Tired of staring at a blank grant application wondering how to describe a "program" that lives at thirty different organizations?

If you write grants for a fiscal sponsor, regranting organization, or intermediary funder, you already know the standard formula doesn't fit. Your work happens through a network. Your subgrantees deliver the programs. And every funder application asks you to describe a project that, on paper, you don't really run.

The Pass-Through Grant Narrative Framework flips the script. Built around the five-section structure of a typical grant application form, this template makes the case that your curation, selection, and stewardship is the program. It guides you through every section funders expect, with the pass-through-specific work (theory of change, selection process, representative subgrantee examples, value-add, monitoring approach, and track record) built right into the places they belong.

What's inside (20 pages, Microsoft Word .docx):

• Branded cover page

• "How to Use This Template" walkthrough with step-by-step instructions and quick tips

• Full narrative template covering all 18 questions across five sections, with placeholder language and coaching notes for every answer

• A completed example (fictional Coastal Library Futures Fund) showing exactly how the placeholders translate into a real, fundable narrative

• Built-in coaching notes in gray italic so you know what to write and why

• Easy-to-replace placeholders that match the body text exactly — no reformatting required

Best for: Fiscal sponsors, regranting organizations, intermediary funders, statewide associations that grant to members, arts councils that fund individual artists, and any nonprofit that channels resources to a network rather than delivering programs directly.

Stop trying to force your work into a program-delivery mold. Start telling the story funders actually need to hear.