Transcript Northwestern Oklahoma Economic Development Federal and State Initiatives Grant Writing Workshop Sheryl Hale, Ed.D.

Northwestern Oklahoma Economic
Development Federal and State
Initiatives
Grant Writing Workshop
Sheryl Hale, Ed.D. Linda Mason, Ed.D.
[email protected] [email protected]
405-743-5553
405-225-9486
Agenda
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Types of Grants
Locating Grants
Assessing Eligibility
Planning a Grant
Writing the Grant
Proposal Review and Follow-up
Grant Management
Hiring and Selecting Grant Writers
Types of Grants
• Monetary award given by a
government agency, foundation,
corporation or other entity to fund a
particular project
• Generally given to organizations as
opposed to individuals
Categories of Support
• Operating – running program to meet
community needs
• Special Project – new project or project
with limited timeframe
• Capital/Equipment – specified amount for
construction, renovation, expansion,
purchase land or equipment
• Endowments - planned gifts, will or trust
Basic Grant Sources
• Government - Federal, State,
Local
26 Federal Agencies (900 programs)
• Foundations
Second-largest source
• Direct Corporate
Assessing Funding Eligibility
• Eligibility
– Type of organization
– Geographic restrictions
– Population
• Size of Award
– Sufficient amount to complete program activities
– Number of grants
– Award size and duration
• Project Focus
– Project complements funder’s goals and priorities
Assessing Funding Eligibility
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• Type of Activity
– Specified use of funds
• Restrictions
– Matching funds
– Expenditure limitations
– Evaluation requirements
Searching For and
Locating Grants
Finding the right grant opportunity is most of the time
consuming work in grantsmanship. Plan to spend at least
half your time in:
• finding the agency
• investigating previous projects that the agency has
funded
• learning about the grant proposal requirements
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Become familiar with your chosen grant funders.
Search locally first.
Hunting For and
Locating Grants
SHOTGUN APPROACH vs. RIFLE APPROACH
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SHOTGUN: Shoot a scatter shot and see what falls
out.
Look for funding agencies, investigate what they fund,
and apply for something from the agency. Your goals are
broad enough to be modified to fit their goals.
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RIFLE: Take careful aim at one specific target.
Look for funding agencies that fund only what you want.
Search for an exact match to fund your project using your
specifically stated goals.
Search Engines
A search engine is a data base that you may use to
find information by using key identifying terms.
• COS – Community of Science @ www.cos.com
• SPINPlus – InfoEd @ www.infoed.org
• Foundation Center Online - fconline.fdncenter.org/
• Foundation Grants to Individuals gtionline.fdncenter.org/
• Grant Services – www.grantservices.com
• FedBizOps - www.fedbizopps.gov/
• Charity Channel – charitychannel.com
• Google – www.google.com
Grant eNewsletters
All funding agencies and most foundations send eNewsletters
with their grant information.
• Grant Opportunities for Oklahoma Higher Education –
www.okhighered.org/grant-opps/ (weekly announcements)
• Philanthropy News Digest – foundationcenter.org
• Philanthropy News Network Online - pnnonline.org
• Chronicle of Higher Education - chronicle.com/
• Don Peek (schools) – www.schoolfundingcenter.com
• Faith Based and Community Initiatives Digest [email protected]
Grant Resources
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Grant Opportunities for Oklahoma Higher Education –
www.okhighered.org/grant-opps/ (click on Grant Resources)
Cleveland State University www.csuohio.edu/uored/FUNDING/other-fs.html
National Endowment for the Arts http://arts.endow.gov/federal.html
Grant.gov (all federal grants)www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fedreg/frcont07.html
Funders Online (Europe’s philanthropists) www.fundersonline.org/grantseekers/
FundsNet Online - www.fundsnetservices.com/
Open Directory - dmoz.org/Society/Philanthropy/Grants/GrantMaking_Foundations/
Oklahoma Foundations – www.grantmakersofoklahoma.org
Foundation Data Book (all foundations by state)www.foundationdatabook.com/
5 Top Ways to Get Funded
1. Read the RFP.
2. Read the RFP.
3. READ THE RFP.
4. READ THE RFP!
5. READ THE RFP!!!
Information Sources
• Annual Reports
• Federal Register Notice www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/fedreg/frcont07.html
• Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 12.46.245.173/cfda/cfda.html
• IRS Form 990 – www.grantsmart.org
• Funder Guidelines
• Agency Website
• Foundation Directory – foundationcenter.org
• Contact the Funding Agency
Additional Considerations
• Necessary resources to implement the
project and evaluate its progress?
• Staff expertise to develop and implement
the project?
• Proper facilities and resources?
• Value of the project? Replication?
Reinvention?
• Sustain project beyond funding?
• Time and resources to write and
implement?
Letters of Inquiry
• Alternative to a call or visit
(Investigate organization to find
preference)
• Do homework before the letter for
previous funding history,
types of projects, amounts
• Provide information about your
organization
• Provide information about your
proposed project
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Letters of Inquiry
• 1-2 pages!
• Par 1 -- Who are you? Mission, organization, you
are seeking funds
• Par 2 -- Why this agency? You understand their
priorities
• Par 3 -- What is the need? Clear and brief
• Par 4 -- What's the plan? Bullet goals/objectives
• Par 5 -- Why fund you? Uniqueness,
qualifications
• Par 6 -- How much? Broad categories
• Par 7 – Closing – thank you, contact information,
whether you will follow up with a phone call
Letters of Intent
• Introduction
– Why you are writing
– Mission and
population served
• Project Description
– Link funder’s
priorities and project
goals
• Needs
– Demographic and
statistical evidence
• Solution
– How it addresses need
– Best practices
• Project Plan
– Activities, timetables,
methodology
• Organizational Capacity
– Ability and commitment
– Previous work and staff
qualifications
• Budget
– Funding request,
organizational support and
other resources
• Sustainability
– Project continuation
Planning the Grant
• Planning and Development
– Start with an innovative idea that addresses a specific
challenge and/or need (purpose).
– Start documenting need. Social/Economic Costs,
Beneficiaries, Nature of the Problem, Impending
implications?
– Scan and identify grant opportunities.
– Target a grant
• Make sure your focus aligns to the grant criteria
• Make contact with grantor agency!
– Review successful and recent awards.
– Identify partners, define roles and build partnerships as
well as community support.
Key Planning Questions
• What new projects (or program expansions) are you planning
for the next two to three years?
• Which projects are most compatible with your current
mission and purpose?
• Who else is doing this project or similar projects?
• What need/community need does each of your projects
address?
• What would an improved community/situation look like?
• How can your organization/project improve the situation?
• What members of your community – including civic leaders
and groups, political figures, the media, professional
organizations, and your own clients could support the project?
• Does your organization currently have the expertise to
undertake each project?
Proposal Components
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Organization/Partner Descriptions
Proposal Summary/Abstract
Statement of Need – Problem and Background
Project Description: Goals and Objectives
Methodology (Design and Timeframe)
Evaluation - Outside Evaluators, Quantitative and
Qualitative Measures Aligned to Goals
• Budget and Sustainability
• Attachments – Commitment letters, Resumes,
Charts — All Partners and Industry
Compelling Needs
Statements
Heart of your entire case
for support!
Key Considerations
• Relate need, have clear relationship to your
organizations mission and goals.
• Focus on need in the community, target
population or clients.
• Support need with evidence.
– statistical facts, expert testimony, literature
• Be consistent with entity’s ability to
respond.
• Make proposal easy to read and understand.
Using Statistics
• Statistics Tell
– How much? How many? How often?
– How severe? How costly?
• Sources
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US Census Bureau: www.census.gov
Bureau of Labor Statistics: www.bls.gov
Oklahoma Department of Commerce: www.okcommerce.gov
Employment Security Commission: www.oesc.state.ok.us
Oklahoma Regents for Higher Education: www.okhighered.org
Local universities, school districts
Local Chambers of Commerce, nonprofits, professional
associations
Creating Sense of Urgency
• Statistics
– Approximately ___women were murdered in the US by their
husbands or boyfriends in 1993.
• Leader/Expert Quotes
– Dr. Flock said children who witness spouse abuse have a ___
percent chance of ….
• Case Statements
– Mary Quick, a typical Family Outreach Center client, suffers
from …..
• National Need Compared to Local Need
– In the US, is estimated that ___percent of teenagers have tried
drugs by age 17; this means that at Glory Side school ___ of
seniors may have…..
Questions to Consider
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Who are the people with the need?
Where are the people with the need?
What is the need?
When is the need evident?
Why does the need occur?
What evidence do you have to support
your claim?
7. What are the consequences of the need?
8. How is the need linked to your entity?
Sample Needs Statements
(see handouts)
Student support to go to college…
When 24-year-old Tyesh Penn decided to attend
Tulsa Community College – Metro Campus
(TCC-Metro), she almost quit before walking
through the door. Trying to navigate the
complexities of enrollment through the Internet,
Tyesha, an African-American single mother of
two, found the process overwhelming. “I was
confused,” she says. “I wanted to go back to
school for a better future for my kids, but I felt
like I was in over my head.” With an income of…
Undergraduate research and education
for science, technology, engineering and
mathematics student majors…..
Seventy-five percent of high school seniors intend to go to
college. Of those, 43 percent actually enroll in college, and onethird of these becomes a STEM (science, technology, engineering
and mathematics) majors (Science and Engineering Indicators,
2002). College freshmen who plan to pursue a career in STEM
disciplines too often become discouraged, sidetracked into other
majors, or committed to other life-style choices and fail to
matriculate to graduation. Regional universities in Oklahoma
retain 67 percent of all first year, full-time freshmen, but graduate
only 29 percent (OSRHE 1999-2000). Barriers to retention of all
students in college apply as well to STEM students…
Medical research project…
Drug treatment has fallen short of getting
most treated hypertensive to go (BP below
140/90 mm Hg). A highly promising
behavioral treatment is guided breathing,
which involves a device that guides the
patient to slow the breathing rate 6 to 10
breaths/minute (the typical respiration rate
is 16 breaths/minute or more). The guided
breathing intervention is typically used….
Tutoring program for
at-risk students….
The Johnsonville School District has the highest
high school dropout rate in the state of Texas.
The district has found that the three most
common reasons students drop out of high
school are failing grades, a lack of interest in
school, and a lack of parental support. To combat
the dropout problem, the Johnsonville School
District is seeking grant funding to implement
the Stay in School Program district-wide. The
program will…..
Project Plan or Description
What you plan to do to
address the need.
Project Description
• What?
– Goals and Objectives
• Why?
– Best Practices/Effectiveness
• How?
– Tasks/Activities
• Who?
– Program Personnel
• When?
– Time Line
Effective Goals/Objectives
• Goals - Broad statements reflecting ultimate results
of accomplishment.
– Decrease dropout rate….
• Objectives – Measurement of what the organization
will do to accomplish goal.
– Hold 54 tutoring sessions for….between Sept. and May
07
• Activities Specific Tasks or Strategies
Implemented.
– Design and develop tutoring model …..
• Outcomes – Measure change as a result of project.
– 85% of students participating in….returned to school…
Q: How many grant writers does it take to
change a light bulb?
A: 100. Ten to do it, and 90 to write document number
GC7500439-001, Multitasking Incandescent
Source System Facility, of which 10% of the pages
state only "This page intentionally left blank", and
20% of the definitions are of the form "A -----consists of sequences of non-blank characters
separated by blanks".
Project Personnel
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Who will manage the project?
Who will be involved in the project?
What are their qualifications?
What are their responsibilities?
What is the management/organizational
structure for the project?
• Are you using existing personnel or hiring
someone after the award? If hiring, add a
job description
Project Personnel
Documentation
• Assure funding agency you have the
qualified staff to carry out the
project.
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Job Description
Vita or Resume
Key Responsibilities
Project Experience
Organizational Chart
Questions to Consider
• Are goals/objectives/activities logically derived
from needs statement?
• Have you explained why you selected activities
or methods?
• Is the timing and order of events clear and
understandable?
• Is it clear who will perform specific activities?
• Are proposed activities feasible considering
resources?
• Is the proposal easy to read? Use simple and
direct language. www.plainlanguage.gov/
A grant writing professor was lecturing to
his Federal and State Initiatives workshop
one day.
“Use the Plain English style to write clearly. In
English," she said, “A double negative forms a
positive. In some languages, though, such as Russian,
a double negative is still a negative. However, there
is no language wherein a double positive can form a
negative."
A voice from the back of the room piped up, "Yeah,
right."
Evaluation Plan
Documenting Results and Impact
Evaluation Benefits
• Strengthens proposals in eye of reviewers.
– What works best.
• Learn what is going well and what is not.
– Program improvement during the
implementation
• Ensures project is operating effectively.
– Recipients of public trust.
• Create a replicable model for others to use.
Planning Evaluation
• What questions will evaluation answer?
• What are the specific evaluation plans and time frames?
• What data will be collected?
• Who will be evaluated/what will be measured?
• When will data be collected?
• What strategies, tools, or instruments will be used?
• Who will conduct the evaluation?
• Who will write and receive the report?
• How will the information be used to improve the project?
Evaluators
• Internal versus external evaluator – or both
• Funder requirements
– External outside entity
• Funding availability – rule of thumb
approximately 10% of project cost
• Qualified candidates
• www.okhighered.org/grant-opps/ (click on
Grant Writing Resources)
Assessment Measures
• Quantitative
– Number driven
– Bottom line
• Qualitative
– Quality
– Perceptions and
experienced participants
– Adjust programs and
procedures
Evaluation Processes
• Formative Evaluation
– Ongoing process assessing project
effectiveness
– Regularly scheduled data collection
– How well completing project activities
• Summative Evaluation
– Final results
– Length of grant
– Goals and Objectives
Project Timeline
Goal: Primary goal of the Meal Consortium is to allow
homebound elders to live independently.
Objective: Reduce number of individuals leaving the Meal
Consortium by 5 percent.
Activity
Date
Responsibility
(Year, Month, etc.)
1.a. Increase social service
referrals and follow-up 75% of
homebound elders.
October 2005
Project Coordinator
2.a. Increase direct care
services for 90%.
August 2005
Coordinator
Timeline Sample
Activity
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Month
Hire coordinator
Recruit two social workers
Identify target elders
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Budget
Budget justifies expenses and
aligns with proposal narrative.
Budgeting Steps
• Establish budget period.
• Estimate expenses.
• Decide whether and how to include
overhead costs. Remember that
overhead costs are real!
• Estimate donated goods and services
based on real costs and valid sources.
• Estimate project revenues.
Direct Expenses
• Consider: Implementation,
continuation, and phase-down costs.
– Salaries and increases.
– Utilities, insurance, rental space, and
equipment.
– Food, transportation, and telephone.
– Evaluation systems, audits, accounting
systems, and dissemination activities.
– Materials and supplies.
Indirect or Overhead Costs
• Shared by all of the program and
entity but difficult to assign specific
amounts to any one program.
– Liability Insurance
– Copier Lease
– Financial Management
• Recovery of indirect costs.
– Funders guidelines
– Organization guidelines
In-Kind Matching Funds
• Read funder’s definition carefully.
– Can the match be an in-kind contribution
(i.e., soft cash or services)?
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Personnel
Fringe benefits
Travel
Equipment
Charges
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Contractual
Construction
Miscellaneous
Indirect costs
waiving or
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Cash Match
• Cash match (hard cash)
• Work with business manager to
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General operating funds
Specialized allocations
Other state or federal grants (allowable)
Private sector grants
Set up a fund internally for matching
Budget Principles
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0 mistakes! (at least 3 proofers)
Consistent format – numbers, dollar signs, decimals,
commas
Ask for enough, but just enough.
Clearly justify your figures with real estimates, real
travel locations, real mileage, real salaries (no
estimates).
Tell your story. If someone cannot understand your
project from reading your budget, start over.
Include ALL project costs, ALL internal
contributions, ALL partner contributions, and plans
for sustaining the project.
When you do not have a person hired for a position,
include a clear job description.
Sample Budget
Period of Grant
Income from Fundraising
1998
Actual
1999
Actual
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
Direct Mail
35,444
39,696
50,000
70,000
100,000
110,000
120,000
Events
57,414
43,211
50,000
57,000
75,000
100,000
110,000
Major Donors
26,600
20,000
40,000
77,000
120,000
170,000
175,000
United Way
70,000
232,938
182,000
182,000
182,000
190,000
200,000
Corporations
11,500
95,751
145,000
185,000
195,000
200,000
210,000
120,000
80,000
50,000
This Grant
Other Foundations
18,428
25,760
20,000
90,000
140,000
160,000
170,000
Community
33,036
51,031
60,000
92,000
138,000
120,000
125,000
252,422
508,387
667,000
833,000
1,000,000
1,050,000
1,110,000
TOTAL
Budget Presentation
You should present your budget in four different
ways:
• Narrative format (a short summary that refers to
percentages and precedes the standard format).
• Visual format, such as a pie chart that reflects the
percentages mentioned in the narrative.
• Standard numerical format.
• Budget justification (details about each numerical
item and follows the standard format).
Preceding Narrative
• The overall annual budget for the Center
for Women and Children is projected to
be $465,000. Of this amount 53% is for
salaries and benefits, 37% is for
programs and services to women and
children, and 10% is for administration
and fundraising expenses.
Visual Format
Standard Form
(usually provided)
Item
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Annual
Expense
Personnel (Salaries, Wages)
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Executive Director
Administrative Assistant, .5 FTE
Program Director
Program Assistant
Development Director
Membership Coordinator
Office Assistant
Total Personnel
Benefits Medical/dental coverage
Contractual
• 1. Web design and maintenance
• 2. Accounting (monthly)
$65,000
$22,000
$38,000
$32,000
$38,000
$32,000
$26,500
$183,500
$22,000
$11,500
$ 500
Budget Justification
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Summary overview
Discuss any significant increases or
decreases compared with last year's or
next year's budget
• Important figures (such as a high per unit
cost).
For example, if your $250,000 organization
has a $75,000 increase in rent, explain
why.
Sample Budget Justification
Executive Director, Dr. Joan Smith The budget
request is for 1.0 FTE director @ $65,000 annual
salary plus fringe at 22%.
Administrative Assistant, Ms. Mary Smith The
budget request is for .5 FTE administrative assistant
@ $47,500 annual salary plus fringe at 20%. She
will be .5 FTE for the Oklahoma GEAR UP
program, also. Office space is being contributed to
the project by the Oklahoma GEAR UP program.
Get Budgeting Help
If you are new to budgeting or want to
take a moment to be sure that you are
up-to-speed on preparing a budget,
there are sources available on-line that
have good budget examples. One
tutorial may be found at the
Foundation Center's website
http://fdncenter.org/learn/classroom/pr
op_budgt/index.html
Management Plan
• How organization is structured and
the resources available.
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Key personnel
Organizational structure
Finance
HR
Unique features, i.e. volunteers, student
workers, leveraging other workers
Dissemination Plan
• How will you share information about project discoveries
and resources?
• Who will you target?
• What communication tools will you use?
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State and national conferences
Publications, i.e. journal articles
Newsletters
Web Sites
Pod casts, Wikipedia, Blogs, Webinars
Interactive Television
Commercial Television Ads or PSA’s
News releases
Newspaper Ads
Community Organization Meetings
School Classes
Speakers’ Bureau
Supporting Documentation
• Common requests
– Organization's IRS determination letter
– DUNS number – fedgov.dnb.com (Dun & Bradstreet)
– Central Contractor Registry (CCR) – www.ccr.gov – EBusiness POC – M-PIN password
– AOR – Authorized Organization Representative
– Board members and affiliations
– Organization’s budget
– Organization brochure/current newsletters
– Latest annual report
– Strategic plan
– Supplemental funding sources
– Letters of commitment
Letters of Commitment
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Must have substance!
Avoid duplicate wording
All partners
Include
– Need perspective
– Why proposal will solve need
– What support will they provide the project?
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Donate equipment/funding
Hire graduates
Identify participants
Serve on committees
Sustain after the grant period
Abstract or Summary
• Proposal initiative
– Project name, funding competition
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Statement of need
Goals
Measurable objectives
Key activities
Impact on problem
– What will improve and how many will project
impact over project duration.
Abstract or Summary
• Short – 1 paragraph to 1 page
• This is the summary that is sent to your
local congressional office, and they use it
to send out news releases.
Submission Process
• Oklahoma DOES NOT have a central point of contact
requirement
• Read submission requirements early
• Individual or Partnership
– Drives grant/process
– Clearly defined roles
• Lead organization
• Subcontract
• Fiscal sponsor
– Plan Ahead (submit at least 1 week early)
– Follow Funder Process
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Application Instructions
Technical requirements
Checklist
Electronic (Electronic takes TIME, sometimes days or
weeks!)
• Paper
Double Check
• Create checklist of required items and
supplements.
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Proposal elements
Criteria
Technical requirements (proof font, tabs, margins, style)
Submittal requirements (hard copy, e-copy)
Budget
• Outside readers evaluate.
• New pair of eyes to evaluate work. Get three
persons to review: one close, one semi-close, and
one cold. Try a teen ager or a grandmother.
• Track submission with follow-up note, call, or
electronic verification.
Review Process
• Guidelines vary by entity
• Selection criteria and scoring
– Published in solicitation and federal
register
• Peer review
Become a Reviewer
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WHY?
Learn to write grant
proposals
Learn about the
funded grants of the
agency
Learn the process
and improve your
odds
Network with others
like you
Simplify your
writing
Provide a service
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Tell the recipient of a
grant
Tell the funder, program
director, head of agency
Apply online – provide a
vitae and short synopsis of
why you may be of help
Need not have grant
experience, just content
expertise
Life After the Grant
• Grant is Accepted
– YEAH!!!
– Negotiated. This is VERY OK!!!
• Grant is Rejected
– Have 8 hours of depression and regroup.
– Obtain reviewer comments.
– Make personal visit.
– All might not be lost...
– Remember, REJECTION IS GOOD!
• Write Thank You
In either case, keep writing. BE PERSISTENT!
Grant Administration
• Financial Administration Critical
– Determine allowable/unallowable costs
– Maintain records
• Financial and staff
• Publicity
– Determine cost accounting standards, OMB Circulars
– Accounting
– Procurement
– Personnel
– Property management
– Travel
– Reporting
Hiring and Selecting Grant Writers
Using an outside grantwriter may seem to be
the best method of success in grant seeking.
Ask:
• Does our organization have the skills
required for this project? (no = hired)
• Is this a short term project or require long
term commitment? (long term = in house)
• Does this project require outside
objectivity? (hired)
Hiring and Selecting Grant Writers
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PROs
On time, on
budget
Honest
Attention & time
to project
Experience
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CONs
External values
Have to gain
knowledge
Lack of passion
Lack of
relationships
Principles of Working
With a Grantwriter
• Prepare a one-page Scope of Work
• Get referrals
• Cost, Confidentiality Statement, Code of
Ethics
• Pay a fee, not a % - same if grant is funded or
not
• Interview 3 at your expense
• Select based on chemistry! calendar, cost
• Turn loose! Let the professional work.
• Final report - hours spent on meetings,
research, writing - costs of materials, postage,
copying
Northwestern Oklahoma Economic
Development Federal/State Initiatives
Grant Writing Workshop
Sheryl Hale, Ed.D.
Innovative Programs, Research
and Development
Oklahoma Department of Career and
Technology Education
[email protected]
405-743-5553
Linda Mason, Ed.D.
Coordinator for Grant Writing
Oklahoma State Regents for Higher
Education
[email protected]
405-225-9486
Book References
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Joseph Barbato and Danielle S. Furlich, Writing for a Good Cause:
The Complete Guide to Crafting Proposals and Other Persuasive
Pieces for Nonprofits, Simon and Shuster, 2000.
David Bauer, The “How To” Grants Manual: Successful
Grantseeking Techniques for Obtaining Public and Private Grants,
3rd, Oryx Press, Phoenix, AR, 1995.
Alexis Carter Black, Getting Grants: The Complete Manual of
Proposal Development and Administration, Self-Counsel Press,
Bellingham, WA, 2006.
Bev Browning, Grant Writing for Dummies, 2nd., Wiley Publishing,
Hoboken, NJ, 2005.
Mim Carlson, Winning Grants Step by Step, Jossey-Bass Publishers,
San Francisco, 1995.
Arlen Sue Fox and Ellen Karsh, The Only Grant-Writing Book
You’ll Ever Need, Publishers Group West, 2006.
Kenneth Henson, Grant Writing in Higher Education: A Step-byStep Guide, Prentice Hall, 2003.
Interesting Articles
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“Hiring and Working With Grantwriters and Consultants: Know What
You Need and Let Them Do It!” – Linda Hauser, Wednesday, May 04,
2005, http://charitychannel.com/.
“Positioning Grant Writers For Success” - www.raisefunds.com/040202forum.html <http://www.raisefunds.com/040202forum.html>
“The Buck Starts Here” – Karen Markin, The Chronicle of Higher
Education, February 21, 2005.
“Know the Process, Improve Your Odds” – Brian Cobb and Stacy
Abate, February 22, 2006. http://charitychannel.com/.
“Lessons in Evaluation: How Serving on Grant Panels Could Make
You a Better Writer” – Jennifer Phelps, July 7, 2004,
http://charitychannel.com/.
“Lets Ask for One Million Dollars or Why Successful Grantsmanship
Isn’t Like Buckshot” – Katherine Felts, April 8, 2003,
http://charitychannel.com/.
“Tips for New Grant Writers” – Shelly Uva, March 12, 2002,
http://charitychannel.com/
Helpful Websites
• Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education www.okhighered.org/grant-opps/
• Training Videos http://www.onenet.net/ops/streaming/brown_bag/brown_bag_i
ndex.html
• The Art of Grantsmanship http://www.hfsp.org/how/ArtofGrants.htm
• The EPA Grant Writing Tutorial http://www.epa.gov/seahome/grants/src/msieopen.htm
• The Foundation Center - http://fdncenter.org/
• Writing Winning Proposals, the US Department of Energy http://www.leeric.lsu.edu/sample.pdf
• Association of Fundraising Professionals http://www.afpnet.org/