Plain-language definitions
Use shared language for the grant work your team is doing
Clear definitions reduce confusion during discovery, planning, writing, review, and reporting. Always interpret a term in the context of the specific official notice and funder guidance.
Opportunity and eligibility
An opportunity is a funding notice or program record. Eligibility is the set of mandatory conditions an applicant must satisfy. Fit is a separate judgment about alignment, readiness, timing, and strategic value.
Requirements and evidence
A requirement is an instruction, condition, field, attachment, certification, or deliverable. Evidence is the reviewable source that supports a fact, claim, decision, activity, outcome, or cost assumption.
Snapshots, versions, and closeout
A version preserves a record at a point in time. A proposal snapshot pins the relevant opportunity, organization, requirements, content, budget, and policy versions. Closeout completes final obligations and record retention.
