Further Reading — Chapter 5: The Anatomy of a Proposal

Formats change; confirm current required components in your funder's own instructions.

The Components, Funder by Funder (Primary Sources)

NIH, "Write Your Application" (grants.nih.gov). The official walkthrough of NIH application components — Specific Aims, Significance, Innovation, Approach, and the rest — and how they fit together. The clearest primary source for the research anatomy; pair with Chapters 6, 8, 9, and 16.
NSF Proposal & Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG), proposal-preparation sections. Defines NSF's required components, including the separately weighted Broader Impacts. The model for "same anatomy, different labels."
A foundation's own application guidelines (any foundation you're targeting). The most useful reading you can do for your specific proposal: see exactly which components it requires, in what order. Compare two or three funders' lists to feel the universal anatomy beneath the varying labels.

W.K. Kellogg Foundation, Logic Model Development Guide (free PDF). The classic, widely used primer on building logic models — inputs through impact — with clear examples. The reference behind Section 5.4; essential before Chapter 10.
Center for Theory of Change (theoryofchange.org). Free resources distinguishing theory of change from logic models and showing how to articulate the assumptions under the arrows.
University of Wisconsin–Extension, "Enhancing Program Performance with Logic Models." A free, practical course and templates widely used in the nonprofit and program-evaluation worlds.

Karsh & Fox, The Only Grant-Writing Book You'll Ever Need. Strong on how the components of a nonprofit proposal fit together into a single case; a good companion view of the anatomy.
Browning, Grant Writing for Dummies, the chapters on proposal components. A plain-language tour of the standard sections and what each is for.
Reif-Lehrer, Grant Application Writer's Handbook. Detailed on the architecture of federal research proposals and the interdependence of their parts.

Zinsser, William. On Writing Well. Not about grants, but the best general argument for clarity and ruthless subtraction in nonfiction prose. Its chapters on simplicity and clutter are the literary backbone of Section 5.6's "so what?" test.
Williams & Bizup, Style: Lessons in Clarity and Grace. A rigorous guide to writing sentences that carry their weight — directly applicable to making every paragraph of a proposal earn its place.