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Co-Sponsored by the WV Department of Education and the WV Higher Education Policy Commission Charleston, WV August 2-3, 2011. Grant Writing 101: From an F to an A+. Sarita A. Rhonemus, Ph.D. Bluefield State College WVACHE Executive Director AHE Network Coordinator/Consultant
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Co-Sponsored by the WV Department of Education and the WV Higher Education Policy Commission Charleston, WV August 2-3, 2011
Grant Writing 101: From an F to an A+ Sarita A. Rhonemus, Ph.D. Bluefield State College WVACHE Executive Director AHE Network Coordinator/Consultant EOC Director Interim Director OSRSP
What You Will Learn Today… • Overview of Grant Proposal Writing • Reasons Grant Proposals are Rejected • Strategies for Success • Resources for Future Reference
Grant Proposal Writing Overview • The proposal • A written document that offers to solve a problem for a reader or group of readers by providing specified goods and/or services.
Why Write Proposals? Argue Persuade Prove
Two Assumptions • 1. There is a problem • 2. YOU are the solution
Failure F
Reasons for Rejection • No trust • No need • No desire • No urgency • No value • No belief
Strategies for Success • A good proposal has 3 Wells… • Well-written • Well-developed • Well-organized
Research READ
Browse around… • Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation • www.benedum.org • The Foundation Center • www.foundationcenter.org • Grants.gov • www.grants.gov
Strategies for Success • Planning • Review the Requirements • Identify the Problem, Purpose, and Audience • Establish a Schedule • Estimate the Costs • Prepare a Draft • Plan for Production Requirements • Plan the Presentation Package
Strategies for Success Following Directions
Grant Writing Resources • Proposal Writing Short Course • Grant Proposal Checklist • Grant Writing Tips • Grant Writing and Funding Sources
Reference • Bowman, Joel P. (1992). How to Write Proposals that Produce, Oryx Press.
Circle, Square, Triangle A question going around in my head? Something that squares with my beliefs and my work? Three important points to remember. Used with permission from the Center for Evidence-Based Education, 609-952-2205