Grant readiness questionnaire 9 questions, 18 points, and the three things to deal with next.
Every question asks about something you can verify today — a registration, a statement, a named person. None of them is about how anything is written, because that is not a thing this or any other questionnaire can measure.
1 What kind of body would hold the award?Most notices state eligible applicant types before anything else.
An incorporated organisation A fiscal sponsor would hold it An individual Not settled yet
2 Do you have a Unique Entity ID?Federal awards require a UEI, issued through SAM.gov. It is free and it takes time.
Yes Applied for, not issued No
3 Is your SAM.gov registration active?Registration lapses annually. An expired registration blocks a federal award at the point of issue, not at the point of application.
Active Registered but lapsed Not registered Not applying federally
4 Can you produce financial statements for the last full year?Many notices ask for them as an attachment, and a foundation will usually ask before the first payment.
Audited statements Unaudited statements Not yet
5 Do you expect to spend $1,000,000 or more in federal awards this year?At or above that threshold a single audit is required under 2 CFR 200 subpart F. Below it, it is not.
No Yes, and a single audit is arranged Yes, and it is not arranged Not sure
6 Can you produce a line-item project budget?Almost every notice requires one, and its base determines what indirect cost you may charge.
Yes, including an indirect rate Direct costs only Not yet
7 Could you cover a cost share if one were required?A match is a condition of award, not a preference, and in-kind is often capped.
Yes, in cash In-kind only No Not sure
8 Is there a named person accountable for the award if it lands?Reporting and drawdown are ongoing obligations with named responsibility, not one-off tasks.
Yes, named Shared across the team Not decided
9 Have you administered a grant before?Some notices ask; more of them ask for the systems that experience usually implies.
Yes, including a federal one Yes, non-federal Not yet
0 / 18 0 of 9 answered — unanswered questions score zero
Nine questions, two points each, equally weighted. The score is a count of how many concrete things are in place, not a prediction of whether an application will succeed — nothing here can know that, and a number dressed up as one would be worse than no number.
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