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GRANTSMANSHIP

MORE THAN WRITING A PROPOSAL

GRANTSMANSHIP

  • IDENTIFYING FUNDING SOURCES
  • IDENTIFYING COLLABORATORS
  • PREPARING THE PROPOSAL
  • PREPARING THE BUDGET
  • COLLECTING ATTACHMENTS AND APPENDICES
  • FOLLOW-UP WITH POTENTIAL FUNDER(S)

IDENTIFYING FUNDING SOURCES

GOVERNMENT

  • Federal
  • State
  • Local

IDENTIFYING FUNDING SOURCES

  • PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS
  • Set up by wealthy individuals or families
  • Usually has one source of funding
  • Usually grants according to specific wishes through a trust
  • Emphasis may be local, regional or national, based on terms of the trust
  • Governing body usually not representative

IDENTIFYING FUNDING SOURCES

COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS

  • Set up by agents of wealthy persons, e.g. banks
  • Usually has various sources of funding
  • May have multiple trust to administer
  • Has a local emphasis
  • Has a representative governing body

IDENTIFYING FUNDING SOURCES

CORPORATE DONORS

INDIVIDUAL DONORS

IDENTIFYING COLLABORATORS

  • LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
  • PRIVATE SOCIAL SERVICES AND HEALTH AGENCIES
  • COMMUNITY ADVOCACY GROUPS
  • COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS
  • CHURCHES AND OTHER RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS

PREPARING THE PROPOSAL

TIPS:

  • Write clearly and concisely
  • Proof read all sections
  • Clearly mark all sections and number pages
  • Clearly mark all Attachments and Appendices
  • Follow guidelines about packaging
  • Use type size and style that is easy to read
  • Prepare a cover letter
  • Check address labels
  • Check due date and interpretation
  • Follow guidelines for content and number of pages
  • Use format provided by potential funding source
  • If there is no format provided, follow general outline such as the Grantsmanship Center’s format

PREPARING THE PROPOSAL

  • Grantsmanship Center’s Format
  • Proposal Summary (similar to an abstract)
  • Introduction - Tells about your organization

Organization Mission and Goals

History

Significant Accomplishments

Anything unique about your organization

Support from other organizations

PREPARING THE PROPOSAL

  • Problem Statement or Needs Assessment

Document that the problem exists

Use literature to support your position

Use agency statistics to support your position

Use any other data collected from or about the target population to support your position

Make sure that what you want to do about the problem is workable

PREPARING THE PROPOSAL

  • Program Objectives

Make sure that you state your objectives in terms of outcome

Make sure that your objectives are measurable, attainable and time limited

Outcome relates to the effect of
an intervention

Examples:
1. children reading at higher levels
2. parents having better parenting skills
3. adolescents understanding conflict resolution techniques
4. recovering persons better understanding relapse triggers

EXAMPLES OF OUTCOME OBJECTIVES

  • To improve the reading levels of 25 children by at least 50% over a six month period.
  • By June 30, 1998, 25 children will show an increase in their reading levels by at least 50 %.

PREPARING THE PROPOSAL

  • Methods or Program Description

Describe in detail how you plan to accomplish your

objectives

Provide a timetable or workplan for your program

Describe all program components

Discuss key staff and any other resources such as volunteers

Provide a step by step statement of how the program will operate during the funding period

Include copies of any assessment instruments and other program tools in the Appendix

PREPARING THE PROPOSAL

  • Evaluation

Describe how you will evaluate the outcome of your program

Describe how you will evaluate process issues

Include copies of any evaluation tools in the Appendix

PREPARING THE PROPOSAL

  • Logic Modeling

Preparing a Logic Model describing the relationships among the resources you have to operate your program, the planned program activities and the changes or results you hope to achieve, including long term impact, enhances the proposal.

Preparing the Proposal

  • Budgeting

  • Follow the prescribed format provided by the funding source
  • Include only budget items that are justified by the program as described in the proposal

PREPARING THE PROPOSAL

  • Budgeting (when there is no specific format provided by the funding source)
  • Prepare a detailed line item budget
  • Prepare an overall budget summary
  • Prepare a budget justification in narrative format

PREPARING THE PROPOSAL

  • Future Funding

Discuss how you will fund the program when grant funds run out.

Discuss any ways in which you will generate funds through fees, dissemination of publications and reports, etc.

Useful Websites

  • National Foundation Center

http://www.fdncenter.org

  • Grants . Gov

http://www.grants.gov