GRANT WRITING PROCESS
Every grant has two parts: a
Narrative and a Budget
NARRATIVE - The written portion of your
grant, which answers the questions who, what, when,
where, how, and why.
THE PARTS OF THE NARRATIVE:
A. ABSTRACT - brief
overview of the proposal. It should be no more than one
page long and contain the bare essentials and a
description of the goal and outcomes.
B. PROJECT DESCRIPTION - the first phase of the
narrative. The portion of the narrative in which you
describe who, what, when, where, how, and why, but do it
briefly. Let the reader know what this proposal is
about.
C. JUSTIFICATION - Why should we fund you? This
is where you justify your request for funds.
D. GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
Goals - the broad outcomes that you expect from your
project. Goals are not measurable, but objectives must
be. Example: Our goal is promote professional
development for all foreign language teachers.
Objectives - just as in lesson plans, these are
specific, measurable aims for your projects. Keep in
mind that every objective must have a matching outcome
(expected results of project) to measure it.
E. EVALUATION - This refers to both the
qualitative (results of case studies or questionnaires
that tell you how people are feeling or behaving) and
quantitative (statistics, test scores, demographics)
assessment of the project. Did it work? Did you meet
your goals? How will you document your evaluation?
F. PROCEDURES AND ACTIVITIES - This is what you
plan to do, how you plan to use materials and equipment,
how long it will take, how personnel will be used in the
activities, how you will disseminate, and how you will
correlate these procedures with goals and objectives.
G. TIME LINE - a chronological schedule for
completing the project activities.
H. DISSEMINATION - How will you tell others about
the success of your project or share your model for
learning or your new curriculum?
BUDGET - The financial plan for your grant,
which gives an estimate of the final cost of the
project.
Additional Grant-Writing
Websites:
SchoolGrants
University of Michigan's Proposal Writer's Guide
The Body, Heart, and Soul of Grant Writing, by Judith
Prebyl
GRANTwriters Online
