Helping others achieve the American Dream Grant Proposals Helping others achieve the American Dream

Objective Students will research information for their grant proposal, combine and synthesize that information, and draft a grant proposal

Finding Big Money How do individuals and small groups fund projects? What happens if you need a LOT of money? You write a grant.

Look at the Sample Examine the sample grant What are the parts of the grant? How long are the individual parts? How knowledgeable about the subject is the author? What is the writing like?

Your media portfolio Use the need you identified in your media portfolio Turn that need into a solvable problem Write a grant with a specific set of goals, a budget, and a timeline

You will be researching-- The cause of the of the problem The solutions that have been tried. What is being done currently. How your proposal will help the problem. Data to back up your claims USE THE SHEET PROVIDED TO TAKE NOTES ON YOUR RESEARCH

After Research It’s time to write the grant

Sample grant proposal Carefully examine the sample grant Identify: The sections of the grant The type of information contained in the section The type of language used to complete that section The level of creativity vs. fact in that section The length of each section

In your Small Groups You will divide and conquer The tasks include— An abstract Statement of need Program description A “literature” review/resource description References Program objectives A description of key personnel Project timeline and budget

Maximize your strengths Who’s The best writer? The most detail oriented? The best at seeing the big picture? The best at finding the essence and summarizing? Assign: Statement of need and Program Description References and Project Timeline and Budget Abstract and Literature Review Objectives and Key Personnel