The ABC’s ofWriting Grants

That Get Funded

The ABC’s ofWriting Grants

That Get Funded

Bob Bradley, DirectorPre-College ProgramsDivision of Continuing EducationLouisiana State Universitybbradley@lsu.edu

Reject

Proposal KillersProposal Killers

•Failure to FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS

•Submitting an OLD proposal

•Too VERBOSE•UNSUPPORTED Statements of Fact

•Multiple ERRORS

•Failure to FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS

•Submitting an OLD proposal

•Too VERBOSE•UNSUPPORTED Statements of Fact

•Multiple ERRORS 5

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Process Illustrated

GOAL

GOAL

OBJECTIVE

OBJECTIVE

OBJECTIVE

OBJECTIVE

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PROGRAM

EVALUATION

NEED

Process IllustratedProcess Illustrated

There Must Be A Correct Identification of the NeedThere Must Be A Correct Identification of the Need

The NEED is the backbone of The NEED is the backbone of your proposal. It must be your proposal. It must be correctly identified and correctly identified and

justified if you want to be justified if you want to be funded.funded.

NEED

How Do I Find The “NEED”?How Do I Find The “NEED”?

•The Need is stated in the RFP … it is discovered by asking the question: “Specifically, what is the funder funding me to do?”

•The Need is stated in the RFP … it is discovered by asking the question: “Specifically, what is the funder funding me to do?”

We Must Be Careful to Not Confuse the Need with the

Anticipated Result:

We Must Be Careful to Not Confuse the Need with the

Anticipated Result:

More public transportation vehicles using CNGMore public transportation vehicles using CNG

Reduced use of diesel and ozone violationsReduced use of diesel and ozone violations

the NEED!the NEED!

BIG PICTURE result!BIG PICTURE result!

Generate GoalsGenerate Goals

The NEED gives The NEED gives birth to, or birth to, or generates,generates,

GOALS.GOALS.

GOAL

GOAL

NEED

Goals Are:

•BROAD, GENERAL STATEMENTS of What You Intend to Accomplish

•NOT Time-Phased•NOT Measurable

•BROAD, GENERAL STATEMENTS of What You Intend to Accomplish

•NOT Time-Phased•NOT Measurable

To Determine Your Goals:Work from theEND TO THE BEGINNING

To Determine Your Goals:Work from theEND TO THE BEGINNING

• Increase municipal participation in CNG Increase municipal participation in CNG vehicle conversion. (P)vehicle conversion. (P)

• Increase school district participation in Increase school district participation in CNG vehicle conversion. (P)CNG vehicle conversion. (P)

• Increase general transportation Increase general transportation participation in CNG vehicle conversion. participation in CNG vehicle conversion. (P)(P)

• Identify eligible applicants.Identify eligible applicants.

Possible Goals

Design Good ObjectivesDesign Good ObjectivesGOALS generate GOALS generate

OBJECTIVES; the OBJECTIVES; the heart and blood of your heart and blood of your

proposal.proposal.

GOAL

GOAL

OBJECTIVE

OBJECTIVE

OBJECTIVE

OBJECTIVE

OBJECTIVE

NEED

Objectives

•SpecificSpecific(who or what(who or whatwill be changed)will be changed)•MeasurableMeasurable(how much will it change)(how much will it change)•Time Phased(when the change[s](when the change[s]will take place)will take place)

•SpecificSpecific(who or what(who or whatwill be changed)will be changed)•MeasurableMeasurable(how much will it change)(how much will it change)•Time Phased(when the change[s](when the change[s]will take place)will take place)

Objectives Must Be:Objectives Must Be:

Program DesignProgram Design

PROGRAM}

GOAL

GOAL

OBJECTIVE

OBJECTIVE

OBJECTIVE

OBJECTIVE

OBJECTIVE

NEED

•Design by Activities •Design by Participants Involved

•Design by Sequence of Activities

•Design by Requested Criteria

•Design by Activities •Design by Participants Involved

•Design by Sequence of Activities

•Design by Requested Criteria

Design Strategies:Design Strategies:

The Evaluation PlanThe Evaluation Plan

EVALUATION

EVALUATION

PROGRAM}

GOAL

GOAL

OBJECTIVE

OBJECTIVE

OBJECTIVE

OBJECTIVE

OBJECTIVE

NEED

Evaluation

•Formative and Summative•Qualitative and Quantitative and Quantified-Qualitative

•Objective and Multifaceted

•Formative and Summative•Qualitative and Quantitative and Quantified-Qualitative

•Objective and Multifaceted

How You Will Know You Did What You Said You Would Do.Evaluation Should Be:

How You Will Know You Did What You Said You Would Do.Evaluation Should Be:

The ABC’s ofWriting Grants

That Get Funded

The ABC’s ofWriting Grants

That Get Funded

Bob Bradley, DirectorPre-College ProgramsDivision of Continuing EducationLouisiana State Universitybbradley@lsu.edu