Grantsmanship 101 September 27, 2017
Grants Life Cycle and RDA Grant Lifecycle Pre-Award Phase Funding Opportunity Announcement and Application Review Award Phase Award Decisions and Notifications Post Award Phase Implementation, Reporting & Closeout
Grants Life Cycle and RDA GRANT DEVELOPMENT Grants Life Cycle and RDA Grant Lifecycle Pre-Award Phase Funding Opportunity Announcement and Application Review Award Phase Award Decisions and Notifications Post Award Phase Implementation, Reporting & Closeout
Grants Life Cycle and RDA Grant Lifecycle Pre-Award Phase Funding Opportunity Announcement and Application Review Award Phase Award Decisions and Notifications Post Award Phase Implementation, Reporting & Closeout
1. Grant Development Identify Funding Opportunities Assess Strategic Fit and Ownership Proposal Development Internal Review and Submission
a) Identify funding opportunities State Foundations National Foundations Show each database examples
a) Identifying funding opportunities RFP Planning Right People Time Frame Resources
b) Assess Strategic Fit and Ownership RFP Research Problem / Need Data Never think Outside the Box: Grant Writing is about Following the Recipe, Not Creativity Partnerships Experience
c) Proposal Development
Get to know the funder Get to know LSC Proposal Development Who you are approaching Why we are approaching Funder LSC-T Field of Interest LSC vision and mission Geographic focus LSC Tomball Problem or Need Workforce vs Curriculum Type of support
Think Realistically and Strategically Who you are When and why you should look for grants Form who you should look for grants Application has to be strong! If due to time constraints, lack of resources, lack of data, or others DO NOT apply
Grant Idea
d) Internal Review and Submission Federal, State, Local SAF RDA OGC Chancellor LSC-Foundation
Once the Application is Submitted Review Process Not Awarded Awarded
Once the Application is Submitted Awarded Work with compliance as soon as possible Be sure that you are going to deliver Awarded
Once the Application is Submitted Not Awarded Proposal let the funding agency and reviewers form an impression of the applicant that could help you (or hurt you) in a future application Review the comments and work on them Decide if it is worth it to re-apply and get to work on the missing points. Title V 3rd application Not Awarded
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