# Core grant narrative outline

A maintained set of approved fact modules that feed every application. Each
module carries an owner, a source, a last-reviewed date, and a note on what
must be re-decided per funder. This file is the internal source of truth;
no text leaves it for an application without passing through the funder's
requirements.

Header to copy into every module:

    Owner: [role]   Approved by: [role]   Last reviewed: [date]
    Sources: [files or URLs]   Review trigger: [event or date]

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## Module 1: Identity and legal facts

Stable across applications. Legal name, EIN, 501(c)(3) status and year,
mission statement (board-approved wording), service area, leadership,
board size, annual budget, staff count.

Re-decide per funder: nothing. These facts never change per application;
if a draft alters them to sound better, that is a defect.

## Module 2: Organizational capacity

Track record relevant to program delivery: years operating each program,
scale served per year, key staff qualifications, systems (financial
management, data collection), accreditations or memberships.

Re-decide per funder: which capacity facts are relevant to this program
and this funder's concerns. Selection changes; the facts do not.

## Module 3: Need evidence base

The current sourced figures for each population you serve: source, data
year, geography, and the sentence-form version your team has approved.
Community input records with consent status.

Re-decide per funder: which figures build the chain for this program, and
the geography match to the funder's focus area.

## Module 4: Program models (one sub-module per program)

For each program: participants, eligibility, activities, schedule,
staffing, capacity, cost per participant basis, partners with commitment
status, outputs and outcomes with definitions and current results.

Re-decide per funder: scale of the request, which outcomes you commit to
report, timeline stated, and vocabulary mapped to the funder's terms.

## Module 5: Results and evidence

Verified outcomes to date, evaluation methods used, data years, known
limitations. Never store rounded-up or projected numbers as results.

Re-decide per funder: level of methodological detail, which results are
relevant, framing of limitations.

## Module 6: Financial profile

Current operating budget, funding mix, audit or financial review status,
indirect cost basis, fiscal year dates.

Re-decide per funder: project budget, request amount, match or in-kind
presentation, other-funders disclosure.

## Module 7: Community voice and framing standards

Approved language standards: how the organization describes the people it
serves, consent records for stories and images, framing rules the board
or community has set.

Re-decide per funder: nothing about the standards. If a funder's format
pressures deficit framing, the standards win; adjust emphasis, not dignity.

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## Staleness triggers (review the named module when any fires)

- New fiscal year closes or audit completes: modules 1, 2, 6.
- Any leadership or key program staff change: modules 1, 2, 4.
- New program data or evaluation cycle completes: modules 4, 5.
- Public data source releases a new year: module 3.
- Program design, capacity, or partner changes: module 4.
- Any funder rejection citing a factual issue: the module that sourced it.
- Twelve months since last review, regardless: the whole file.

## Usage rule

Copy from modules into a working application file; never edit module text
inside an application draft. If drafting reveals a better sentence, bring
it back to the module through the owner, with the evidence attached.