How to Win One-Off Grants Without Burning Out Your Team

A must-win grant just landed—and your team is already at capacity. The good news: you don’t need all-nighters to submit a strong proposal. With a focused sprint, crisp roles, and funder-aligned language, you can deliver a compliant, compelling package on deadline.

Investors and partners want comparability—and a real story. The best ESG reports balance frameworks with business reality, so people can make decisions with confidence.

Winning a grant is the beginning, not the victory lap. Real impact happens when deliverables, dollars, and documentation move in sync. Here’s a lean approach that keeps programs on track and audits painless.

You can’t reduce what you can’t measure. A defensible GHG baseline unlocks where reductions are real, how to sequence them, and what it will cost—without grinding operations to a halt.

Professional grant writers use clear, specific language to focus the reader’s attention, and to persuade the reader to fund their proposal. Learning to write successful grant proposals is no small task, but the writing process can become easier with practice and awareness of a few common missteps.

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a way of reducing carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, which could be key to helping to tackle global warming. It’s a three-step process, involving: capturing the CO2 produced by power generation or industrial activity, such as hydrogen production, steel or cement making; transporting it; and then permanently storing it deep underground. Here we look at the potential benefits of CCS and how it works.