Steps to Writing a Grant Proposal The PEACE Domestic Violence Agency is the scenario chosen by for the remainder of this course. The agency is based out of Portland, Oregon. Portland is a large metropolitan city. Throughout the last five years there have been an increase in reports of domestic and youth violence, spousal and child abuse, assault and road rage incidents.
The Organization Mission The PEACE Domestic Violence Agency’s mission is to reduce victim trauma, empower survivors and promote recovery through direct services. PEACE is committed to reducing the incidence of sexual assault and domestic violence through education and strives to challenge societal norms and beliefs that condone and perpetuate violence in the community.
Funding Opportunities The National Foundation has two grant programs that provide to not-for-profit agencies. There is a Small Grants Program that can offer one-time grants up to $5,000.00 to registered charities that have an annual budget that is under $500,000.00. There is also an Investor Program. The Investor Program is an innovative funding program that is designed to support up to six organizations under each of the objectives of the Supporting Families Program. This is with up to $150,000.00 per year for up to three years. Grant Proposal Steps. Grants could be written for the PEACE Domestic Violence Agency to assist with funding. While there are several issues within the Portland area, PEACE would benefit greatly from gaining more funds to tackle these issues. The steps that are included within writing a grant proposal should include the following:
1. Abstract: 45 line maximum.
2. Table of Contents: 2 page maximum.
Steps to Writing a Grant Proposal
3. Specific aims/background and significance/needs and problem statement: 3 page maximum.
4. Target populations: 2 page maximum.
5. Approaches and methods: 3 page maximum.
6. Long and short-term goals: 3 page maximum.
7. Process, outcome and impact objectives: no page limit
8. Activity plans and scheduling – Timeline: 6 page maximum.
9. Evaluation plan: 3 page maximum.
10. Agency capacity and project management: 3 page maximum.
11. Budget and budget justification: 3 page maximum.
The most important piece of the grant proposal is the summary or the abstract. Within a grant proposal, the abstract will include:
1. Name of the agency.
2. Type of organization.
3. Purpose and objectives of project.
4. Specific interventions for project.
5. Target population: demographic, age, race, gender, SES, special needs, etc.
6. Location(s) and setting(s) of the project.
7. Relevance of the proposed project to funding intentions.
The information following the abstract would be the table of contents. Just like in a text book, the table of contents acts as a guide to the reader. This section will come together as you write

Steps to Writing a Grant Proposal the proposal. Once the proposal is finished, it is good to compare your table of contents to your text to ensure accuracy. The specific aim section of the proposal or the needs and problem statement, background and significance or literature review would be the next portion of the proposal to complete. Presenting your case sets the directive for your grant proposal. This will state what the problems are and what the agency will be doing for the surrounding community and why. It would also be wise to add the intervention strategies your agency proposes to assist the community with its rising issues. Defining the target population the agency would assist would be the next ideal step within the grant proposal. The people that are burdened by the issues and the surrounding community and what are the warning signs, prevention and education methods. The approaches and methods is the section that will explain your intervention methods or the solutions your agency will promote to the target population. This section could require an introduction and summary. This can be a very lengthy section of the grant proposal. An evaluation plan can show the success and achievements of each function within the agency’s program. The funding source will then be able to determine if your agency is proposing a successful program that is worth their time and funding. The agency capacity and project management will include the history and mission of the agency. Financial documentation would be ideal to include as it is important to understand the current payroll and/or need for an increase. Through the small accomplishments the agency has achieved and supplying the possible funding source a portfolio of the current staff and their credentials, it could assist in the decision to fund the agency.
Steps to Writing a Grant Proposal Budget and budget justification would follow suit on the proposal. By adding the financial information in the prior subject, you are able to prove that your agency can work within a budget. The entire budget for the organization will inform the possible funding source of the outgoing and incoming revenues. Community support is an essential section to add. Without the support from the community you will be serving, you will not be very successful. Some community member stories of success will assist in better chances of your agency receiving funds and maintaining status quo. Finally, you want to add your appendix and then references. The reader of your proposal will be able to locate where your information came from and it will assist in ensuring the reader that your proposal is authentic. The needs and problems statement for the PEACE Domestic Violence Agency:
There has been increase in the number of reports of violence youth and domestic related within the metropolitan area of Portland. There is a lack of education involving early warning signs of violence. The community is placed in danger as the background and situations the youth are raised in, become increasingly harmful. Those affected are not the only population PEACE is targeting, but the one’s directly involved in the violence. Ages that experience and witness these types of violence range from early childhood up to and including adulthood. In adulthood, youth violence can transform into domestic violence. The PEACE Domestic Violence Agency strives to promote education about violence to the community. The well being and reduction of violence of children, women and men is the

Steps to Writing a Grant Proposal priority as PEACE increases awareness, services and provides in-depth education. PEACE wants to improve the quality of life of all families within the surrounding community and provide services essential to their needs such as vocational rehabilitation programs, supported housing case management and guidance to gain the confidence of being productive members of society.
It is the hope that the PEACE Domestic Violence Agency obtains the much needed funding to successfully serve the needs of the surrounding community.