Elements of a Grant Proposal Custom Essay

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Your assignment is to develop a grant proposal. A proposal must convince the prospective donor of two things: 1) that a problem or need of significant magnitude exists, and 2) that the applicant agency has the means and the imagination to solve the problem or meet the need.

Rather than writing the full proposal, you are going to write a four-page summary. Choose a Public Health Issue that you care about (i.e. Physical Activity, Childhood Obesity, Smoking Cessation) and a target group (i.e. Pregnant women, residents of senior housing, middle-aged Latinos).

The Grant Proposal will have 4 sections (1-page each)

Problem Statement
Describes the target population to be served
Defines the community problem to be addressed and the need in the geographical area where the organization operates
Is related to the purposes and goals of the applicant agency
Is of reasonable dimensions – not trying to solve all the problems of the world
Is supported by relevant statistical evidence
Program Goals and Objectives
At least one objective for each problem or need committed to in the problem statement
Objectives are outcomes
Objectives are not methods
Describes the population that will benefit from the program
States the time by which objectives will be accomplished
Objectives are measurable and quantifiable
Methods: This section describes the activities to be conducted to achieve the desired objectives. It also includes the rationale for choosing a particular approach. Generally, a straightforward, chronological description of the operations of the proposed project works most effectively. The methodology section should meet the following criteria:
Flows naturally from problems and objectives
Clearly describes program activities
States reasons for the selection of activities
Describes sequence of activities
Describes staffing of program
Describes clients and client selection
Presents a reasonable scope of activities that can be accomplished within the time and resources of the program
Provides a timeline of activities (if possible) specifically will be done in the program?
Evaluation: Proposals must include a plan for determining the degree to which objectives are met and methods are followed. This section is extremely important as funders pay particular attention to evaluation methods since they need help determining whether a proposed project represents an intelligent investment for them. The evaluation section should meet the following criteria:
Presents a plan for evaluating accomplishment of objectives
Presents a plan for evaluating and modifying methods over course the program
Tells who will be doing the evaluation and how they were chosen
Clearly states evaluation criteria
Describes how data will be gathered
Explains any test instruments or questionnaires to be used
Describes the process of data analysis
Shows how evaluation will be used for program improvements
Describes any evaluation reports to be produced