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How to Write a Great Grant Proposal. Grant Writing Workshop Sharon Kugelmass, Ph.D. Mecklenburg County Finance Department Grants Development Coordinator Sharon.Kugelmass@meckgov.org. Q. What is a grant?. A legal way to spend someone else’s money. A chance to do good.
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How to Write a Great Grant Proposal Grant Writing Workshop Sharon Kugelmass, Ph.D. Mecklenburg County Finance Department Grants Development Coordinator Sharon.Kugelmass@meckgov.org
Q. What is a grant? • A legal way to spend someone else’s money. • A chance to do good. • A legal way to spend someone else’s money to do good.
Q. How do you get them? • Research • Prepare • Write • Try again!
Where to Research? • CFDA • Federal Register • Official NC Website • Foundation Center • Guidestar • Duke Endowment • Annual Reports • Tax Returns • Program Officers
Annual Budget Recent Audit Organization Chart Board of Directors Have these updated Marketing Tools MOU/MOA’s Resumes Standard Forms and ready to go! Prepare...What do you need?
Follow the rules Follow the guidelines -- to the letter! • Very detailed and specific. • Take your time. • Plan and do it right.
A typical grant application • Application Form • Executive Summary • Proposal • Attachments
The Proposal...Tells the story. • The Problem • The “Solution” -- Innovative Idea • Why important? • The Plan • The Budget • Evaluation • Sustain/Finance.
Tips • Innovation Parallelism • Collaboration Cost Benefits • Replication Outside Reader • Follow Directions Impact and Context K I S S
Must Haves • Innovation • Authority • Results