Well, I’ve learned a lot about grant-writing the past few hours, such as:
Your Tax Exempt number is not the same as your Federal ID.
Finding your Federal ID is rather difficult.
The IRS does not take actual voice calls.
Not even the Lincoln office.
The Lincoln office is open from 8 – 4:30, but they have a long lunch hour. They are no use to me.
When I am freaking out on the phone (after I am done in the classroom), it does not even register to be mad when one of the college students brings me a little girl who has just cut off a chunk of her hair. “Sit down. I don’t have time for this.” Good grief.
I think I found our Federal ID.
I filled in some of the blah blah blah they were asking for.
I found several significant goofs and fixed them. I pray there are not more.
I think the grant might be done.
All I need is a Wally and a glass of wine.
Deborah says
Wally and wine. Good stuff.
Brad says
Complicated bureaucracy makes me mad. I just re-watched Jupiter Ascending the other night, and they have a scene that really captures the experience:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VveTsyjFlNA
Jill says
After all that, you need more than one glass of wine. My vote is for the bottle.
Mom says
Prayers for your grant to go through.
Lauren says
Thank you! 🙂