1. Basic Grant Writing 101 Eric Savage, PhD STEM Field Representative
Grant Program Officer
Science Foundation Arizona (SFAz)

2. Basic Topics to Cover Where do we look for Grants?
How do we respond to RFPs?
Examples of Successful Proposals
Public HS_1
Public HS_2
Public Elementary
What about the Reviewers Process?
Q&A

3. Basic Steps to Follow Step 1: Search the STEM Grants Guide
Step 2: Follow the SFAZ Grant Writing Tips
Step 3: Review successful proposals.
SFAZ: Example Public High School
SRP: Example Public High School
SRP: Example Elementary School
Step 4: Understand example Reviewers Process.
Step 5: Repeat Steps 1-4.

4. Basic Steps to Follow Step 1: Search the STEM Grants Guide
Step 2: Follow the SFAZ Grant Writing Tips
Step 3: Review successful proposals.
SFAZ: Example Public High School
SRP: Example Public High School
SRP: Example Elementary School
Step 4: Understand example Reviewers Process.
Step 5: Repeat Steps 1-4.

5. Know The RFP Process:
STEP 1: Know the RFP backwards and forward STEP 2: Contact the Project Manager/Program Officer STEP 3: Make a Plan and Form a Team STEP 4: Use the ‘Power of Description’ STEP 5: Highlight the Good Stuff and Exercise Brevity STEP 6: Be Persuasive with Clear Rhetoric STEP 7: Do Your Homework with Statistics/Facts STEP 8: Determine Cost/Funding

6. Know The RFP Process:
STEP 9: Write like a Professional & Know Thy Audience STEP 10: Present with Style & Organization STEP 11: Seek Feedback from Others before Sending STEP 12: Meet the Deadline STEP 13: Manage Expectations STEP 14: Request Feedback from Funding Agency

7. Basic Steps to Follow Step 1: Search the STEM Grants Guide
Step 2: Follow the SFAZ Grant Writing Tips
Step 3: Review successful proposals.
SFAZ: Example Public High School
SRP: Example Public High School
SRP: Example Elementary School
Step 4: Understand example Reviewers Process.
Step 5: Repeat Steps 1-4.

8. Basic Steps to Follow Step 1: Search the STEM Grants Guide
Step 2: Follow the SFAZ Grant Writing Tips
Step 3: Review successful proposals.
SFAZ: Example Public High School
SRP: Example Public High School
SRP: Example Elementary School
Step 4: Understand example Reviewers Process.
Step 5: Repeat Steps 1-4.

9. Questions??
For more information contact: Eric Savage, PhD STEM Field Representative Grant Program Officer Science Foundation Arizona