Office of Criminal Justice Services Grant Writing Training

1. Office of Criminal Justice ServicesGrant Writing Training Jacquetta Al-Mubaslat Melissa Darby

2. Office of Criminal Justice Services Lead criminal justice planning agency: technology, policy, research, grants Federal and state funding streams: more than $20 million in grant funding

3. How OCJS Receives Funding

4. Request for Proposal • Read! Read! Read! • Eligibility • Purpose • Format • Submission

5. Eligibility Guidelines

6. Program and Purpose

8. Format and Submission

9. Preparation

10. Grant Making Process

11. Key Proposal Elements

12. To give away money is an easy matter and in any man's power. But to decide to whom to give it and how large and when, and for what purpose and how, is neither in every man's power nor an easy matter. —Aristotle

13. Problem Statement The Problem Statement defines the fundamental problem that the applicant is addressing, and provides a compelling logical reason why the applicant’s proposal should be supported.

14. Methodology

15. Project Description

16. Objectives Performance Indicator Baseline Data Collection

17. Objectives

18. Objectives

19. Timeline/Activities

20. Organizational Capacity

21. Collaboration Boards

22. Executive Summary • Governor’s office, local, state, federal agencies, public information requests, etc. • Serves as a concise and accurate description of the proposed project. • Snapshot of the proposed project. Should not introduce new information.

23. Executive Summary

24. Executive SummaryPurpose Statement

25. Budget $$$

26. Contact Information Melissa Darby – JAG, JAG LE, RSAT 614-728-8740 MBDarby@dps.ohio.gov Jacquetta Al-Mubaslat – VAWA, FVPSA 614-728-7291 JAL-Mubaslat@dps.ohio.gov Office of Criminal Justice Services 1970 W. Broad Street Columbus, Ohio 43223 614-466-7782-Main Number www.ocjs.ohio.gov