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Technical Assistance Workshop Fiscal Year 2004. Mission To support demonstrations of how new telecommunications and information technologies can provide educational, health care, or public information in the public and non-profit sectors. Strategy. Foster innovation through competition
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Technical Assistance Workshop Fiscal Year 2004
Mission To support demonstrations of how new telecommunications and information technologies can provide educational, health care, or public information in the public and non-profit sectors
Strategy • Foster innovation through competition • Support potential national models • Learn from funded projects • Share lessons learned & best practices
FY04 Program Priorities • Job Creation • Economic Development • New Ways of Doing Business • Wireless Technologies • Broadband Deployment
Job Creation • Local Economic Development • Lifelong Learning • Telehealth and Public Health • Public Services
Technical Assistance Workshop Fiscal Year 2004
Technical Assistance Workshop Fiscal Year 2004 The Basics
2004 Competition Funding Level: Approximately $12.9 million (FY2003: 28 grants, $13.95 million) (Average Grant: $500K) Maximum Request: $700,000 Deadline: April 27, 2004
Eligible Applicants • Non-profit Entities • Public Sector Organizations • State, Local, and Tribal Governments
Eligible Applicants • Faith-Based Organizations • National Organizations & Associations • Non-Profit Community-Based Organizations • Non-Profit Health Care Providers • Schools & Libraries • Museums • Colleges and Universities • Public Safety Providers • Other Providers of Public Services
The Timeline • Deadline: April 27, 2004 • Review: June, External Peer Review • Negotiations: August, Clarify Issues • Selection: September, Selecting Official • Announcement: September 30, 2004
Scope: A Word of Caution About... • Single-Organization Projects • Infrastructure Development Projects • Hardware and Software Development • Training Projects • Voice-based Systems • Curriculum Development • International Components
Essential Elements • Standard Form 424 (“The Application”) • Executive Summary (One Page Maximum) • Project Narrative (Eight Pages Maximum) • Standard Form 424A (Budget Categories) • Budget Narrative (Individual Budget Items) • Statement of Matching Funds (Identify Sources)
Technical Assistance Workshop Fiscal Year 2004
Technical Assistance Workshop Fiscal Year 2004 The Project Narrative
Review Criteria and Weights • 20% - Project Purpose • 30% - Innovation • 10% - Community Involvement • 10% - Evaluation • 20% - Project Feasibility • 10% - Project Budget
Solution Outcome Problem Resolution 20% - Project Purpose Problem
20% - Project Purpose • What problem(s) are being addressed? • What solution(s) are proposed? • What outcome(s) are expected?
30% - Innovation • Introduce New Technologies • Introduce New Applications • Better and Less Costly Service • Explore Untested Strategies
FY04 Program Priorities • Job Creation • Economic Development • New Ways of Doing Business • Wireless Technologies • Broadband Deployment
10% - Community Involvement Community Content Technology
10% - Community Involvement • Partners • Public and Private • Contribute to Match • Sustained Involvement
10% - Community Involvement • End Users • Awareness • Involvement • Training
10% - Evaluation • Develop an Evaluation Plan • Focus on Problem-Solution-Outcome • Independent Evaluator Required • Work with Evaluator Early
10% - Evaluation • Project Documentation • Evaluation Questions • Data Collection Plan • Resources Devoted • Independent Evaluator Qualifications • Human Subjects Research
Planning Tools and Evaluation Resources • Website Search Engine • Evaluation Resource Page • Guides • Completed Evaluations
20% - Project Feasibility • Technical Approach • Applicant’s Qualifications • Milestones • Protect Privacy • Sustainability • Dissemination
10% - Project Budget • Reasonable • Clear • Cost-Effective • Eligible
Technical Assistance Workshop Fiscal Year 2004
Technical Assistance Workshop Fiscal Year 2004 The Project Budget
Budget Basics • Matching Funds • Matching Ratio is Fixed – 50/50 • Consistent with Project Narrative
A Sample SF424 Federal Share Applicant Share Total Project Cost
A Sample SF424 Federal Share Applicant Share Total Project Cost
A Sample SF424 Federal Share Applicant Share Total Project Cost
Attributes of a Good Budget • Reasonable • Clear • Cost-Effective • Eligible