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Grant Writing Connie Zimmer with a little help from my friends
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GRANT WRITING ORGANIZATION Four Steps in Getting Organized Planning Funding source research Writing proposal Evaluation by funding source
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1. Planning Where are you now? Needs assessment Where do you want to be? Goal set How are you going to get there? Resources, barriers, action planner, what, who. when, where, set up a spreadsheet or database How will you know you have arrived? Evaluation, indicators of success
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2. Funding source research Internet Grants for schools web site: www.schoolgrants.org Foundation Directory: foundationcenter.org State department web site: arkansased.org grants: Federal government education department web site:
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http://www2.ed.gov/fund/grant/find/ edlite-forecast.html#chart3 Striving Readers http://www.eschoolnews.com/funding / http://www.eschoolnews.com/funding /
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3. Writing proposal Have a good idea Match idea to funding source Research sources funding process State project objectives State method to achieve the objectives Base budget on objectives Justify budget Objective based evaluation
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4. Evaluation by funding source Can be a particular form Can be done by site evaluator You must do what you said you would do in the funding proposal or else you have to repay the money
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OTHER HINTS Use good writing skills (have others read the document) Have support letters Justify why you are asking for funds Show why you can do what you plan to do Make out a reasonable budget Inkind contributions may be required (cost sharing, include facility, computers, clerical, your waiver of salary, etc.)
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Cont. Use Editors Be known by your funding source Keep trying
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GENERAL SUGGESTIONS Read reports from agencies Ask for copies of the top two applications they have received Get annual reports Study agency’s funding priorities
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MONIES AVAILABLE 30-40 billion available from the federal government 6 billion from private foundations 5 billion from corporations
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TYPES OF FEDERAL GRANTS Categorical Formula Block Contracts
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FEDERAL GRANT PACKET Includes Forms Instructions Suggestions Guidelines Writing outlines Names and numbers DEADLINES
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FAPRS--database--ask for telephone number Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance Office of Management and Budget Budget Review Division Federal Program Information Branch Washington, D.C. 20503
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FOUNDATIONS 25,000 foundations 8% give more that 25 million Community—Pope County Community Foundation National—National Science Foundation Special purpose—Lions World Services Family foundations http://www.frueaufffoundation.com/ Corporate foundations
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Arkansas Foundations & Assets Walton Family Foundation—$1.49 billion, K-12, Delta, and NW Arkansas (gave 159 mil in 2011 for ed reform) Winthrop Rockefeller Fd—134.2 mil (gave 5.7 mil in2011) Charles A. Frueauff Fd—106.6 mil Winthrop Rockefeller Trust—105.5 mil Windgate Charitable Fd—102.5 mil Harvey & Beatrice Jones Center for Families—63.7 mil
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Fds, continued Ross Foundation—63.5 mil Arkansas Community FD—52.1 min Murphy FD—44.9 mil Willard & Pat Walker Charitable Fd Trust—34.1 mil Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas—27.1 mil Tyson Foundation—27.1 mil
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Fds--continued Schmieding Fd—21.6 mil Charles M. & Joan R. Taylor FD—19.5 mil Trinity Fd—18.2 mil Glass Family FD—17.2 mil Wal-Mart/Sam’s Club FD—16.6 mil Stella B. Smith Charitable Trust—15 mil Foot Locker Foundation
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FDS--Continued Harvey & Bernice Jones Charitable Trust—15 mil Roy & Christine Sturgis Charitable & Educational Trust—13.7 mil Soderquist Family FD—12.2 mil Olds Foundation—7.8 mil Har-Ber Village FD—7.4 mil Bodenhammer Foundation—6.8 mil
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CORPORATIONS Invest, don't give. They expect a return on their money. Unstructured. Stress personal contact. http://www.lowes.com/lkn?action=pg &p=AboutLowes/Community... http://www.lowes.com/lkn?action=pg &p=AboutLowes/Community...
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Web sites to check www.schoolgrants.org www.schoolgrants.org Dollar General http://www2.dollargeneral.com/dgliter acy/Pages/grant_programs.aspx http://www2.dollargeneral.com/dgliter acy/Pages/grant_programs.aspx Eschool news http://www.eschoolnews.com/funding / http://www.eschoolnews.com/funding / www.Ehow.com/list_5976233_grants- book-purchases-libraries.html
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More sites NEA Foundation Grants: www.neafoundation.org www.neafoundation.org Laura Bush Foundation: www.laurabushfoundation.orgwww.laurabushfoundation.org Neighborhood Excellence Initiative: www.bankofamerica.com/foundation/i ndex.cfm www.bankofamerica.com/foundation/i ndex.cfm www.grantwrangler.com
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More grant links Christy Trantino, Technology Specialist at Arch Ford Coop has a site with links to grant information www.tinyurl.com/af-tech www.tinyurl.com/af-tech www.tinyurl.com/af-tech www.tinyurl.com/af-tech
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