Transcript PARENT LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM GRANT …

PARENT LEADERSHIP TRAINING GRANT
BIDDER’s CONFERENCE
2011-2013
August 15, 2011
8:30 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Highlights of the Parent Leadership Training
Program Grant Application
– Grant Application
• Requirements
• Review Process
Goals of the Parent Leadership Training Grant
• See Page 1
Results Statement and Performance Indicators (Page 2)
The performance indicators shall include at least three of the
following six measures:
• Number and diversity of parents enrolled.
• Number and percent of parents meeting program completion
requirements.
• Type and number of civic skills acquired.
• Type and number of civic projects completed.
• Type and number of follow-up activities planned to sustain family
engagement.
• Type and number of the long-term civic impact of parent
leadership training in the community.
Request for Grant Proposals (Page 2)
• Applications will be considered from public and not-for-profit
(501c3) organizations that demonstrate culturally responsive
practices and the financial and administrative capability to
implement the grant.
• Organizations may submit one application for multiple training
cycles during the grant period, October 2011 – June 2013.
• Grants will be awarded pending the availability of all funds, public
and private, and the funding for the second year of the grant is also
dependent on the applicant’s success in the first year of the grant.
• The funders reserve the right to set aside 25% - 30% of the total
resources for awards to new and/or innovative programs,
dependent on the applications received.
Request for Grant Proposals (Page 2)
• All grant applications must be received by SERC/CT
PIRC no later than 2:30 p.m. on August 31, 2011.
To be considered for funding… (Page 3)
Proposals must indicate how parent leadership training will:
• Increase and sustain the motivation, ability, and opportunity
for parents to engage in the civic life of schools, communities,
and/or the state.
• Increase the visibility and involvement of parents in
addressing their concerns regarding children and families
through the advocacy skills learned in the training.
• Demonstrate diversity among parent participants and the
organization’s Board that is reflective of their community.
• Include a strong civics and advocacy skills component.
To be considered for funding… (Page 3)
• Include a strong civics and advocacy skills
component.
• Include plans for increased and sustained family
engagement in the school and community.
• Demonstrate the ability to secure at least 25% of
funding at the local level. This funding may be a cash
and/or in-kind match. Priority will be given to
communities demonstrating matching funds higher
than the minimum 25%.
Please note…
• If a partnership agreement or memorandum
of understanding (MOU) is required, a fully
executed copy of the partnership agreement
or MOU covering the grant period must be
submitted with the proposal.
Proposals for other curriculum models may also be
considered and must:
• include a rationale, a curriculum description and outline,
recruitment and selection strategies,
• qualifications for the trainers/facilitators, demographics of the
target population to be served,
• the expected benchmarks to show how the success of the
parent leadership training will be measured,
• and information from evaluations of the effectiveness of the
curriculum.
Examples of parent leadership training
curriculum models that have been evaluated and
funded:
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Parent Leadership Training Institute (PLTI)
People Empowering People (PEP)
ASPIRA
Voices for Families
Parent Leadership Academy
Parents Supporting Educational Excellence (Parents
SEE)
The Parent Trust Fund does not provide funding for:
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For-profit organizations;
Individuals;
Religious organizations for sectarian purposes;
Capital campaigns;
Single-issue political causes and activities;
Parent education training or classes (e.g. how to be a better
parent, how to communicate with your children, etc.);
• Replication of untested new curricula;
• Translation of existing curricula into alternative languages; or
• Scholarships.
Applicants are…
• Encouraged to monitor the information about
the Parent Trust Fund/Parent Leadership
Training Grant on the CT PIRC, website
www.ctpirc.org.
Grant Period (Page 4)
• Two-year grant period: October 1, 2011 to June
30, 2013.
• Grants will be awarded pending the availability
of all funds, public and private.
• Please note change. It is anticipated that initial
awards will be announced no later than
September 28, 2011.
The Letter of Intent should include: (Page 4)
• a statement that your organization/agency intends to submit a
grant proposal;
• the name of the parent leadership training model(s) being
proposed; the location of the proposed training;
• the service area from which participants will be recruited; and
• List of key partners, including a fiduciary partner, if appropriate no
later than August 22, 2011. Please mail, fax, or email letter of
intent to:
David R. Grice, SERC/CT PIRC
25 Industrial Park Road
Middletown, CT 06457
Attention: Intent to Apply
Fax: (860) 632-8870
Email: [email protected]
Required Format for Proposals
• Page 5
Preparing the Application (Page 5)
The Parent Leadership Training Grant Proposal
Application for 2011-2013 consists of four parts:
– Grant Proposal Cover Sheet
– Training Program Description
– Budget Proposal
– Statement of Assurances
Grant Proposal Cover Sheet
Part I. Grant Proposal Cover Sheet
• Complete the grant proposal cover sheet and
include as page 1 of your proposal. (See
page 7)
Part II. Training Program Description
• Describe the vision and mission of your organization
and how offering parent leadership training fits
within that mission. Describe the readiness factors
in your community to support parent leadership
training as you have proposed it in this application.
(Maximum 1 Page).
(Page 8)
Part II. Training Program Description Cont.
• Outline the depth of experience and expertise your
organization/agency and its partners bring to
successfully implement this training (Maximum 2
Pages). If this is the first time your agency is
applying for parent leadership training funds,
describe the experience and expertise your
organization has with similar training or civic
involvement activities. Include: (See Page 8)
Part II: Training Program Description Cont.
Please note: If requesting grant funding for replication of a new
tested curriculum or training model, please include: (See page 9)
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a rationale of the unique needs of your community;
a curriculum description and outline;
qualifications for the trainers/facilitators;
demographics of the target population to be served ; and
the expected benchmarks and results to show how the
success of the parent leadership training will be measured in
addition to the information requested above.)
• Describe the results your organization hopes to achieve.
(Maximum 2 Pages)
Part III - Budget Proposal
• For an application to be considered, an
organization must submit a budget proposal
along with the training program description.
– The budget proposal consists of two parts - a
budget worksheet and a budget narrative.
– Please use the budget worksheets included in the
application on pages 11 -14.
Part IV – Statement of Assurance
• Page 15
Submission Deadline
All proposals must be received by 2:30 P.M. on August 31, 2011.
The cover sheet of the application must bear an original signature of
the official authorized to submit the application and fiduciary
agent, as applicable. Electronic submissions and faxed copies of
proposals will not be accepted.
Please submit one original and three copies of your proposal(s) to:
David R. Grice
SERC/CT PIRC
25 Industrial Park Road
Middletown, CT 06457
Attention: Parent Leadership Training Grant
Grant Proposal Timelines
Parent Leadership Training Grant Announcement
August 2, 2011
Bidder’s Conference
August 15, 2011
Letter of Intent to Apply
August 22, 2011
Proposals Deadline
August 31, 2011
Screening of Proposals
Anticipated Announcement of Grants
September 6 - 14, 2011
No later than September 28,
2011
Grant Period – Year 1
October 1, 2011 – June 30, 2012
Grant Period – Year 2
July 1, 2012 - June 30, 2013
Review Criteria
• Page 18
Part: I Grant Proposal Cover Sheet and Timeline
1. Submission timeline met.
2. Grant submission complete and includes grant
proposal coversheet as page 1 of proposal (e.g.,
including the signature requirement).
3. Memorandum of Understanding
4. A list of Board members with information on
length of time served on the Board and demographic
and role information was attached to the application.
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Proposal Evaluation Form
MARGINAL
WEAK
(clear and
complete)
(required
additional
clarification)
(lacks
sufficient
information)
8 points
12 points
30 points
5 points
8 points
20 points
1 point 0 points
4 points 0 points
10 points 0 points
EXCELLENT
GOOD
(well-conceived
and thoroughly
developed)
10 points
15 points
40 points
INADEQUATE
(information
not
provided)
For Additional Information…
Should you have questions, please contact:
David R. Grice, SERC/CT PIRC
Phone: (860) 632-1485,ext. 343
E-mail: [email protected]
A Time for Questions and Answers