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| Successful proposals must be well written, well organized, and follow the principles of good informational design. Follow these tips to submit a clear and easy-to-understand proposal:
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| • | Write in the active voice whenever possible. |
| • | Be very concrete and specific. Answer the classic journalism questions: Who? What? Where? How? And Why? |
| • | Keep your sentences and paragraphs short. |
| • | Use plenty of white space. Page margins should be at least one inch on all sides. |
| • | Use bulleted and numbered lists to make your points. |
| • | Use page numbers, headers, and footers. |
| • | Break your proposal narrative into small units. |
| • | Use pictures, charts, graphs, and tables to display information. |
| • | Organize your proposal to reflect the grant guidelines. |
| • | Include a table of contents, frequent headings and sub-headings, and topic sentences at the beginning of your paragraphs. |
