Forgive this slight modification of this well known Proverb (28:18), but it does indeed apply to grant writing. There are a multitude of translations of this verse and the second part mainly speaks towards a lack of control or constraint. Where this is important to you is that one of the key aspects of a good grant proposal, or an “idea” as I speak about in my book is cohesion.

Why is this important, and what does it have to do with vision. Your idea, what you are writing about in the proposal...