8 Things my Grandmother taught me about Grant Writing # Effective program planning vs Chasing the dollar.
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8 Things my Grandmother taught me about Grant Writing # Effective program planning vs Chasing the dollar Good Morning, Do you have any leads on grants for peer tutors? Thanks, Ms. S. One way… Find Funding Source Read RFP Submit Proposal Repeat Perhaps a better way… Organizational Plan (including capacity) Identification of a Problem Design a Project Research Funding Sources Analyze RFP Create Proposal Repeat # Writing Researching Spending the 80 • Learning about the context • Collecting relevant data • Researching effective implementation strategies • Finding relevant funding • Reading the RFP • The final nuts & bolts # Collaborate "Whether our request for proposals requires a partnership or not, I have to tell you, if it ain't collaborative, it ain't gonna be competitive.” - Federal agency program officer # Get to know the funding agent… Let the funding agent get to know you! # Once you start writing… Start with the end Pop Quiz Which of these standard RFP items would you tackle first for a grant application? Evaluation Component Budget Needs Statement Goals & Objectives Executive Summary Pop Quiz Which of these standard RFP items would you tackle first for a grant application? Executive Summary # Make sure your Budget #s = Narrative #s Double Triple Quadruple check # ‘06 Task D Identify and Hire Coordinator X Identify and Hire Adjunct(s) X Tables/Graphs… ‘07 J Hire student assistants X Purchase items for required systems set-up (shrimp greenhouse) and oysters, etc… X Install shrimp mariculture system F M A M J J X A S O Good! N D X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Coordinator meets with clients to provide technical assistance and evaluate progress of start-up projects X X X X X X X X X X X X Delivering aquaculture courses by adjuncts X X X X X X X X X X X X Coordinator meets with clients to plan implementation of start-up projects X Quote-Outs…Good! # Don’t Give Up! # Offer to be a reviewer • great way to learn about the program • maybe earn some extra cash • talk to the program officer about opportunties Let’s Review 1. Don’t chase the dollar 2. 20/80 3. Collaborate 4. Get to know the funding agent 5. Start with the end 6. Budget #s = Narrative #s 7. Tables/Graphics/Quote-outs…Good. 8. Don’t give up Don Staub [email protected] http://www.grantwritingbasics.wordpress.com