Comments on: Why Winning an Olympic Gold Medal is Not Like Getting a Carol M. White Physical Education Program (PEP) Grant

By: Seliger’s Believe it or Not Tales from the World of Grant Writing: Recovery Act Weatherization Training Centers and TAACCT

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 04:00:44 +0000

[...] readers may recall “Why Winning an Olympic Gold Medal is Not Like Getting a Carol M. White Physical Education Program (P….” In 2010, I wrote about having to tell a client that a high point total does not always [...]

By: Two for One: Where Grants Come From, Fast Food, and the Contradictory Nature of Government Programs

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 00:27:25 +0000

[...] that encourages a sound diet for Americans." Such efforts, of course, already exist, like the Carol M. White Physical Education Program (PEP) Program, almost all of which include a healthful eating component. And have you ever seen "MyPlate," which [...]

By: Two for One: Where Grants Come From, Fast Food, and the Contradictory Nature of Government Programs

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 00:20:25 +0000

[...] that encourages a sound diet for Americans.” Such efforts, of course, already exist, like the Carol M. White Physical Education Program (PEP) Program, almost all of which include a healthful eating component. And have you ever seen [...]

By: Why Clients Love and Hate Us (and Other Consultants), With An E-mail Example

Why Clients Love and Hate Us (and Other Consultants), With An E-mail Example — Mon, 16 May 2011 19:16:13 +0000

[...] is rejected for reasons outside anyone’s control (which we’ve discussed previously here and in “True Tales of a Department of Education Grant [...]

By: Why You’re Unlikely to see “Seliger and Associates Presents Grant Writing Confidential: The Book and Musical” Anytime Soon

Sun, 06 Mar 2011 21:23:17 +0000

[...] recent commenter told us, “You should write a book, if you haven’t already.” We’ve thought idly about [...]

By: Social Innovation Fund Not Terribly Innovative, But Confirms That Getting Grants Is Not Like Winning an Olympic Gold Medal

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 02:19:24 +0000

[...] readers will remember our post, “Why Winning an Olympic Gold Medal is Not Like Getting a Carol M. White Physical Education Program (P…,” in which I opined that in getting grants, the race does not always belong to the swift. It [...]

By: True Tales of a Department of Education Grant Reviewer

True Tales of a Department of Education Grant Reviewer — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 21:52:54 +0000

[...] “Why Winning an Olympic Gold Medal is Not Like Getting a Carol M. White Physical Education Program (P…,” Isaac wrote: “Many grant applicants are under the delusion from years of watching the [...]

By: Ginger

Ginger — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 12:49:10 +0000

Yet again you hit the nail on the head. I’ve been trying to explain this principle to school board members and district administrators for years…I’ll have to send them a link to this post.

By: Sekai

Sekai — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:14:46 +0000

So true and well said! This year’s PEP application was quite a challenge balancing all the requirements and responding to the sub questions within 25 pages. You’re suggestion to do a word “search” is an excellent idea and could help us apply to the “most” appropriate grant opportunities in the future. You should write a book, if you haven’t already.

By: Jennie

Jennie — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 19:00:10 +0000

And further imagine my shock as a Federal Reviewer for an OSDFS grant to find that an application that our ‘team’ had scored the lowest of the dozen we read to have been in the list of those that were “funded” that year! Just like you stated in the article, geographic distribution was mentioned in the RFP….