How do you structure a grant abstract to highlight your goals and impact?

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A grant abstract is a concise summary of your project that captures the attention and interest of potential funders. It should highlight your main goals, methods, outcomes, and impact, as well as how your project aligns with the funder's priorities and mission. In this article, you will learn how to structure a grant abstract to showcase your project's relevance and value.

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Robert Wegner

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1 Start with a hook

The first sentence of your grant abstract should grab the reader's attention and make them want to learn more about your project. You can use a question, a statistic, a quote, or a compelling statement that relates to the problem or need that your project addresses. For example, you could start with: "Did you know that one in four children in our county lives in poverty?"

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Robert Wegner

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Reviewers are spending less and less time per application, making it imperative to grab their attention early on. For SBIRs, you should quickly address the five scoring criteria within the first few paragraphs because we're noticing more surface-level reviews from these committees.

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Justus Gitari

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For a truly compelling grant abstract, my approach is to draft it early, before tackling the main proposal, and then revisit and polish it upon completion. This strategy ensures the abstract clearly articulates the project's objectives, methods, expected outcomes, and broader impact.

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2 Explain your goals and objectives

The next part of your grant abstract should explain what you want to achieve with your project and how you plan to do it. You should state your specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) goals and objectives, as well as the main activities or strategies that you will use to reach them. For example, you could write: "Our goal is to reduce child poverty by 10% in the next three years by providing low-income families with access to quality early childhood education, nutrition, and health services."

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Robert Wegner

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For an SBIR, you should highlight your 3 specific aims early on and make them clear to the review committee. These will be flushed out later in the application for more detail. These early paragraphs should peak interest and lead them to ask "How are they going to do this?"

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3 Describe your methods and outcomes

The third part of your grant abstract should describe how you will implement your project and what results you expect to see. You should outline your methods or approach, such as the type of research, intervention, or evaluation that you will conduct, and the data sources, tools, or indicators that you will use to measure your outcomes. For example, you could write: "We will use a randomized controlled trial to compare the effects of our program with a control group of similar families who do not receive our services. We will collect data on child development, school readiness, health status, and family income before and after the intervention."

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4 Highlight your impact and significance

The last part of your grant abstract should highlight the impact and significance of your project for the funder, the target population, and the broader field or society. You should explain how your project will contribute to the funder's goals and mission, how it will improve the lives or conditions of the people or groups that you serve, and how it will advance the knowledge or practice in your area of work. For example, you could write: "Our project will help the funder achieve its vision of a more equitable and prosperous society by addressing the root causes of child poverty and breaking the cycle of intergenerational disadvantage. It will also provide evidence-based solutions and best practices for other organizations and policymakers who work on similar issues."

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5 Here’s what else to consider

This is a space to share examples, stories, or insights that don’t fit into any of the previous sections. What else would you like to add?

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Robert Wegner

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The reviewers don't care as much about your application as you do. Many reviewers seem to be giving these 20, 40, etc. page applications a quick glance and review. We've seen examples of reviewers asking for data that was hidden in the middle of the application. While this is not an easily addressable problem, you should keep this in mind as you write your application. You should funnel them with high-impact statements leading to supporting data to get their attention.

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1 Start with a hook

2 Explain your goals and objectives

3 Describe your methods and outcomes

4 Highlight your impact and significance

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