Sample Grant Proposal
RUNNING HEADER: Request for proposal
Organization History
*** was founded with a mission to be an alternative to incarceration. The organization is a private, free-standing, non-profit agency which is accessible to all, regardless of economic, ethnic or religious backgrounds. Since 1971, ***. has provided a highly successful, comprehensive, continuum of behavioral health services. Our formal treatment services have helped over 20,000 young people and their families. Under the *** umbrella, broad arrays of evidence-based prevention services have also been implemented in the treatment of substance use and co-occurring disorders. With their focus on identifying risk and protective factors, these programs have helped to educate and support communities throughout the greater Delaware Valley region.
The prevention office at *** provides high-quality prevention programming to various *** County communities. We strive to provide programs which meet the needs in our community and to create a spirit of healthy living and social responsibility on all levels. Many of our programs are evidence-based and have been shown to be successful in effecting change and preventing substance abuse and its associated behaviors. All of our programs are grant-funded and take place in schools, community centers, and other community settings across *** County. We truly have a passion for prevention and understand the relevance and need for prevention services in **** County.
Project Information/Methodology
Approximately 5.7 million students in the United States report being involved in bullying as either the bully or bullied. Johnston, Munn & Edwards defined bullying as "The willful, conscious desire to hurt or threaten or frighten someone else". Dan Olweus, a pioneer in Bullying research explains bullying as "A student is being bullying or victimized when he or she is exposed, repeatedly, and over time, to negative actions on the part of one or more students". (Olweus, 1993) Once
Organization History
*** was founded with a mission to be an alternative to incarceration. The organization is a private, free-standing, non-profit agency which is accessible to all, regardless of economic, ethnic or religious backgrounds. Since 1971, ***. has provided a highly successful, comprehensive, continuum of behavioral health services. Our formal treatment services have helped over 20,000 young people and their families. Under the *** umbrella, broad arrays of evidence-based prevention services have also been implemented in the treatment of substance use and co-occurring disorders. With their focus on identifying risk and protective factors, these programs have helped to educate and support communities throughout the greater Delaware Valley region.
The prevention office at *** provides high-quality prevention programming to various *** County communities. We strive to provide programs which meet the needs in our community and to create a spirit of healthy living and social responsibility on all levels. Many of our programs are evidence-based and have been shown to be successful in effecting change and preventing substance abuse and its associated behaviors. All of our programs are grant-funded and take place in schools, community centers, and other community settings across *** County. We truly have a passion for prevention and understand the relevance and need for prevention services in **** County.
Project Information/Methodology
Approximately 5.7 million students in the United States report being involved in bullying as either the bully or bullied. Johnston, Munn & Edwards defined bullying as "The willful, conscious desire to hurt or threaten or frighten someone else". Dan Olweus, a pioneer in Bullying research explains bullying as "A student is being bullying or victimized when he or she is exposed, repeatedly, and over time, to negative actions on the part of one or more students". (Olweus, 1993) Once
References: Batsche, G. M., & Knoff, H. M. (1994). Bullies and their victims: Understanding a pervasive problem in the schools. School Psychology Review, 23 (2), 165-174. Dake, J.A., Price, J.H., Telljohann, S.K. (2003). The nature and extent of bullying at school. Journal of School Health. 73(5), 173-80. Fein, R.A., Vossekuil, B., Pollack, N.S., Borum, R., & Modzeleski, W. (2002). Threat assessment in schools: A guide to managing and creating safe school climates. Washington D.C., US Secret Service & Department of Education. Johnstone, M., Munn, P Olweus, D. (1993) Bullying at School: What We Know and What We Can Do, Blackwell, Oxford. Pellegrini, A.D., Bartini, M., & Brooks, F. (1999). School bullies, victims, and aggressive victims: factors relating to group affiliation and victimization in early adolescence. Journal of Educational Psychology, 91(2), 216-224. Attachment 1 December 10, 2007 (grant provider)