Grant writing means quite different things depending on who is saying it. For a nonprofit development director, it means foundation proposals and program budgets. For a university researcher, it means NIH applications and specific aims pages. For a business owner who...
Government Grant Qualifications: What Disqualifies Most First-Time Applicants
Government grant qualifications are the first hurdle every applicant faces - and the one most first-timers never see coming. Most applications that fail don’t fail because the idea was weak. They fail because the applicant was never eligible in the first place, and...
SBIR/STTR Is Back Through 2031 and From FY2027, Every Proposal Has to Count
The SBIR/STTR programs are back. After a six-month lapse that froze new solicitations and awards across eleven federal agencies, the Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act was signed into law on April 13, 2026, reauthorizing both programs through...



