...Grant Writing FOR DUMmIES 3RD ‰ EDITION by Dr. Beverly A. Browning, MPA, DBA Grant Writing For Dummies® 3rd Edition , Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc. 111 River St. Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774 www.wiley.com Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published simultaneously in Canada No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning, or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, 978-750-8400, fax 978-646-8600. Requests to the Publisher for permission should e addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030, (201) 748-6011, fax (201)748-6008, or online at http:// www.wiley.com/go/permissions. Trademarks: Wiley, the Wiley Publishing logo, For Dummies, the Dummies Man logo, A Reference for the Rest of Us!, The Dummies Way, Dummies Daily, The Fun and Easy Way, Dummies.com, Making Everything Easier, and related trade dress are trademarks or registered trademarks of John Wiley & Sons, Inc. and/ or its affiliates in the United States and other countries, and...
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...funds for nonprofits is grant writing. Grant writing can be a very long and tedious process. Getting a grant takes time, patients, and great writing skills. I have family members who work for nonprofits that dread what I call “grant writing season” it’s that time of year in a nonprofit company when it is time to start writing for as many grants as you can get. The first step in grant writing; the nonprofit company must research what funding is available for their type of nonprofit. This is a very important step; most nonprofits rely on grants to help them in some way pay for the next year. If the company does not do their research correctly they could miss a great opportunity. Interestingly enough, not only does the federal government offer grants but so do professional organizations, private industries, and private foundations (Berger & Moore, 2011, pp. 167-168). Therefore, the grant writer should make sure they do enough research on all the possible grants that would be offered for the nonprofit. After the grant writer has decided which grants might benefit the company, they then have to go through and write each grant individually. This is due to the fact that each funder will have different objectives, and goals, the company must make sure that all of their ideas a goals line up with the funders. If this is not the case then the funder will not give the grant to that nonprofit company. There are several ways a grant writer can make sure that their grant is written effectively...
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...OF GRANTS Importance of Grants in Human Services Christy Abruzzini HSM/270 University of Phoenix Importance of Grants in Human Services When it comes to Human Service programs the main funding that they depend on comes from grants. Grants are a large part of support for social services and other not for profit organizations. They are a critical piece that helps the organization become successful. There are certain types of grants designed for certain types of programs, for example some are designated for organizations or programs dealing with domestic violence while others may be available only to programs designed to help the homeless population. Grantors usually are interested in helping service organizations that offer services that follow their same mission and beliefs. These grants are a source of funding that does not have to be paid back as long as the organization meets the requirements set forth by the grantor. Grants are used to start new programs or services and are time limited and must be reapplied for at end of time limit. Often they are a onetime deal. There are many organizations looking for grants but some depend on grants more than others for example those programs found in small communities or very low income communities do not receive funding like big cities from government or state taxes or other funding found in large cities. Not for profit organizations rely heavily on grants as their...
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...Steps to Writing a Grant Proposal Charity Tessitore HSM/270 May 28, 2016 Ruth Hendrick Introduction Funding can be a cause of concern for any organization or program, whether for-profit or not-for-profit. Non-profit organizations and programs rely heavily on the financing from grants. According to "Grants 101” (n.d), “a grant is a way the government funds your ideas and projects to provide public services and stimulate the economy. Grants support critical recovery initiatives, innovative research, and many other programs listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA).” This paper is going to go through the process of writing a grant proposal, using a new program called “Encouraging Families” as an example. Encouraging Families is a new program that is part of the PEACE Domestic Violence Agency. New Program Idea PEACE Domestic Violence Agency’s mission “is to reduce victim trauma, empower survivors, and promote recovery through direct services.” PEACE encourages domestic violence victims to get help and move on. They also help young adults get the education needed to stop the cycle of abuse. PEACE even provides a rehabilitation program for young adults. What it does not do is help those families get the job skills they need. Sometimes families want to be reunited, but have a member in jail and do not know how to go about reuniting. Encouraging Families is a new program that will work with the families, including the member that is incarcerated. The primary...
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...Steps to Writing a Grant Proposal Grants provide monetary support to human service organizations to launch new programs, purchase equipment, publish collateral material, start a fund-raising program, etc. It is estimated that 33,000 human service organizations have government contracts and grants and is the single largest source of revenue for 60 percent of these organizations (Boris, Leon, Roeger, & Nikolova, 2010). Grants play a critical role within human service organizations, which permits them to offer services and programs that meet the needs of the community. Writing a good grant proposal is essential as many funding sources are highly competitive and only fund a small percentage of applications. The proposal must contain a message that is easy to understand and believable. Successful proposal writing does take a good amount of preparation and organization. One needs to have an understanding of the organization’s mission and goals, as well as knowledge of its administrative, fiscal, and programmatic capabilities (Rinehart & Bouie-Scott, 2003). Proposals include a lot of detailed information and can be challenging as there is much more to submitting a grant proposal than writing it. Creating a timetable and planning schedule where there is a detailed list of all tasks needed to be done, along with specific due dates, and which team member the task has been assigned to will help monitor the progress of the proposal and keep everyone on track. The tasks need to...
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...Benefits and services of the programs are provided through seven financial types of assistance and eight nonfinancial types of assistance. The following list defines the types of assistance which are available through the programs. Code letters below (A through O) which identify the type of assistance will follow program titles in the Agency Index, Applicant Eligibility Index, the Functional Index, Deadlines Index, and in the list of added programs. (A) Formula Grants Allocations of money to States or their subdivisions in accordance with distribution formulas prescribed by law or administrative regulation, for activities of a continuing nature not confined to a specific project. (B) Project Grants The funding, for fixed or known periods, of specific projects. Project grants can include fellowships, scholarships, research grants, training grants, traineeships, experimental and demonstration grants, evaluation grants, planning grants, technical assistance grants, survey grants, and construction grants. (C) Direct Payments for Specified Use Financial assistance from the Federal government provided directly to individuals, private firms, and other private institutions to encourage or subsidize a particular activity by conditioning the receipt of the assistance on a particular performance by the recipient. This does not include solicited contracts for the procurement of goods and services for the Federal government. (D) Direct Payments with Unrestricted...
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...Steps to Writing a Grant Proposal The PEACE Domestic Violence Agency is a nonprofit organization based out of Portland, Oregon whose mission is to reduce victim trauma, empower survivors, and promote recovery through direct services based out of Portland, Oregon. Over the last 5 years there has been growing cases of domestic and youth violence, road rage incidents, and spousal and child abuse happening within the metropolitan city. PEACE wants to be able to reduce these cases by challenging the social norms and beliefs that condone the violence while also educating the community about the growing problem. PEACE has two separate programs that provide founding to nonprofits: • The Small Grants Program offers one-time grants of up to $5,000 to registered charities with an annual budget under $500,000. • The Investor Program is an innovative funding program designed to support six organizations under each of the objectives of the Supporting Families program, with up to $150,000 a year for up to 3 years. In order to address the growing problem in the Portland community, grant proposals for the organization should be written out in order to receive funding. Writing a grant proposal takes time and patience in order for it to be done properly. There are several steps that are involved in writing a grant proposal which would be from this list: 1. Abstract 2. Table of contents 3. Specific aims 4. Target population 5. Approaches and methods 6. Evaluation...
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...Steps to Writing a Grant Proposal Writing a grant proposal requires practice and procedure. Many grant request are denied the first time they are submitted. Luckily, there are steps that one can follow to make the process a little bit easier and with practice and revision; a quality grant proposal will be the result. In order to get started with writing a grant proposal, an agency must have all its information and research organized. Then an agency needs to be found that has funding and is looking to support a program like the one the grant proposal is for. For this paper, I will use the scenario three, PEACE Domestic Violence Agency (PEACE) to summarize a grant proposal’s writing steps, outline the process, and create a needs and problem statement. The first part of the grant proposal PEACE needs to develop is the table of contents, which will also be one of the last parts to finish. It is a guide to what is in the proposal and where to find it. It is one of the first things to be developed because it serves as a checklist during the writing process and is one of the last to be finished because the pages where each section can be found will not be known until the proposal is mostly finished. The next part is specific aims. This section can be referred to as or includes as subsections the needs and problem statement, the background and significance, or the literature review. In this section, it is important for PEACE to express that they know what they are doing and why...
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...PROGRAM PLANNING AND GRANT PROPOSAL WRITING IN HUMAN SERVICES ARLETHA RAY AXIA COLLEGE HSM/270 PROGRAM PLANNING AND GRANT PROPOSAL WRITING IN HUMAN SERVICES DAKIRA STARKS-WALKER February 24, 2013 PROGRAM PLANNING AND GRANT PROPOSAL WRITING IN HUMAN SERVICES Program Scenario Three PEACE Domestic Violence Agency A written grant proposal for PEACE Domestic Violence Agency would start with the purpose of the grant in which the purpose of this grant would be to write a proposal for funding to help support the needs of victims that are abuse and traumatize from some sort of violence. There is a need for therapy, recovery and some assistance that will lead to empowerment for survivors. When getting started to write a grant proposal all the research and information need to be organized. There are many of different areas that need to be covered when writing a grant proposal. The grant starts by identifying the programs critical needs within the program. The best way to write a grant proposal is to follow the steps of going from section to section. A grant proposal should provide details of your background, your contact information, why you need the grant, introduction of your project, your experience and how the project will help the community. I would ask for $100.000 for two years of service, which would help fund the program PEACE Domestic Violence Agency. Proposal Summary *Limit to one page *State the organization making the request and link organizational...
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...Steps to Writing a Grant Proposal Holly Regan HSM/270 June 8, 2014 Fedder Williams Steps to Writing a Grant Proposal Grant proposals are a crucial element within a human service organization for new programs to find and request financial funding from grantors. These grants come from a variety of sources which are usually to fund a specific target population program within an allotted time frame. For an organization to receive funding they must write and submit a grant proposal. A grant proposal is a written presentation of a program plan that is comprised of several different elements or components that include an abstract, table of contents, specific aims/background and significance/needs and problem statement, target population, approaches and methods, long and short-term goals, process/outcome and impact objectives, activity plans/scheduling (timeline), evaluation plan, agency capacity and project management, and a budget/budget justifications. The first step is to find an organization that shares the same mission with a published request for funding opportunities written by the grantor, also called an RFP (request for proposal) or RFA (request for application). Applicant agencies or organizations are given about six to eight weeks to respond to the RFP/RFA which details all major important information such as due dates, funding focus, eligibility, and the program type the grantor wishes to fund. Part one of the grant proposal is the table of contents. The table...
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...Steps to Writing a Grant Proposal Axia College Steps to Writing a Grant Proposal Section One: Grant Proposal Writing Funding is major issue for all organizations. For-profit businesses depend on loans and revenue to support them, build inventory, and expand. Non-profit organizations are slightly different; they depend primarily on grants and donations to continue operations. Writing grant proposals is an important aspect of the financial well-being of any human services agency. With a little talent, proper support, the right connections, and well-aimed program plans, an organization may tap into the resources offered by government, private industry, and other charitable organizations. When writing a grant proposal, there are several important steps which must all be followed if they are to be seriously considered by donors. After finding an appropriate Request for Proposal (RFP) or Request for Application (RFA), it is important to write the proposal to address the issues for which the donor is offering support or program monies. The first step is to write an abstract of your proposal; it contains a basic summary of your proposal including the name of your agency, type of agency, purpose and objectives of the project, specific interventions of the project, target population, location and setting of the project, and relevance of the proposed project to the funding intentions. (Terao & Yuen, 2003) The table of contents is the next phase of proposal submission....
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...Steps to Writing a Grant Proposal HSM/270 September 3, 2012 Steps to Writing a Grant Proposal Writing a grant proposal is an important aspect of the human service field. Grant proposals enable new programs to find funding. Grants provide funding to organizations and programs which does not need to be paid back. The money is provided for a specific project and for a certain time frame. In order for an agency to receive funding through a grant they must submit a grant proposal. The first step to writing a grant proposal is to find an organization which has the same mission. The grantor must have a request for funding opportunities published. The organization seeking the funding should then submit an application for a grant proposal. Once the application to submit a grant proposal is submitted and approved the agency will be notified of the deadline in which the grant proposal must be turned in by. The first part of a grant proposal is the abstract. The abstract may range in lengths depending on what information the grantor requires. The abstract provides a summary of the grant proposal and should include a description of the problem or need, target population, the cost of the program, and how the program will be evaluated. This is also where the organization will be introduced and state how the program meets the requirements set by the funding organization. The abstract should be carefully written and contain any key information needed. Many times the abstract is the...
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...Steps to Writing a Grant Proposal HSM-270 Sarah Wright August 10, 2014 Kristen Peak The National foundations funding program, Supporting Families will announce the availability of funding by issuing a Request for Proposal (RFP) or Request for Applications (RFA). Peace, Domestic Violence Agency will have about six to eight weeks to submit a letter of intent to the National Foundations, Supporting Families. The letter of intent should describe the proposed program or project, which includes the programs or projects goals, the proposed target population, proposed activities and locations, and names of contact personal. Once the agency has made the deadline for the letter of intent, personal can start drafting the grant proposal. The grant proposal is the written word or presentation of Peace’s program plan. Peace’s grant proposal will include the following: 1. Abstract- Peace’s abstract maybe the shortest section of the grant proposal, however it is the most important because it is the most read part of the proposal. The abstract is what the funding organization sees first it will make the first impression for the rest of the proposal. 2. Table of contents will provide the reader with a road map to understanding the structure of the proposal and will also serve as a checklist and framework to guide the development of the proposal. 3. Specific aims/background will present why the program is needed, the agency is presenting its case and showing...
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...A grant proposal is a representation of a program plan. A plan indicates the approach the applicant will use to identify the needs or problems. A grant proposal has several major sections that outline the program plan: the abstract, table of contents, specific aims/background and significance/needs and problem statement, target population, approaches and methods, activity plans and scheduling (timeline), agency capacity and program management, budget and budget justification, evaluation plan, (Yuen/Terao, 2003). An abstract is a summary of the contents within the grant proposal. It consists of 45 lines, but one page is recommended. Contradictory to one another, the abstract is the shortest part of the proposal, but also the most important and most read. An abstract, to any piece of writing, is typically the go-to piece to read so there can be avoidance of reading something that may not be of interest to the reader. Better yet, it provides that first impression for anyone who reads it. The following are included in the contents of the abstract of a grant proposal: agency name and the type of organization it is, the purpose and objectives of the project, specific interventions for the project, target population such as race, demographic, age, gender, special needs, location and setting of the project, and the relevance of the proposal to the funding source (Yuen/Terao, 2003). Considering that the abstract is the most important piece as well as a summary for the proposal, it is...
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...Steps to Writing a Grant Proposal Kimberly Parker HSM 270 February 24, 2013 Dr. Starks-Walker Steps to Writing a Grant Proposal There are steps one must take to obtain grant funding from a funding source, to do this there must be a grant available. There is an application called a request for an application, this application outlines the requirement’s the agency will review, it contains due dates, eligibility requirements and types of funding available. To do this one must follow specific guidelines when writing a grant proposal, depending on the agency. A grant proposal consists of the following: * Abstract 45 single spaced lines or one page is recommended * Table of contents * Specific aims/background and significance/needs and problem statement * Target populations * Approaches and methods * Long and short term goals * Process, outcome, and impact objectives * Activity plans and scheduling (timeline) * Evaluation plan * Agency capacity and project management * Budget and budget justifications (Yuen, 2003) 1. An abstract is the most important of the grant proposal. It is the form that summarizes (preferably a very strong summary) this will be the most read and most important part of the proposal and may be the deciding factor on where your application ranks. The abstract must contain: Name of agency Type of organization Purpose and objectives of the project Specific interventions for the project Target population:...
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