the notion that you have the ability (based on training and resources) to do what you say you’ll do.
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Author: Morgan Giddings
