Steps to Writing a Grant Proposal
Steps to Writing a Grant Proposal
HSM/270
April 29, 2012
Arin Norris
Steps to Writing a Grant Proposal
The steps to writing a grant proposal are best followed if we go section by section. The very first step is to make sure there is a grant available that applies to your organizations program. An organization would want to review any and all RFA’s (request for application). The RFA has all of the important information for the proposal application. The RFA contains all of the important dates and due dates, it also has the eligibility criteria needed for the applicants and what kind of program it is looking to fund.
After a grant application is found, the writing of the grant proposal begins. A correct grant proposal contains eleven sections. All of these sections are important to the grant proposal because each section is telling the grantor about the program the applicant wishes to get the grant funds for. A grant proposal contains a(n): * Abstract * Table of contents * Specific aims/background and significance/needs and problem statement * Target population * Approaches and methods * Long-and shot-term goals * Process, outcome, and impact objectives * Activity plans and scheduling (timeline) * Evaluation plan * Agency capacity and project management, and * Budget and budget justifications
The abstract will be a summary of the proposal. It is generally 45 single-spaced lines to one page in length. Although the abstract is the shortest section of grant proposal it is the most important. Many times this is the only part of the grant proposal that the grantor will read. The abstract must include: * Name of agency * Type of organization * Purpose and objectives of the project * Specific interventions for the project * Target population: demographic, age, race, gender, SES, special needs, etc. * Location(s) and setting(s) of project, and * Relevance of the proposed project to the
HSM/270
April 29, 2012
Arin Norris
Steps to Writing a Grant Proposal
The steps to writing a grant proposal are best followed if we go section by section. The very first step is to make sure there is a grant available that applies to your organizations program. An organization would want to review any and all RFA’s (request for application). The RFA has all of the important information for the proposal application. The RFA contains all of the important dates and due dates, it also has the eligibility criteria needed for the applicants and what kind of program it is looking to fund.
After a grant application is found, the writing of the grant proposal begins. A correct grant proposal contains eleven sections. All of these sections are important to the grant proposal because each section is telling the grantor about the program the applicant wishes to get the grant funds for. A grant proposal contains a(n): * Abstract * Table of contents * Specific aims/background and significance/needs and problem statement * Target population * Approaches and methods * Long-and shot-term goals * Process, outcome, and impact objectives * Activity plans and scheduling (timeline) * Evaluation plan * Agency capacity and project management, and * Budget and budget justifications
The abstract will be a summary of the proposal. It is generally 45 single-spaced lines to one page in length. Although the abstract is the shortest section of grant proposal it is the most important. Many times this is the only part of the grant proposal that the grantor will read. The abstract must include: * Name of agency * Type of organization * Purpose and objectives of the project * Specific interventions for the project * Target population: demographic, age, race, gender, SES, special needs, etc. * Location(s) and setting(s) of project, and * Relevance of the proposed project to the
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