Grant Writer Performance Review Form

Streamline Your Grant Writer Performance Reviews with Paperform

Evaluating grant writers requires tracking metrics that matter—proposal success rates, funding secured, deadline adherence, donor research quality, and reporting compliance. This Grant Writer Performance Review Form template helps nonprofit organizations, fundraising teams, and development departments conduct structured, data-driven performance evaluations that recognize excellence and identify growth opportunities.

Why This Template Works for Nonprofits and Development Teams

Grant writing is both an art and a science. Success depends on meticulous research, compelling storytelling, strategic alignment with donor priorities, and flawless execution of complex submission requirements. This template captures the full spectrum of grant writer performance across:

• Quantitative metrics like proposal success rates and total funding secured
• Process excellence including deadline adherence and submission quality
• Research capabilities for identifying and matching funding opportunities
• Compliance standards for grant reporting and stewardship requirements
• Collaboration and communication with program teams and leadership

Customizable for Your Organization's Needs

Built with Paperform's intuitive doc-style editor, this template is easy to adapt to your organization's unique evaluation criteria, rating scales, and review cycles. Conditional logic ensures reviewers see relevant follow-up questions based on performance ratings, while calculation fields can automatically score overall performance across multiple dimensions.

Use Stepper (stepper.io) to automate what happens after the review is submitted—route completed evaluations to HR systems, trigger follow-up meetings, send acknowledgment emails to reviewees, or create development plans in your project management tool. For organizations requiring formal performance documentation, Papersign (papersign.com) can turn review submissions into signed performance agreements or professional development plans with secure eSignatures.

Whether you're conducting annual reviews, quarterly check-ins, or project-based evaluations, this template provides the structure nonprofits need to support their grant writing teams while maintaining accountability to boards and stakeholders.