Alternatively, some funders will ask that you submit an initial letter of intent to apply for a program for which they have a formal proposal request process (a Request for Proposal, or RFP).

For example, an NIH P01 may contain ... a few written sections with a slew of Letters of Support while a Project section may contain many written sections with a few letters of support akin to a ...

Arizona readers Sandy and Jim, both 80, sent me this email with an offer they almost accepted: “We own 100 acres of land ideal for a solar farm and just received a letter of intent (LOI ...