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PREPARING A GRANT
PROPOSAL
Crafton Hills College
October 10, 2011
PART I
Grant Proposals
Basic Proposal
1.
2.
3.
4.
What’s wrong?
How are you going to help?
How are you going to measure your success?
How much does your project cost?
What Is Included in a Formal Proposal?
Coversheet with appropriate signatures
Project Summary / Abstract
Background information
Statement of need
Goals and objectives
Activities
Timeline
Key personnel
Evaluation plan
Sustainability
Detailed budget with justification
Tips for Writing a Proposal
Write the abstract last
Write the budget first
Read the RFP carefully; refer to it as you write
Use the format required by the grantor
Give yourself enough time to write, edit, and submit
Tips, continued
Coversheet with appropriate signatures
Project Summary / Abstract
Background information
2. Statement of need
3. Goals and objectives
4. Activities
Timeline
5. Key personnel
6. Evaluation plan
Sustainability
1. Budget
What Is in a Proposal Budget?
Salaries and wages
Fringe benefits
Materials and supplies
Equipment
Travel
Subcontracts, indirect (F&A) costs, other
Matching / In-Kind
Salary rates for faculty members – OMB
Circular A-21
Charges for work performed on sponsored agreements by
faculty members during the academic year will be based on
the individual faculty member’s regular compensation for the
continuous period which, under the policy of the institution
concerned, constitutes the basis of his salary. Charges for
work performed on sponsored agreements during all or any
portion of such period are allowable at the base salary rate.
In no event will charges to sponsored agreements,
irrespective of the basis of computation, exceed the
proportionate share of the base salary for that period.
Source: OMB A-21.J.10.d.(1)
Statement of Need
Make your case
Stress the urgency of the need
Use research:
US
Census
US Bureau of Labor Statistics
CHC data verifying the need
Example of Need Statement
In assessment testing in 2009-2010, a staggering 94% of
all incoming students at CHC tested below acceptable
levels for college-level mathematics courses. Even more
troubling is the fact that the majority of students who enroll
in developmental mathematics are unable to get past this
remediation stage. Specifically, of those students who
start in elementary algebra or lower, only 8% reach
transfer level mathematics. In addition, success rates in
developmental mathematics classes at CHC are very low
(59.5%) with success rates of Hispanic Students even
lower at 54.2%. Given that these courses are prerequisites
for both higher level mathematics and many science classes,
students are unable to take, much less succeed in STEM
courses and will never realize their goals to transfer.
Goals and Objectives
Goals are overarching statements of what the
project wants to achieve. Goals are not necessarily
quantitative.
Objectives are measurable. Activities should not be
stated as objectives.
Activities
How are you going to address the need?
Evidence-based activities
Cite
research
Best practices
Studies about effective strategies
CHC data verifying effective interventions
How do your activities address the goals of the
RFP?
Example of Activities
CHC has also had large success with learning communities, a form of contextualized
learning. For instance, students participating in mathematics learning communities
were statistically significantly and substantially more likely to successfully complete
the course, persist to the following semester, and persist to the next highest level
mathematics course. Moreover, learning communities (LC) are often thought of as
effective strategies for increasing the opportunities for students to feel included and
connected to other students and faculty at an institution;. Past research on the
relationship between LCs has consistently indicated that LCs positively impact
student interaction with other students, student interaction with faculty, student
satisfaction, and student success. CHC will expand its learning community efforts
geared toward students interested in STEM by pairing developmental and
introductory transfer-level mathematics courses with appropriate introductory
science courses with the goal of substantially improving the likelihood that students
will successfully complete their courses and persist through the mathematics and
science curriculum at CHC.
Dunlap, L., & Pettitt, M. (2008). Assessing student outcomes in learning communities:
Two decades of studies at a community college. Journal of Applied Research in the
Community College, 15, 140-149.
Key Personnel
Who is going to do the work?
Why them?
Describe how their background qualifies them to do
the work.
CV
or resume
Biographical sketch
Ok to put “To Be Determined” if hiring someone for
the position
Use “To Be Determined” sparingly
Example of Key Personnel
Here’s an example of a staff bio for a program director at
the town’s food bank:
Bob Adams has been Director of Food Acquisition and
Delivery for five years. Bob originally came to Central City’s
Food Bank as a Vista volunteer in 1999. In early 2002, Bob
developed an online food acquisition program that more
than tripled the amount of food donated each month to
Central City’s Food Bank. Due to Bob’s innovation, Central
City Food Bank received the 2003 Nonprofit Organization
of the Year award from our Governor.
Source: Grantstation.com
Evaluation Plan
Evaluation Considers Two Major Things
Did the project do what it was supposed to do?
Did the project achieve its outcomes?
Match objectives and outcomes to
evaluation
Answer all major needs
Background Information
General Information Example
Crafton Hills College (CHC) is a comprehensive, public
two-year institution founded in 1972 and is the
newer and smaller of the two colleges in the San
Bernardino Community College District (SBCCD),
serving the economically and ethnically diverse
communities of eastern San Bernardino Valley.
Background Information, continued
Resource Statement
What
do we have now to address the need?
Facilities
Staff
Experience
/ expertise
Geographic advantages
Other funding
Examples of Finished Grants
In Grants Office Library
Title V website
Grantstation.com, Part 1 of “The Grant Proposal.”
PART II
Finding Grants
Types of Grants
Federal
State
Local
Foundations
What Do They Want?
What gets funded?
Partnership
Collaboration
Innovation
Research
Lunch special vs. cafeteria
Where Are They?
Grant Search Websites
www.grantstation.com
http://www.library.illinois.edu/iris/
www.grants.gov
Grants Office web page: www.craftonhills.edu
Click
on “Faculty and Staff”
Click on “Grants Office”
www.Grantstation.com
Username: crafton
Password: roadrunner1
“Tour” link
Right side: webinars
Use the links on the left:
Search
Tips
Search Terms
The Grant Proposal
Resources
Library of Resources
Grants Office web
page
OMB circulars
NSF Grant Proposal
Guide
Grant leads by
agency
Thank you for attending!
Karen Childers
Director, Grant Development and
Management
LRC 103
x3392
[email protected]