--- title: Time Saving Tips for Reading Grant Guidelines — Jessie Ballantyne description: Reading grant guidelines is critical to achieving grants success. Yet so many people fail to read grant guidelines thoroughly. 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Yet so many people fail to read grant guidelines thoroughly. Often, it's because grant guidelines are long and can be difficult to understand, particularly if you've landed as the volunteer grants rep on your committee and you're not a grants professional. In this episode of Grants Uncovered, I'll share with you my time-saving tips for reading grant guidelines. You won't believe how much more efficient your guideline reading becomes. 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