Writing Grant Proposals That Win

✍ Scribed by Deborah Ward

• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 267
• Edition: 4
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Writing Grant Proposals That Win, Fourth Edition offers step-by-step instructions and clear examples of how to write winning grant proposals. It offers practical guidance on how to: ? Express the need for the project. ? Describe objectives and activities. ? Outline an evaluation plan. ? Create a workable project budget. The Fourth Edition is a thorough update with all new charts, graphs, tables, and figures; as well as new examples and coverage of current topics. Students will come away with a clear understanding of how reviewers function and what they are looking for in proposal sections, in addition to what is needed to maximize every aspect of the proposal. The text is loaded with useful tips that will enable your students to hit the ground running, including how to assess a program announcement and ensure each requirement is addressed; condense your entire proposal into a brief but compelling abstract; determine what appendices to include (and in what form) for maximum impact; adequately describe project dissemination and continuation plans; use technology -- including desktop publishing, graphics, color, and spreadsheets for budget development -- to enhance your proposals; and structure your proposal to increase your chance of winning.

✦ Table of Contents

Cover......Page 1
Title Page......Page 2
Copyright Page......Page 3
Contents......Page 4
Acknowledgments......Page 8
Introduction......Page 10
About the Author......Page 12
1. The Conceptual Framework......Page 14
Need Statement......Page 15
Objectives......Page 18
Activities......Page 19
Personnel......Page 24
Evaluation......Page 25
Budget......Page 28
Abstract (or Executive Summary)......Page 34
Table of Contents......Page 35
Introduction......Page 36
Appendix......Page 37
Dissemination Plan......Page 38
Sustainability......Page 39
Hardware......Page 40
Graphics......Page 41
Research Aids......Page 42
The Internet......Page 43
Online Submission and Grants Management......Page 46
Other Technology......Page 47
Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) Number......Page 48
General Changes in the Federal Landscape......Page 57
Understanding Reviewers......Page 60
The Review Setting......Page 61
Review Problems......Page 62
6. Private-Sector Funding......Page 64
Finding the Right Funder......Page 65
Making Contact......Page 67
Eligibility......Page 69
Developing the Proposal......Page 70
The Nature of Corporate Giving......Page 72
The Corporate Grant Proposal......Page 73
Private Funder Review Process......Page 74
Educate Your Organization......Page 76
Sidestep Rivalries......Page 77
Federal Politics......Page 78
Conclusion......Page 82
9. Sample Proposals......Page 84
Proposal #1......Page 85
Proposal #2......Page 88
Proposal #3......Page 92
Proposal #4......Page 96
Proposal #5......Page 102
Proposal #6......Page 131
Proposal #7......Page 190
Federal Websites......Page 208
Private Websites......Page 209
Books, Directories, and Guides......Page 212
Periodicals......Page 215
Online Databases......Page 216
C: State Single Points of Contact......Page 218
Key Terms......Page 222
E: Sample Federal Forms......Page 242
Index......Page 264