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Grant Readiness Criteria
Grant Readiness, Kept Current
The live criteria view across foundation, state, and federal levels.
How to read this
Kept Current, Judged Honestly.
Every funder level has a checklist of what must exist before an application is credible. This view is kept current so a deadline never reveals a gap. Statuses are honest: met, in progress, or missing, never optimistic.
Met, evidence on file In progress, started not complete Missing, the next opportunity
Foundation level
Foundation Level.
What regional and family foundations request11 of 13 met
Met
IRS determination letterOn file, current
Met
Board roster with affiliationsUpdated this quarter
Met
Operating budgetCurrent fiscal year
Met
Financial review or auditReview on file
Met
Logic modelOne page, current
Met
Outcome data, pullable in under an hourVerified quarterly
Met
Reusable organization narrativeCurrent
Met
Need statement with current dataCurrent
Met
Letters of supportThree current employer letters
Met
Grant calendarMaintained weekly
Met
Quantified results from last yearImpact report on file
In progress
Indirect cost figureBeing recalculated
In progress
Conflict of interest policy refreshBoard vote scheduled
State level
State Level.
What state workforce contracts add on top9 of 11 met
Met
Contract-ready fiscal policiesOn file
Met
Data privacy and retention policyParticipants by code, policy written
Met
Quarterly performance reportingFour consecutive quarters delivered
Met
Insurance certificatesCurrent
Met
Staff credentials fileCurrent
Met
Subrecipient monitoring readinessDocumented
Met
Wage verification methodEmployer verification in place
Met
Accessibility planCurrent
Met
Procurement policyCurrent
In progress
Single point of contact for auditsNamed
In progress
Time and effort trackingSystem selection underway
Federal level
Federal Level: Not Yet Started.
Stated plainly rather than dressed up0 of 4 met
Missing
SAM.gov registrationNot begun
Missing
Negotiated indirect cost rateNot begun
Missing
Federal-grade financial systemsAssessment scheduled
Missing
Prior federal performanceNone to cite
Why some items say missing and not a number
Missing means the evidence is not on file yet, not that the work is not happening. A readiness picture you can trust is one a funder can trust.