• 3.3: Organizational Information or Institutional Narrative

    In this section of your grant proposal, you should present additional context about your organization and demonstrate how you share the same mission, goals, and service area as the grant-funding agency. Your goal is to foster credibility and respect and show that you understand the community or population where your project will operate. Your organization has the know-how and experience to help the project succeed. For example, if you are writing a grant for a college, this section should include:

    • the organizational or institutional mission of the college;
    • service area information, such as the population and whether it is rural, urban, or serves multiple counties;
    • the student population's demographics include the average age, race, and gender; and
    • an overview of core organization programs or goals and the project for which you request funds.
    • Best Practices in Grant Writing Page

      Read this excerpt, which describes what to include in the organizational information section of your grant proposal. We will return to the full article in Unit 5 for its concise descriptions of the elements in a typical grant proposal.