Applicant Name: Replace this text with Applicant’s Complete Organization Name Employer Identification Number (EIN):Replace this text with Applicant's EIN Instructions for Completing the FA Application Narrative Overview: This document contains an executive summary and seven sections: Purpose, Products, Policies, People, Partnerships, Performance, and Projections. Each section generally consists of a combination of narrative questions, supporting documentation, and the input of information into the FA Application Excel Workbook. Requirements for each section are noted under the Section Requirements heading. All of the section requirements are mandatory, unless stated otherwise. Applicants must answer each of the narrative questions using clear, concise, Approach: factually-based text, while adhering to the stated character maximums. Applicants are encouraged to the framework of each discuss their organization’s unique situation within question being asked. Applicants should be prepared to discuss their previous activities as well as provide an explanation of future plans. Narrative questions should address the information requested, as well as cross-reference and explain any pertinent information contained in the FA Application Excel Workbook or the requested supporting documentation. Where applicable, cite any secondary data sources, reports, statistics, or other sources. Be sure to use the most recent data and information available. Each question in the FA Application Narrative has character limits. Enter Character Limits: narrative responses in each text box provided. Text boxes will expand to fit the amount of text being entered up to the character limit, including spaces. The form will not allow responses beyond the specified character limit in each question. You must use this form to complete your application. Format: The format is automatically generated by this form in terms of font size, which is Times New Roman, size 12. Embedded charts and rich text are disabled. Identify Applicant on Cover Page: Replace the underlined text on this cover page to reflect the Applicant Name and EIN #. Mandatory File Naming Convention: You must submit the final version of this file through Grants.gov using the following naming convention: Applicant Name-Narrative.doc. For example: ABC Community Development Organization-Narrative.doc
Applicant Name: Replace this text with Applicant’s Complete Organization Name Employer Identification Number (EIN):Replace this text with Applicant's EIN Instructions for Completing the FA Application Narrative Overview: This document contains an executive summary and seven sections: Purpose, Products, Policies, People, Partnerships, Performance, and Projections. Each section generally consists of a combination of narrative questions, supporting documentation, and the input of information into the FA Application Excel Workbook. Requirements for each section are noted under the Section Requirements heading. All of the section requirements are mandatory, unless stated otherwise. Approach: Applicants must answer each of the narrative questions using clear, concise, factually-based text, while adhering to the stated character maximums. Applicants are encouraged to discuss their organization’s unique situation within the framework of each question being asked. Applicants should be prepared to discuss their previous activities as well as provide an explanation of future plans. Narrative questions should address the information requested, as well as cross-reference and explain any pertinent information contained in the FA Application Excel Workbook or the requested supporting documentation. Where applicable, cite any secondary data sources, reports, statistics, or other sources. Be sure to use the most recent data and information available. Character Limits: Each question in the FA Application Narrative has character limits. Enter narrative responses in each text box provided. Text boxes will expand to fit the amount of text being entered up to the character limit, including spaces. The form will not allow responses beyond the specified character limit in each question. You must use this form to complete your application. Format: The format is automatically generated by this form in terms of font size, which is Times New Roman, size 12. Embedded charts and rich text are disabled. Identify Applicant on Cover Page: Replace the underlined text on this cover page to reflect the Applicant Name and EIN #. Mandatory File Naming Convention: You must submit the final version of this file through Grants.gov using the following naming convention: Applicant Name-Narrative.doc. For example: ABC Community Development Organization-Narrative.doc