Grant-Writing Boot Camp © 2015 A.G. Williams Grant-Writing Boot Camp TWO DAY TWO

Grant-Writing Boot Camp © 2015 A.G. Williams Today’s Agenda Morning This Morning Fundamental Approach to Grant Proposal Writing Defining where to begin Four Critical Quadrants: Goals & Objectives Budget Activities & Research Problem Statements

Grant-Writing Boot Camp © 2015 A.G. Williams Program Staff Funding Opportunity Announcement Announcement Grant Application SubmissionSubmission $ RevisionRevision ResearcherIdeaInstitutionResearcherIdeaInstitution ContentReview & Edits ContentReview Collaborators Program Staff Program Staff

Grant-Writing Boot Camp © 2015 A.G. Williams What Determines Which Grants Are Funded? Scientific merit  Scientific merit  Program considerations  Availability of funds

Grant-Writing Boot Camp © 2015 A.G. Williams Components of a Successful Grant Application  Strong Idea  Strong Science  Strong Application

Grant-Writing Boot Camp © 2015 A.G. Williams  Strong significance to an important problem in public health: IMPACT is high  Strong track record by a well qualified applicant  Clear rationale  Relevant and supportive preliminary data  Clear and focused approach that provides unambiguous results  Careful attention to details Good Key Features in a Good Proposal

Grant-Writing Boot Camp © 2015 A.G. Williams Goal and Objectives Budget Activities/ Research Problem Statement Pre-writing Critical Quadrants

Grant-Writing Boot Camp © 2015 A.G. Williams All 4 of these must work together For instance, You need a budget in order to determine what activities you can afford to conduct. The problem statement will reflect the need for the goal and objectives of the project.

Grant-Writing Boot Camp © 2015 A.G. Williams What is your goal? A broad statement of the overarching intent of the program. What are your objectives? Specific, measurable, statements that address the outcomes you hope to achieve. Goal and Objectives (Stop & Write)

Grant-Writing Boot Camp © 2015 A.G. Williams What do you plan to do? List the specific activities (program or research) you plan to conduct. Is it feasible to carry out these activities with the allocated budget and time? Would it be useful to break the project into phases? Create a viable plan. Activities/ Research (Stop & Write)

Grant-Writing Boot Camp © 2015 A.G. Williams Personnel Costs — Salaries & Wages Fringe Benefits — Medical, VSL, Etc. Equipment — Capitalized at $5,000 Travel — Air, Lodging, Ground, When, Why Materials & Supplies — Expendable items; lap tops Contractual — External evaluator, consultant, etc. Other — Scholarships, special & unique items Indirect Costs — 45% of Personnel Costs Matching Costs – if (and only if) required Budget Balancing The Budget Balancing Act How much do you realistically need to accomplish the project? (Stop & Draft)

Grant-Writing Boot Camp © 2015 A.G. Williams What is problem/s does the proposal address? – Who is the target audience and how does the problem affect them? – For research, what is the current state of research in the field? Where are the gaps? Problem Statement (Stop & Write)

Grant-Writing Boot Camp © 2015 A.G. Williams You can’t really begin to write until you have decided upon these issues. If you are working with a group of collaborators, allow for much time to be devoted to reaching consensus on these issues. From this work, you can prepare a one or two page summary.

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Grant-Writing Boot Camp © 2015 A.G. Williams Lunch

Grant-Writing Boot Camp © 2015 A.G. Williams Today’s Agenda Afternoon This Afternoon: General Proposal Outline  Needs-based Grant  Innovation Grant  Research Grant

Goal and Objectives Activities/ Research Problem Statement Budget

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