Updated: 31 October 2026

Write a clear grant summary paragraph

This prompt writes a 150-word executive summary for a grant application from your organisation's details. Check every figure against your application.

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Write a 150-word executive summary for a grant application.

Organisation: [ORGANISATION]
Funder and their priorities: [FUNDER]
Project: [PROJECT]
Who benefits: [BENEFICIARIES]
Amount requested: [AMOUNT]
Outcomes we will measure: [OUTCOMES]

Use plain language, avoid jargon, and make the need, the plan and the impact obvious in that order.

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Fit your wording to the funder's own language; they score against their priorities.

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What you will get

A plain-language summary of about 150 words that states the need, the plan and the impact in that order, with who benefits, the amount requested and the outcomes you will measure.

Why it works

Reviewers read many applications and score them against set priorities, so the summary has to make need, plan and impact obvious in that order. The prompt asks for the funder’s priorities so the language can match what reviewers look for. A tight word count forces clarity, and measured outcomes show the funder how success will be judged.

Common mistake

The summary uses your own jargon instead of the funder’s words.

Fix: Paste a sentence or two from the funder’s priorities, as the tip suggests, so the summary echoes them.

Also watch for

The outcomes are activities, such as “run 20 workshops”. Ask for outcomes as changes, such as “60 parents report reading with their children weekly”.
It runs well over 150 words. Funders often set a hard limit. Ask for a word count at the end and a cut if it is over.

Try a variation: one-sentence pitch

Ask for a single sentence version of the project for the application’s short summary box, under 35 words.

Still not right? Reply with this

Rewrite it in exactly 150 words, use two phrases from the funder’s priorities I pasted, and make the first sentence state the need with one number.