Include a title page with your title, amount requested, project time period, name, address and phone number of organization and contact person, and submission date. Style Avoid big and technical words. Open with a strong sentence. Each grew old and died without traditional contact with family and friends . . . Use short paragraphs.
Brevity is better.
Work to improve it. Don't be afraid to use subtle humor. Write in the third person. Use contractions when two words sound too stiff or formal. Discuss your proposal as if it is funded, but be clear about the distinction between current and proposed work.