Grant Writing EDT. 655

Grants…. Where do you stand?

The Ins and Outs of Grant Writing A conditional gift The grant process is never wasted even when rejected. You can reuse your ideas! It is a game… PLAY BY THE RULES!

Who gives money for grants? Private Foundations-run by small staff, can be linked to a previous family foundation State Foundations Federal Foundations- benefit the community by pooling donations from individuals and businesses. United Way Corporations- company sponsored Walmart Individual Philanthropists Nonprofit Organizations

Types of Grants Research- Helping complete research in your field Curriculum- Receiving technology to enhance curriculum Demonstration- Complete a 1 time demonstration for an audience Training- Helping colleagues or students Equipment- fixtures; more expensive Fellowships- Going to graduate school

How to get started…. Have an idea and a plan! Find a grantor Get to know your grantor. Make contact. Ask questions Have qualified key personnel Aim for a goal No two grants are the same

Contents of a Proposal Executive Summary or Abstract Statement of Needs, Goals & Objectives Project Description (Activities) Evaluation & Dissemination Budget & Sustainability Appendix or Attachments Organization Information Assurances

Module 1: Formulate the NEED statement What is the problem? Who is affected by it? Common sense doesn’t always persuade An honest request for funding from sources that are appropriate are better than random applications everywhere

Module 2: Evaluation and Dissemination Gather documents right away review and literature Choose an evaluation (formative or summative) Decide on how to disseminate (Results reported, audience reached) Schedule your activities

Module 3: Budget and Sustainability Plan a budget Categories of a Budget ◦ Salaries Fringe Benefits ◦ Travel ◦ Materials & Supplies ◦ Equipment ◦ Contractual ◦ No Miscellaneous

Module 4: Organization Information School’s history Successes in implementing similar projects Recognition in the community Relationships with partners Management and staff experience, qualifications, rewards School’s budget Grants you have won Forms that would be in the appendix/attachments to include ◦ Assurances ◦ certifications ◦ IRS 501(c)3,- This document states you are tax exempt ◦ Maps and picture

Module 5: The Abstract Cover letter Summarize Abstract is the first page of your document Reviewer’s first glance at your grant Concise Short, to the point, polite On school letterhead

Module 6: The Grant Proposal Follow grantors guidelines Include all attachments ◦ Cover letter ◦ Title page ◦ Table of contents ◦ Abstract or summary ◦ Staff and Organization information ◦ Letter of assurances and Vita ◦ Statement of Need with Review of Literature ◦ Goals and Objectives ◦ Activities and Methodology ◦ Evaluation Plan ◦ Dissemination ◦ Budget and Sutainability ◦ Attachments

Module 7: Reviewing Other Grant Proposals Blind review: You will be randomly assigned one of your classmates' grant proposals to review and in turn, your grant proposal will be reviewed by one of your classmates anonymously. To protect confidentiality, the unmarked grant proposal will be ed to you as an attachment. Save it and rate it using the grantor's rubric attached to it. Use the editing features of word and track changes. After reviewing your classmate's grant proposal, upload it in the Assignment 7 area along with the grantor's rubrics and the professor review rubric with the label LastnameFirstinitial_EDT655(App14). Your anonymous feedback and rating will be forwarded to the author and you will also get feedback from your peer reviewer. You will be graded as a reviewer using the Prof Peer Review rubrics.