If you do, then your solution serves as a means to solve the problem. This logic is known as circular reasoning. For example, the problem is that the community school lacks an afterschool reading program. Implementing such a program will remedy the problem. Objectives Grant writers often confuse objective with goals.
Objectives are the measurable outcomes of the project.
They are specific, concrete and achievable within a given time period. Goals, however, are conceptual, broad-based and not subject to measurement. For example, you are writing a grant to secure funding for an afterschool remedial reading program. Your goal might be to improve children's reading abilities. Your objective might be to improve the reading scores of 100 children by one grade level within a six-month period.