Grant writing professional development workshop series

1. Grant writing professional development workshop series Cara Binaco March 12, 2011

2. Parts of the grant proposal • Executive Summary • The Statement of Need • Project Description • Budget • Organization Information • Conclusion • Evaluation of Outcomes • Indicators of Success

3. Executive summary • Summarizes the rest of the proposal • States the case succinctly • Clearly describes the objectives of the student learning outcomes • Explain what you are doing so that the funders can understand the project, avoid teacher talk

4. The Statement of need • Identifies a real need and make clear connections to your curriculum • Specifies what is needed such as • Technology • Books • Surroundings • States how the need was determined • Teacher surveys • Observations • Discussions with parents • Meeting with administrators

5. Project description • Thoroughly describes the project • Clearly states what the teacher does • Clearly states what the students do • Includes hands-on activities • States how the project is new or different • Matches your needs to the grant • Shows how the project will help students achieve state test skills • Addresses all thematic categories of the foundation’s request for proposal • Overall, is similar to writing a good innovative lesson plan!

6. Budget • Tells what funds will be used for the project • States what materials and other resources are needed to run the project • Provides an itemized list of how the funds of the grant will be allocated. • Specifically states what the project involves including, for example, the type and number materials needed

7. Organization information • Identifies target population of the grant • States the number of students and teachers that will benefit from the grant • Demonstrates how your project can benefit other students in the district, outside the district and the community • Involves stakeholders • Check Board of Education and Principal to determine approval needed to submit a grant • Meet with designated grant writer in the district if there is one.

8. conclusion • Summarizes the project and connects the project goals to the goals of the foundation • Uses professional language from in the application • Addresses the requirements of the application

9. Evaluation outcomes • Describes developed assessment techniques • Has a written scoring criteria • Assesses what students learned from the project • Shows that you remain involved in the project • Stays within budget and tracks spending • Is details oriented • Evaluates your project in a timely manner • Provides donor with information requested

10. Indicators of success • Shows designed graphs to showcase student achievement • Displays charts demonstrating student accomplishments • Lists the advertised success in the district and the community

11. Bibliography • ING Unsung Heroes Grant Application, (2011) retrieved March 12, 2011from ING Web Site: http://ing.us/about-ing/citizenship/childrens-education/ing-unsung-heroes • Mott, D. & Twomey, C. (2008 November) Effective Grant Writing for Librarians, Powerpoint presentation • (2011, February) Tips From a Multi-Grant Winner, NSTA Reports, Arlington, VA, p.12 • Brooks, D. (March 2008) Grant writing for beginners. Technology and Learning. 28, 38.