Proposal

For this assignment, submit your final draft of the grant proposal you developed for the discussion in Unit 9. Make revisions based on the feedback you received on the previous draft from your instructor and peers.

Your grant proposal must include the following components:

• Title page and abstract (maximum 100 words).
• Letter of intent.
• Need statement (clearly state the need and the reasons awarding the grant is justified).
• Project or program description.
  • Explain your goals and objectives and how you will achieve them.
  • List the persons responsible for administering the grant and what each will do.
  • Provide a timeline for implementation of the grant.
• Evaluation plan.
• Budget request and justification.
• Capability of the organization.
• Future funding plans to sustain the project or program.
• Conclusion.

Assignment Requirements

• Written communication: Written communication should be free of errors that detract from the overall message.
• APA formatting: Resources and citations should be formatted according to current APA style and formatting guidelines.
• Reference page: Cite any references you used in your proposal, such as U.S. census information.
• Length of paper: 15–18 typed, double-spaced pages.
• Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.

• Proposal Scoring Guide

  Due Date: Unit 10
  Percentage of Course Grade: 25%.

  Proposal Scoring Guide

  Criteria
  Create a need statement for a grant proposal that clearly states a need and the rationale for why support should be provided. 16%
  Describe a project or program for a grant proposal. 12%
  Create an evaluation plan for the use of a grant in a project or program. 12%
  Create a budget for a grant proposal and justify the details in the budget. 12%
  Describe the capability of an organization applying for a grant. 12%
  Describe future funding plans that will sustain a project or program that is applying for a grant. 12%
  Write a convincing conclusion for a grant proposal. 12%			.
  Write in a manner consistent with the expectations of the human services profession. 12%

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Feedback from student on my rough draft:

Heidi Teason

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Hi Krystal,

I chose to review your proposal as it relates closely to my current position as an investigator for adult protective services. We have actually been a recent recipient of an ACL grant which is allowing us to develop a standardized risk and safety assessment in order to better meet the protection needs of the vulnerable population that we serve. I felt like all this may give me a better understanding of what your proposal is in regard to so that I could provide you with more effective feedback.

In terms of more referenced support, I think in the needs assessment portion of your proposal it would be beneficial to cite more information about your specific community in terms of poverty, homelessness, and other needs of this vulnerable population. I found a website for the Council of Homelessness in regard to their 2019 annual report regarding homelessness in Florida (https://myflfamilies.com/service-programs/homelessness/docs/2019CouncilReport.pdfprograms/homelessness/docs/2019CouncilReport.pdf) that may be helpful with this information. I would definitely keep the overall statistics that you have cited but add those community specific stats as well. This will give the funder a better idea of how your area in which you are requesting funds for compares to the nation at large. This will be especially helpful if your area has higher rates compared to the rest of the country by showing the significant need for these funds.

Under your goals and objectives portion, these are clear. The only thing that I may add in this section as a form of support would be to highlight the number of people being currently served and a goal number of how many you would like to serve. I see that you have done this has been partially done in the program description section, but it would not be a bad idea to have it both places. Yuen et al. (2013) explain that goals and objectives must be specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and time sensitive. When there is no specific number to compare to it is hard to measure if you are meeting your goals. However, the other aspects of a SMART goal you have included within your proposal.

In the budget proposal, I would maybe include the expected hours monthly for each of the positions to show how much of the total amount will be directed to each position. I may also include in the justification how you came to the total amount necessary for travel. For example, how professionals within the organization get reimbursed for mileage (e.g. 50 cents per mile). In addition, including the average amount of miles driven for a client visit and how you calculated that may be helpful as well.

Good luck with your final proposal!

Yuen, F. K., Terao, K. L., & Schmidt, A. M. (2013). Effective grant writing and program evaluation for human service professionals. Wiley.