You've won a restricted grant to expand a program into two new sites, but it funds only direct program costs. Running the sites actually requires a coordinator, supervision time, and data systems you have no unrestricted money to cover — your operating reserve is under one month. What do you do?

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You've won a restricted grant to expand a program into two new sites, but it funds only direct program costs. Running the sites actually requires a coordinator, supervision time, and data systems you have no unrestricted money to cover — your operating reserve is under one month. What do you do?

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