Documents that outline formally and in detail a project or endeavor, and that are submitted to an entity capable of bestowing funding to realize the project described. The intended audience may be a government agency, a private foundation, or other corporation. Grant proposals are written on behalf of individuals, non-profit organizations, charities, companies, or educational institutions.

Documentation of examinations or inspections conducted in order to achieve a comprehensive view, as of a place, a group of related items, or to ascertain condition or value. For detailed lists of items on hand, or of items in a given category, use "inventories." For sets of questions submitted to a number of persons to obtain information, use "questionnaires."