...Writing a Grant Proposal Pg. 1 Steps to Writing a Grant Proposal Natalie Arista February 16, 2014 HSM/270 Program Planning and Grant Proposal Writing in Human Services Tammy Wehrman Writing a Grant Proposal Pg. 2 A human services grant proposal is a written presentation of a program plan. This plan has eleven different factors. They include an abstract, table of contents, specific aims/needs and problems assessment, target population, approaches and methods, long and short-term goals, process, outcome, and impact objectives, activity plans and scheduling, evaluation plan, agency capacity, and project management, and budget and budget justifications. By following the steps on writing a grant proposal, the writer is able to use that as a check off point to verify everything is written down pertaining to what funding agencies are looking for. The first part of a grant proposal is the abstract. This is a 45 line max summary of what the agency is about. The abstract section may be the shortest part of the proposal, but it is the most read, which makes it the most important of the whole proposal. With the abstract being the most important part of the whole proposal, it is vital that the writer be very vigilant and professional in writing out this portion. There are times that the person reading the proposal is not the main ones reviewing the proposal, so this part is mainly the only part that will been seen until it heads off to the final decision makers...
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...Peace Domestic Violence Agency HSM 270- Program Summary Yvonne Griffin March 13, 2011 Instructor Ms. Michelle Bishop Overview of the Program Peace Domestic Violence Agency provides several ways to enhance the effectiveness of domesticated situation, which serves victims of domestic violence. Their primary concerned is resulting from a strategic mission statement, consequential approach, which controls the professional intended goals. Primary Concerns: I.) The decreasing of suffering victims II.) Restoring of the victims individuality III.) Though direct care , supporter recovery Consequential Approach- I.) Challenge public beliefs and familiarity’s that continue or pardon violence in the community II.) Lower cause and effect of domestic violence through educational methods (PEACE, 2011 a.). Strategy and Mission Statement The town has seen increase duration within the last five years, especially they rumors of domestic violence youths and domestic situation, and spousal abuse incidents of road rage and child abuse. This project plan is to decrease these problems such as to endorse therapeutic services, and to empower the community of Portland. PEACE’s targeted population entail of youths, women and children of Portland whose lives has been intimidate and affected by domestic violence. PEACE has totally committed to this effort, especially to this group, that is facing distressing feelings and as a result of urgent needs, urgent...
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...Program Planning and Evaluation PEACE Domestic Violence Agency Program Planning and Evaluation Plan Introduction Program planning and evaluation are important to the grant writing process because it helps us lay out what the specific goals are for the program we are trying to fund. In this paper, we will do a comparative analysis of the planning and evaluation process and discuss how they relate to each other. Program evaluation is essential to the planning process because it is where we collect data which allows us to make necessary decisions about how the program should operate in order to achieve the best results in the most timely and cost effective way. Strategic planning can help identify the organizational goals to be achieved over a specific period of time and the resources needed to achieve those goals ( CDC's Evaluation Work Group ) The evaluation report will be useful to many parties involved with the program including core team members, grant organizations, and other social groups which use case study evaluations. Other benefits of program evaluations include: * Determining the impact of products and services on clients * Making program services more accessible and cost effective * Facilitating management of program staff members, including ensuring that they have the necessary knowledge to better serve our clients * The ability to access information from target areas in order to understand what their needs are, and what we can do to meet...
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...will also discuss the goals and how they are measured.What are the measurement tools you would use? I chose to evaluate the Peace Domestic Violence Agency which is located in the Portland metropolitan area working with families affected by domestic abuse. Peace Domestic Violence Agency is a non-profit organization with in the major metropolitan of Portland. This agency is set up to help the abused, the family and the abuser. Peace’s mission states to reduce victims of trauma, empower survivors, and through direct services promote recovery. They also are committed through education to reduce sexual assault and domestic violence and to stop individual form condoning the behavior and stop making it the norm. According to the city of Portland domestic violence and youth violence assault and road rage have grown in the last five years. The National Foundation’s funding program strives to fulfill the following objectives. To help the young men, women, and children whose lives have been affected by violence whether domestic, or any other types. The National Foundation’s funding program strives to improve the quality of life in Portland through education and awareness of violence and to help individual who have been the abuser get education or rehabilitation if needed. The Target population that would be most impacted and valued by the PEACE Domestic Violence Agency would be women, children and other family members with-in the...
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...The PEACE Domestic Violence agency’s mission is to “reduce victim trauma, empower survivors, and promote recovery through direct services”. Furthermore, according to University of Phoenix Appendix B , PEACE also strives to reduce the incidents of sexual assault and domestic violence by teaching the neglected and the community and propositioning methods to combat against societal standards and principles. The program will exist in Portland, a large metropolitan city, because it has been suffering an increase in accounts of domestic, spousal, child abuse, as well as in youth violence, assault, and road rage in the past seven years. The city of Portland is similar to many other communities throughout the country. As a large metropolitan city, the region has experienced increasing reports of domestic and youth violence, child and spousal abuse, assault, and strangely incidents of road rage over the last seven years. Portland has the five largest population of domestic violence in the United States, with the rise in the economy many people are out of work making them stress and violent, many of the youth has experience drastic cases of abuse. There is a growing concern with the use of gang violence and substance abuse among our youth. It has come to the attention of our teachers, parents, local law enforcement as well as our community. Human Service to this population of individuals are limited, consistent with the funding that is require the PEACE Domestic Violence Agency is...
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...enthusiasm when it comes to the objective. (Yuen & Terao, 2003). According to Yuen & Terao, (2003), stated that a program planning process involves the development and use of activities, such as setting up goals, objectives, activities, and evaluation. Many are familiar with the usage of terms such as what, why, and how in making plans. (Yuen & Terao, 2003). The purpose of PEACE Domestic Violence Agency mission is to reduce victim trauma, empower survivors, and promote recovery through direct services. (Yuen & Terao, 2003). According to Yuen & Terao, (2003), stated that 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. The community that our target population is in, is the city of Portland which is similar to many other communities that are in our country. (Yuen & Terao, 2003). This is a large metropolitan city, and the region has experienced increasing reports of domestic and youth violence, spousal and child abuse, assault, and incidents of road rage over the past 5 years. (Yuen & Terao,...
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...Evaluation Plan PEACE Domestic Violence Agency’s main purpose is to provide victim support and shelter, victim advocacy and education, and empower those who are directly or indirectly affected by domestic violence. To continue helping the many who suffer from domestic abuse, PEACE Domestic Violence Agency will develop an evaluation plan to assess the program services and the effects those program services have on participant’s lives. The purpose of the evaluation is so PEACE can either show means for improvement on provided program services or show means for eradicating the program service all together. The decision to eradicate a provided service or implement improvements is the primary purpose of the assessment. The evaluation plan that PEACE Domestic Violence Agency will employ is a project-wide evaluation with empowerment approach. This particular evaluation plan compliments the domestic violence program offered by the agency due to the amount of concentration put upon the purpose of the program and also provides a structured framework for the programs future success. A project-wide evaluation plan involves the program staff in the evaluation development and implementation process, thus enabling them to feel empowered. The first step in developing a project-wide evaluation plan is to “identify the answer to the big question,” (Yuen & Terao, 2003, p. 53) which in regards to PEACE Domestic Violence Agency is whether or not the cycle of domestic violence can be reduced...
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...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 background to the proposal purpose *State your project purpose *Briefly state how your...
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...will tell you if the programs missions and goals have been achieved or not. PEACE Domestic Violence agencies have a purpose, and the purpose of the Peace Domestic Violence Agency is helping provide the victims with support, shelter, advocacy and education. Giving the victims and those who are affected by domestic violence empowerment will also help them to break away from the abuse. There is a wide range of evaluations that can be used, and it would be best to do some research on the different types to see what works best for the agency or organization. The evaluation plan that would work best for the PEACE Domestic Violence Agency would be a project-wide evaluation with an empowerment approach. A project-wide evaluation will work with the agency's domestic violence program because it not only involves the victims it also involves the staff in the evaluation development and implementation processes. With PEACE being committed to reducing domestic violence and sexual assaults, they can do that by educating the victims and the community. Education will help make a difference in lowering the number of cases of sexual assaults and domestic violence in the community. When developing a project- wide evaluation plan one of the first things you would need to do is "identify the answer to the big question," (Yuen & Terao, 2003). 1. Can PEACE reduce the incidents of domestic and sexual violence? PEACE may also want to ask, Will education play a role in the...
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...Influences within Public Programs Paper Introduction There is a growing epidemic of domestic violence for women and their spouses or significant others that have been a debated issue for decades, one out of every ten women are reporting domestic violence incidents, from urban decay communities across the nation yearly. The minimalist versus maximalist theory’s has been the primary discussion for victimization in criminology where one perspective decides to look at more variations for the violence, and the other takes the crimes to the necessary degree to provide of government legislatures (NCVC, 2010). With today’s society modernized through time, Americans understand the existing problems of sexual exploitation and violence that is an ineluctable dilemma in society. The cases of domestic violence increase to more than fifty thousand lives which are from violent episode reports. Many victims are in urban communities that have subsidized housing that endure the abuse of their significant other to avoid being evicted if the landlord is alerted of any disturbances involving the tenant. This is a requirement of the public housing assistance program that women receive with low income called Section 8. These women fear reporting the violence against them because there are not many places to go, so they stay and, endure the domestic violence. For the women who do have the strength and courage to report these crimes they are forced to search for refuge in local homeless...
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...such as PEACE Domestic Violence Agency, after receiving grants, may continue to struggle finding adequate funding options.. Grants are not always easily obtained and most donations are a one-time contribution. Discovering alternative methods for obtaining funding may take an ample amount of brainstorming for PEACE Domestic Violence Agency as grants will not cover the cost to effectively run the organization. Alternative funding methods are an excellent alternative. Examples of alternative funding options to explore include fundraisers, opening a thrift store, soliciting local businesses, selling commemorative bricks and/or benches, and holding special events in the community .Fundraisers may include bake sales and carwashes organized and conducted by the staff only to protect the identity of the victims. The agency can open a thrift store selling donated items and handmade crafts the victims will create within a therapy group and all the proceeds will benefit the organization. Special events can also be organized and can take place in the community. A talent search contest where the contestants pay an entry fee and the crowd will vote on the best performer. These events can also include information booths regarding domestic violence education and prevention and the specifics of what PEACE offers to victims and the community. Event goers can also have the option to purchase the commemorative bricks and benches in memory of loved ones and the proceeds go directly to PEACE. The most...
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...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...
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...HSM/270 Scenario Evaluation Plan The purpose of the PEACE Domestic Violence Agency is to promote a sense of security, support, and empowerment for individuals and families who are affected by domestic violence. To continue helping those who suffer from domestic abuse, the PEACE agency will develop an evaluation plan using a simple framework design. This agency wants to assess the work it is performing, and the reason for evaluation is it wants to know the effects its services have on people’s lives. The program wants to improve upon those efforts, but does not want to continue to exert time and resources into efforts which are not helpful. The evaluation plan the PEACE Domestic Violence Agency will use will be a project-wide evaluation using the empowerment approach. This form of evaluation plan will work perfectly with the agency’s domestic violence program because it concentrates on the purpose of the program and provides structure for the big picture. In addition, it involves program staff in the evaluation development and implementation, which enables them to feel empowered. The first step in developing this type of plan is to “identify the answer to the big question” (Yuen & Terao, 2003, p.53) which, in the case of the PEACE agency, is whether or not the incidents of domestic violence can be reduced and how. Another question could be whether or not educating people about domestic violence can play a key role in preventing it. This evaluation plan...
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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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...suffer from domestic violence, sexual assault those results in child abuse. This is an issue not widely discussed therefore there must be advocate for those who survive the abuse. According to The National Domestic Violence Hotline, “Each year approximately 207,754 sexual assaults occur in the United States.” That astounding number says a lot; there must be a voice for those suffering abuse so that the cycle of abuse ends. There must be resources available that provide education, prevention, programs, and shelter for those within the community in need. As the director of the non-profit organization, Peace at Last Foundation, the first task is to prepare a mission statement and value statement explaining how the organization will practice ethics to be successful while delivering services to the community. Peace at Last Foundation will provide quality care with compassion and respect to all clients seeking services. Peace at Last Foundation is a non-profit organization that provides counseling, programs, education, shelter and prevention to those that suffer from domestic violence, sexual assault and child abuse. The organization is based on the community in need and provides services regardless of age, sex, gender or severity of violence. The prevention strategy is how the organization will be effective on each individual. Victims of sexual assault are more prone to depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, trouble sleeping, and anxiety disorders. (The National Domestic Violence...
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