BID ACCEPTED

STEP TWO PROJECT DESCRIPTION

This section describes in detail the project or service you are trying to fund. Most grant applications will have a specific format for this section of the proposal. Read your application thoroughly to determine what the funding agency is looking for in this part of the application. In addition to a narrative of your project, this section usually includes Program Goals and Objectives that are specific and measurable. The Goals relate to the main purpose of your program, what you are trying to accomplish. The Objectives are the steps you take to accomplish your goals. They are placed after the goal you are describing. Consider what goals and objectives you will have for your proposal. Most applications contain 2-4 goals.

Example: Goal 1 - To reduce child abuse in a certain location by a certain date  Objective 1: provide parent education classes in a neighborhood center in a certain location to improve family functioning by 25%  Objective 2: to offer counseling services in a certain location to offer techniques for better communication and to help eliminate family stress by 25% Objective 3: provide day care services and recreational opportunities in a certain location to assist families with healthy functioning and to improve their problem resolution by 25%. 

If you are using a government grant application as a guide, they usually have the goals provided and they are seeking grant applications to meet those goals. After a set of goals and objectives a narrative will follow, describing the implementation of the goals. What do you plan to do, who will do it, where, and in what time frame? This is your action plan. Some applications ask for an outline or timeline, others accept a narrative of what you will do.  Include a timeline in your proposal. Read your application thoroughly and then develop this Project Description section of your proposal in detail using specific and measurable goals and objectives, followed by your implementation plan which is your narrative, timelines, and any other appendices you are attaching. Create a Project Description with goals and objectives in a grant proposal.

Reference to concepts in Chapters 7 and 9 of the Coley and Scheinberg text is required in this section.

Use APA referencing. 3-4 Pages, plus attachments in Appendices

STEP THREE BUDGET REQUEST

Develop an annual line item budget for your agency. Remember that your revenue and expenses must match. Your budget must be balanced and indicate where the funding is coming from in your revenue area. You may need to consider several sources. Some grants ask for a match so you may have to include client fees, other fundraising, in-kind contributions etc., in addition to the money you are requesting. Keep in mind the number of people you will serve, cost of service per person, the costs of employees and related benefits. Develop a Budget with detailed expenditures of the grant project

Use of the Coley & Scheinberg text with reference to concepts in Chapter 10 is required. Appendix D can also be used. 2-3 Pages

***Please read previous document (step one) to do step two & three, have both parts completed by Sunday 6pm (it is Thursday 9:45am)