Grant Proposals

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Grant Proposals

• Lucy Holman
• Langsdale Library
• October 2, 2008

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Grant Process

• Researching granting agencies
• Evaluating Requests for Proposals (RFPs)
• Developing Grant Proposals

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Researching Possible Grantors

• Grants Databases
• Grants.gov
• Foundation Center
• Red Book Online Catalog of State Assistance
  Programs

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Researching Possible Grantors

• Background Information
• Company Databases (Business Company Resource
  Center, Hoovers, ReferenceUSA)
• Government Research
• Article Databases (ABI Inform, Business Source
  Premier, etc.)

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Researching Possible Competitors

• Background Information
• Company Databases (Business Company Resource
  Center, Hoovers, ReferenceUSA)
• Government Research
• Article Databases (ABI Inform, Business Source
  Premier)

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Research Demo

• http//langsdale.ubalt.edu/

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Evaluating Request for Proposals

• Relevance
• Feasibility
• Competition

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Relevance

• Create list of key points in RFP
• Evaluate each point for relation to your agency
• Use list to identify key players in organization
  to work on grant and solicit support from those
  players
• Source Miner Miner, 2005

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Feasibility

• Analyze proposal criteria can I/we do this?
• Carefully review underlying themes to address

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Competition

• Examine own strengths and weaknesses
• Analyze how to address in terms of proposals
• Identify what is distinctive about organization
  how can I/we sell the organization?
• Identify organizational resources and challenges
  in preparation of grant what will need to be
  changed/added

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Organizing Grant Proposals

• Components of the grant
• Cover letter
• Application forms
• Project Summary
• Proposal
• Budget
• Additional Documents

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Organizing Grant - Proposal

• Proposal should include
• Statement of Problem what is the issue(s)
  involved
• Goals/objectives of the project how it will
  address problem
• Methodology how will organization achieve goals
• Qualifications what staff and resources are
  available
• Cost what will the project cost

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Organizing Grant - Budget

• Budget Narrative descriptive overview of costs,
  including
• Personnel costs salaries, consulting, etc
• Facilities/equipment equipment supplies
  required
• Indirect costs percentage of organizations
  overhead (utilities, general processing, etc)
• Budget line item cost projections for each year

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Organizing Grant Project Summary

• Short abstract (250-500 words) summarizing
  project and organizations unique position in
  implementing it.
• Must be succinct and powerful

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Organizing Grant Application

• Answer all questions completely with accompanying
  documentation

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Organizing Grant - Documents

• Accompanying documents (appendices)
• Annual reports
• Organizational charts
• Resumes
• Fiscal data
• Previous awards

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Organizing Grant Cover letter

• First impression must sell organization
• Should include
• Overview of project
• Projects importance
• Particular strengths of organization and its
  unique ability to implement project
• Projects match to grantors overall mission
  values
• Project manager/Principal investigators contact
  information

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References

• Miner, J. T., Miner, L. E. (2005). Models of
• proposal planning writing. Westport,
• CT Praeger.