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Wrap up your submission by checking that you’ve met all the funder’s requirements, proofreading the entire application (or having a second set of eyes proof it for you), compiling necessary attachments in the proper order, and sending off your baby according to the funder’s submission protocol.

Organize all the records of your grant application with the help of cloud-based file-storage services. Figure out how best to follow up on your request based on whether you appealed to a public or private funder.

Prepare to officially accept a grant award via a resolution signed by the leadership of your organization’s board of directors. Learn from a failed grant application by requesting the peer reviewer’s notes from federal reviewers or by convening a stakeholders’ meeting to brainstorm following a corporation or foundation’s rejection notice.

Use a corporate request letter to ask Fortune 500 companies and smaller corporations for matching funds or donations of equipment and supplies. Make initial contact with corporate funders.