MEPI Student Leaders Follow- On Grant Writing A presentation on “how to write a small-grant proposal”

Presentation Outline Concept Proposal Writing – Statement of the Problem – Justification – Objectives – Detailed Project Description – Timetable – Budget – Budget Justification Progress Reporting

Concept

Before Writing a Proposal Come up with a concept (a unique idea for your program) Where to get ideas from? – Your community, neighborhood, university, town or city – Human Development Report (HDR) of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), visit:

Concept (Cont’d) HDR-UNDP: 1.Knowledge 2.Environment 3.Health 4.Poverty Alleviation

Concept (Cont’d) HDR-UNDP: 1.Knowledge  Education, literacy, technology, skills, human capacity, good governance, gender inequalities 2.Environment 3.Health 4.Poverty Alleviation

Concept (Cont’d) HDR-UNDP: 1.Knowledge 2.Environment  Carbon dioxide emissions, water scarcity, ecosystems, environmental sustainability, ‘green’ energy, waste 3.Health 4.Poverty Alleviation

Concept (Cont’d) HDR-UNDP: 1.Knowledge 2.Environment 3.Health  Health awareness, sanitation, global epidemics, nutrition, health workers, maternal and child health 4.Poverty Alleviation

Concept (Cont’d) HDR-UNDP: 1.Knowledge 2.Environment 3.Health 4.Poverty Alleviation  Labor rights, inequality in income, unemployment, homelessness, leveraging information technologies, food security, small business and micro loans