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PAS Freetown Small Grants Program. Rate your own draft against each scoring criterion in the official notice, the way a reviewer would read it.
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Scores listed: 85 points (the notice's total wasn't found; check it). Source: the official notice, SL_-_PD_Small_Grants_Notice_of_Funding_Opportunity_2025.pdf. If the notice describes rating levels for its criteria, use its words when you score.
How to use it
- Read what reviewers look for under each criterion.
- Find the part of your draft that answers it. Paste it in the box to check its length.
- Give yourself a score from 0 to the criterion's points. Start with the lowest scores when you revise.
Scoring criteria
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Quality and Feasibility of the Program Idea · 30 points
What reviewers look for (notice p. 9):
The program idea is well developed, with detail about how program activities will be carried out. The proposal includes a reasonable implementation timeline. The program supports American priorities.
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Organizational Capacity and Record on Previous Grants · 20 points
What reviewers look for (notice p. 9):
The organization and its partners (if applicable) have expertise in the stated field and has the internal controls in place to manage federal funds. This includes a financial management system and a bank account. What grants has the organization received previously and were they completed successfully?
of 20 points
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Monitoring and evaluation plan · 10 points
What reviewers look for (notice p. 9):
Applicant demonstrates it is able to measure program success against key indicators and provides milestones to indicate progress toward goals outlined in the proposal. The program includes output and outcome indicators and shows how and when those will be measured.
of 10 points
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Project Sustainability · 15 points
What reviewers look for (notice p. 9):
Program activities will continue to have positive impact after the end of the program.
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Budget · 10 points
What reviewers look for (notice p. 9):
The budget justification is detailed. Costs are reasonable in relation to the proposed activities and anticipated results. The budget is realistic, accounting for all necessary expenses to achieve proposed activities.
of 10 points
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Length limits in this notice
- Proposal: 4 pages max (notice p. 5) “Proposal (4 pages maximum) The proposal should contain sufficient information that anyone not familiar with it would understand exactly what the applicant wants to do.”
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See how others wrote it
Sample proposals agencies have posted. Read them for structure; don't copy their words.
Built from the official notice's scoring section. Criteria, points and quotes come from the notice; the three questions under each criterion are GrantMe's, not the funder's.