Avoid gimmicky elements. Be very judicious in your use of bold, italics and particularly tables and graphs. Rarely does a graph clearly and quickly provide so much information that it warrants precious space in a limited-page narrative. A well written paragraph should be able to convey an abundance of information without having to resort to a graph or table. Anything that requires a reader to stop and try to figure out what you are trying to convey costs you points.
Most readers are exhausted persons who reward reader-friendly presentation.
This means clearly and simply presented information that does not require intensive study or research to get at or understand. Be careful with attachments. Stick to the grantor guidelines where given and always keep the number and size of your attachments to a minimum. Present enough to document your point or claim, but include nothing that is not directly relevant to the criteria. Any attachment that is too voluminous to include lends itself to an excerpt with a note indicating the entire document is available upon request.