Grant writing refers to the practice of completing an application process for funding provided by an institution such as a government department, corporation, foundation or trust. Such application processes are often referred to as either grant proposals or submissions. Successful grant writing requires a clear understanding of grantsmanship. While the principles and fundamentals of grantsmanship apply broadly, it is important to know the target and to be able to tune the language appropriat
Suzanne Goldenberg in Fountain Valley. Thursday 7 August 2014 09.00 EDT Last modified on Friday 11 November 2016 09.07 EST. The golden stateâs historic drought is forcing once-squeamish Californians to take a new look at âtoilet-to-tapâ water re-use. Or as they prefer to call it in Fountain Valley, âshowers to flowersâ.
The Romans invented indoor plumbing. It took America in the late 20th century to uninvent it. The fateful year was 1994, when the federal government mandated that all toilets manufactured and sold in the U.S. have tanks no bigger than 1.6 gallons. It was the new prohibitionism. Gradually over the coming years, the toilets stopped working as they once did. The reality was slow to dawn on Americans, who are rather used to improvement in consumer products, not slow depreciation, devaluation, and even destruction. Over time, the problems were legion.