Dr. Beverly BrowningGrant Writer
Grant Writing Express for Compassionate Providers –
Caregivers - Individuals - SurvivorsFacilitator:
Dr. Bev BrowningGrant Writing Training Foundation
Mesa, Arizona480-768-7400
www.grantwritingbootcamp.us
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About Your Facilitator• Four-decade grant-writing veteran.• Author of 40 grant-related publications including: -
Grant Writing for Educators, Grant Writing for Dummies, Perfect Phrases for Writing Grant Proposals, and Perfect Phrases for Fundraising.
• Raised over $350 million in grant and contract awards.
• Lived in Hot Springs from 2001 – 2004.• Husband of 47 years, John, born in Camden.• Mother of one; grandmother of one. Blessed!
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Agenda
• Funding Request Components Overview and Writing Exercises.
• Understanding the Peer Review Process for Any Type of Funding Request and How to Win!
• Wrap-up Q & A.
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FUNDING REQUEST COMPONENTSWhat Do You Need to Write in Every Grant Proposal?
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Information Requested by Funders
1. Applicant Organization History and Capability2. Statement of Need/Problem3. Program Design/Plan of Action/Solutions
Proposed4. Management Plan/Key Staff/Principal Investigators5. Evaluation Plan/Accountability6. Sustainability Statement7. Financials/Project Budget/Organizational Budget
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WRITING EXERCISESWriting to Win!
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Applicant Organization History and Capability
• Write one important sentence on your organization’s history.
• Write three important sentences on your organization’s capability to implement grant-funded programs and manage grant awards.
What’s more important to a funding agency?
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Statement of Need/Problem• Please answer these questions with one sentence each
(no solution language!):1. Why does your organization need grant funding? For
example: budget cuts, demands for services are higher than your resources, etc.
2. Who is your target population?3. What evidence or validating research do you have to
prove there is a need?4. What will happen to your organization and to the
target population if this grant request is not funded?
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Program Design/Plan of Action/Solutions Proposed
• Complete these sentences:1. Purpose Statement: The purpose of this
request is to seek funding for the ________ program/project.
2. Goal Statement: The primary goal of this request is to provide __________________. Add no measurable language to goals!
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Program Design/Plan of Action/Solutions Proposed
• SMART Objective Statement 1: By the end of _________________, increase _______________________________________________by ____%.
• SMART Objective Statement 2: By the end of _________________, increase _______________________________________________by ____%.
Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Timebound.
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Program Design/Plan of Action/Solutions Proposed
• Write five brief implementation solution-focused tasks/activities/interventions that will occur when you receive notification of a grant award.
• Write the names of three key partner agencies.• Write five resources for your grant-funded programs
(money, staff, facilities, etc.).• Write two short-term outcomes for your target
population.• Write one long-term outcome for your target
population.
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Management Plan/Key Staff/Principal Investigators
• Write a brief program/project staffing plan by creating a two column table like this:
Job Title FTE Allocated to Grant-Funded Activities (1.0, 0.5, 0.25 or
less)
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Evaluation Plan/Accountability• Complete these brief sections:1. The evaluator for the grant-funded program will be
________________________.2. The quantitative evaluation will measure ________.3. The qualitative evaluation will examine _________.4. Data collections tools will include ______________.5. The data collection frequency will be ___________.6. Findings will be disseminated to ______________.
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Sustainability Statement
• On completion of the grant funding cycle, our organization will ________________ to sustain the grant-funded program in part or total.
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Financials/Project Budget/Organizational Budget
• Attachments – Following Each Funder’s Specific Directions.
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UNDERSTANDING THE PEER REVIEW PROCESS/HOW TO WIN!
Following Directions: Formatting and Content Adherence
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Winning With the Peer Review Process
• Read the grant applications guidelines at least three times.
• Highlight the critical mandatory requirements/ funding priorities.
• Develop a word processing outline with all of the required application narrative sections (abstract/executive summary and narrative headings and subheadings).
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Actual Grant Application Mark-Up View
Arkansas Cancer CoalitionRequest for Application
Arkansas Cancer Plan Competitive GrantIssued by:
Arkansas Cancer CoalitionJanuary 9, 2012
LETTER OF INTENT DEADLINE: February 1, 2012RFA WORKSHOP REGISTRATION DEADLINE: February 1, 2012
RFA WORKSHOP: February 14, 2012APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 9, 2012
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Wrap-Up Q & A
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