Tips for Putting the Right Words in a Grant Proposal

As an example, Porter says about a month ago a bee farmer called him and asked for his help in getting grant money to build more hives. Presented this way — that a for-profit bee farmer wants more hives so that she can make more money — Porter told her he didn’t think she would qualify for any grants. But in speaking further with her he learned that bees kill a type of larva that grows on -- and is killing -- a good deal of avocado plants. She also told him about the nationwide bee shortage that’s been in the news lately. Because of these two facts, suddenly what sounded unfundable became a viable project for a grant.